The file contains a photocopy of a newspaper article, taken from a scrapbook made by Julia Sloan Ketcheson. The article is titled "Belleville Boy Assumes High Position in Aviation" and is about Leigh Brintnell, son of Herb Brintnell.
This file contains a booklet titled "Pier and Neighbourhood - A Brief History; On the shores of the beautiful Bay of Quinte", written by William S. Wills February 1996 and presented to the Hastings County Historical Society.
This file contains a publicity booklets titled "The Highlands of Hastings And The City of Belleville" published by the County and City of Belleville. Includes local attractions and advertisements for locale businesses.
This file contains a copy of a letter received from Public Archives of Canada with a Xerox copy of an article by J.H. Coyne entitled "Discovery and Exploration of the Bay of Quinte" published in Ontario Historical Society, Papers and Records, Vol. 5, 1904.
This file contains a ledger recording roads passed in the Midland District in the County of Hastings from 1810 to 1830. Allan McLean Esq. was acting as Clerk of the Peace of the District. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allan_McLean_(Upper_Canada_politician) these were recorded by James Nichollas, Clerk of the Peace, Midland District.
This file contains a paper written by Roy T. Bowles, Department of Sociology, Trent University, Peterborough, Ontario April 1980 and titled "Deloro And The World The Local Manifestations Of The Ontario Mineral Industry . The paper focuses on technological and community patterns which occurred in the village of Deloro, Ontario between 1896 and 1919.
This file contains three brochures, and numerous newspaper articles; regarding Upper Canada Village, Quinte – St. Lawrence Parks, and the history surrounding them.
File contains several newspaper articles concerning the Trenton Parks Board, including : the planning of Pelion Park in Trenton in 1956-57, an investigation into the story of Champlain's visit to the area in 1615, and a discussion of the planning of bridge and park projects for Centennial year, 1967.
File contains a typescript history by the senior pupils, SS#1 Sabine and their Principal, Mrs. Margaret Foster, concerning the history of Sabine Township in Nipissing District. The history discusses links to early settlers from north Hastings County, including L'Amable Lavalley who settled in Hay Lake from the Baptiste-Bancroft area in 1894.
File contains a manuscript and typescript essay entitled “Quinte Waterways,” by Gerald E. Boyce. The paper recounts the history of the Bay of Quinte region from ca. 1615 to 1954. Includes hand drawn maps of the area.
File contains an article from The Intelligencer, 26 July 1967 which includes excerpts from the diary of Thomas Nightingale, a resident of Huff's Island, recounting his journey up the Madawaska River and portions of northern Hastings County in 1867.