Huntingdon Township History of Ivanhoe: 1934; Early settlers; letter from B. Fleming
- CA ON00156 TR/1641
- File
- 1934
File contains the history of Ivanhoe, including the post office, religion, and early settlers.
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Huntingdon Township History of Ivanhoe: 1934; Early settlers; letter from B. Fleming
File contains the history of Ivanhoe, including the post office, religion, and early settlers.
Marsh Hill: history of Sidney School Section #20
File contains two newspaper clippings regarding the history of the Marsh Hill Public School ca. 1860s-1957, and the opening of the new Marsh Hill School in 1964, respectively.
Huntingdon Township.: Ivanhoe School and Cheese Factory
File contains “Reminiscences” by A.C. Herrington regarding the school in Huntingdon and the cheese factory in Ivanhoe.
File contains manuscript marriage and militia enlistment certificates from London [Ont.] and Middlesex County, Ontario involving members of the Merry Family. Also contains two newspaper articles concerning Miss Neil Merry, a former teacher in Saskatchewan, and at Belleville Collegiate Institute.
Madoc Village : early advertisements,
File contains photocopies and original printed advertisements of miscellaneous businesses in Madoc. Also contains a printed invitation to the laying of the cornerstone of Madoc High School, July 2, 1934. Also present is a manuscript extract from the Ontario Provincial Board of Health concerning dams in the Madoc area in the 1870s.
Boyce, Gerry
Madoc Township : history of schools
File contains manuscript notes concerning the history of schools in Madoc Township from ca. 1845 to 1963.
File contains newspaper articles regarding the Madoc Fair in 1915 and 1933. Also present is a printed booklet entitled High School Entrance Examination Papers (Ontario), 1925-1931.
File contains a newspaper clipping and photocopied manuscript history of Madoc Township from early French exploration in 1615 to ca. 1965, including a discussion of the creation of roads, schools and local churches. The historical research was composed by Mrs. Ken Bateman for Gerry Boyce as background for Historic Hastings.
File contains manuscript receipts for tuition, board and piano lessons at the Loretto Convent for Ponton family youth.
Ponton (family)
File contains several newspaper articles concerning the plans for, and erection of Loyalist College in 1970.
File contains a photocopy of a printed essay contributed by Mrs. G.V. Thompson, Mrs. Thomas Ham, and Mr. A. G. Giles, concerning early settlement, the erection of schools , lumbering and agricultural development of Limerick Township in the period from 1863 to ca. 1935. Also contains a two-page photocopied excerpt from the Hastings Directory, 1864-1865 listing landholders by concession and lot in Limerick Township. Includes a newsclipping from the Ontario Intelligencer announcing the opening of Limerick Central School in St. Ola in 1964.
Laycock, Samuel R. : health education specialist
File contains a mimeographed biography of Samuel Laycock, Ph.D. professor of educational psychology, formerly of Madoc, Ontario. Also contains a typsecript transcript of an undated CBC Radio Talk by Dr. Laycock, a typescript copy of “A Pre-Confederation Canadian Teacher—William H. Minchin” by Dr. S.R. Laycock, an obituary of Dr. Laycock dated 1971, and several letters to the Hastings County Museum from individuals commenting on the life and career of Dr. Laycock.
File contains a newspaper clipping about Mr. Lawrence Kells, Superintendent of Public Schools, receiving and award for merit for his work with mentally disabled children.
File contains a newspaper clipping about retired Belleville school principal, Mr. G.M. James.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the use of Indigenous curriculum and texts in Mohawk schools in 1966. Also contains a newspaper article on the history of the Tyendinaga Mohawk and the nature of government and education on Tyendinaga Reserve.
Huntingdon Township Moira Village
File contains a copy of a newspaper story, “The Old Red Schoolhouse” in Moira Village in Huntingdon Township, one of the oldest rural schools in Hastings County.
Huntingdon Township Ivanhoe – An outline by Mrs. J. Clements
File contains letters sent to Gerry Boyce from Bessie M. Fleming from 1965-1967 regarding the history of Ivanhoe. There is also a typed history of Ivanhoe copied from 1934 records by Alberta Fitchett Paterson. as retold by Mrs. Clements.
Huntingdon Township Reeves list; History
File contains Certificates of Reeve from 1855-1871 for Huntingdon township. There is also a list of Reeves. File also contains the history of Huntingdon regarding education, religion and churches, manufacturing, etc.
File contains a newspaper article concerning the Hastings Folk School, a cooperative continuing education program which held its 9th annual session in 1959.