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Genealogical research materials on members of the Van Blaricom family, United Empire Loyalists and early settlers of Hastings and Prince Edward Counties in Ontario.

File contains a newspaper column printed in 1919 “Peering Into the Past with Bright Hopes for a Future: Bigger and Better Belleville” by John J.B. Flint.

File contains a sample of the Bay of Quinte tartan, designed by Alex Wilson and produced by Trenton Dyeing and Finishing.

According to the Trent Port Historical Society: "The dark blue blocks of the fabric represented the Bay of Quinte, lighter blue blocks represented the rivers and streams leading to the bay, green blocks signified local fields and parks and the gold threads symbolized the golden future of the Quinte area."

Newspaper article on the Ridley house in Belleville. Includes photograph.

Newspaper article on the Manor house in Belleville. Includes photograph.

Newspaper article on the Strathconna house in Quinte.

Newspaper article on the house that was originally the Stage Coach Toll House.

Newspaper article on the Cannifton house.

Newspaper article on the Abbott family house in Trenton. Includes photographs.

Newspaper article on the Octagonal house in Prince Edward County. Includes photographs.

Letter from Frederick Manlis Miller to Thomas Henry Coppin, agent, informing him that Miller had enlisted for active service. Several pages and printouts of 2013 research by Richard Hughes on Miller's family history. Also a copy of a newspaper article on a family history story relating to Hughes' grandmother in England and Belleville mayor George Zegouras, with a copy of a photograph of Zegouras and Hughes.

File contains two copies of typescript extracts from an autobiography, “My Life-Story” by Rev. James Gardiner, D.C.L (b. 1818), written in 1897-1898. The extracts were made by Gerry Boyce in 1960.
Also contains article "When the 'Plain Speaker's' Type was Pied" by H. F. Gardiner, son of James, presented at the Ontario Historical Society in July 1922.

File contains a typescript copy of letters exchanged between Marianne Wallbridge (Mrs. H.E. Howard) of Ballston New York, and her brothers and sisters in Belleville. Transcript made by Lois Foster in July 1979.

Photograph of seated man and standing woman, taken by W. S. Clarke of Belleville, Ontario.

Newspaper article on the Roblin grey-stone house in Ameliasburgh. Includes photographs.

1) Photograph of a large family gathering at a building identified as "Reed House".

2) Photograph of a gathering of young people, c.1905 [probably a school group from Ameliasburgh, Ontario]. Names identified are:

1. Horace Root
2. Ernest Morris
3. Grace Morris
4. James Milton Root (teacher)
5. Lena Van Wart
6. Vivian Van Wart
7. Billie Van Wart
8. Walter Cunningham
9. John Thompson
10. Clarence (Peter) Way
11. Charles Wood
12. Russell Dickson
13. Tommy Armistead
14. Thomas Van Cott
15. Harry Cunningham
16. Zenas Palmer
17. Mary Bell Black
18. Clara Duncan
19. Donald Anderson
    23 Eva Van Cott
    24 Marjorie Sprung
20. Katherine Root
21. Rossie Welch
22. Letitia Palmer
23. Claude Root
24. Edith Lauder
    32 Morley Wood
25. Oral Lauder
26. Thomas Armistead
    35 Loral Wanamaker
27. Gerald Morris
28. Clark Sprung
29. Liz Armistead
30. ? Moy
31. Elizabeth Armistead
32. Ruth Pymer
33. Maud Cunningham
34. Myrtle Jones
35. Grace Sprung
36. Pearl Sprung
37. Percy Welch
38. Everett Jones
39. John Anderson
40. Clarence Cunningham
41. Roy Van Cott
42. John Black
43. Leonard Frederick
44. Hazel Titus
45. Mabel Lauder
46. Elizabeth Potter
47. Clement Frederick
48. Grace Titus

3) Photograph of an unidentified young man, taken by W. S. Clarke of Belleville, c.1910

4) Reproduction of a photograph of Hay Bay Church, taken by J. S. Hulett of Napanee in 1892

5) Reproduction of a photograph of Hay Bay Church, c.1900

6) Group photograph of Belleville, Ontario, Post Office workers, taken on the retirement of Morris Stork (c.1950) by William E. Riley.
Names supplied:

Front row:
Robert Andrews, former Letter Carrier #9
Wilson Bird (Birdie), former Letter Carrier #3
(Blind friend of Morris Stork)
A. E. Geen (Peg), former Collector of Customs
J. C. Waddell, Postmaster
Morris Stork (Morrie), Assistant Postmaster
MacKlew, District Director, Ottawa
MacDonald, Inspector for district
Charles Moore, former Mail Clerk
Douglas Burns, Supervisor Letter Carrier

Second row:
Harry Baker, former Letter Carrier #7
C. L. R. Wanamaker (Wanny), Senior Letter Carrier #1
Arnold Revoy, Supervisory Letter Carrier
Dale, Postal Clerk
Pat Melchoir, M. O. Clerk
J. V. C. Truaisch, former Postmaster
Carman Massey, new Assistant Postmaster
Clinton C. Evan (Clint), General Delivery Clerk
Fred Sprague, former Chief Excise Officer

Third row:
Eugene Lang (Jeeps), Register Clerk
Cyril Hermon, Letter Carrier (now retired)
Radway, Temporary Postal Clerk
George Butler, Letter Carrier #7
Russel Post, M. O. Clerk
S. M. McBridge (Stew), Letter Carrier #3
Harold Griffin, Letter Carrier #6
Gerald Turner (Jerry), former Letter Carrier now Postal Clerk
Jack Geen, former Postal Clerk
Doug Stock, former Postal Clerk
?

Back row:
Cecil Scofield, Supervisory Letter Carrier
Bernard Balyx, Supervisory Letter Carrier
Douglas Galpin, Supervisory Letter Carrier
Al Kelleher, Letter Carrier #12
Jerry Powers, Postal Clerk
O. B. MacMullen, Letter Carrier #1
Jack Smith, Supervisory Postal Clerk
Harold Baukier, Financial Clerk

7) Photograph taken on the occasion of the unveiling of a plaque at Sandhurst in South Fredericksburg, Lennox and Addington County to commemorate James Rogers, a Loyalist settler and veteran of the Revolutionary war, 16 June 1963.

8) Reproduction of a photograph of two men in military uniforms, one identified as Benjamin Jacques, "dressed for Fenian War", c.1865

9) Photograph of couple on a porch with a mounted stag's head, identified as Mr & Mrs Jack Clark, c.1930

Photographs of members of the Winsor, Holgate and Searle families of Hastings County, Ontario and the Cannifton Mills of Charles Arthur Holgate.

Marriage certificate of Richard White and Alma Beer, married in Corbyville, Ontario on 25 December 1901 (fragile). With family tree showing the ancestors of William Ross White (grandson of Richard White and Alma Beer).

File contains a manuscript list of heirs and statement of real estate of the late John Walden Meyers, Thurlow Township.

File contains a manuscript copy of the will of Captain John Walden Meyers, Thurlow Township with instructions for the division of his estate.