- CA ON00156 TR/3294-2
- Item
- 1984
File contains a history of the ancestors of John M. Parrott of Belleville and of his farm at 590 Dundas Street East, written by Lois Foster
Foster, Lois
File contains a history of the ancestors of John M. Parrott of Belleville and of his farm at 590 Dundas Street East, written by Lois Foster
Foster, Lois
Photocopy of Notice to Emigrants
Notice encouraging emigrants to settle in Hastings County, signed by Thomas Campbell, president, and J. H. Samson, secretary, of the Emigrant Society of the county.
Quaker Cemetery Huntingdon (Moira) Baker Family
This file contains 4 clippings pertaining to the Quaker Cemetery located in Moira.
Returns of the Survey of the Township of Wollaston - Cover
Cover page of the Returns of the Survey of the Township of Wollaston, prepared under the direction of Ontario land surveyor John Allen Snow.
Ontario. Department of Crown Lands
The History of The Keilty Potato Farm
This file contains a copy of a school project written by Llarian Keilty from Foxboro Sr. Elementary School. It is titled The History of the Keilty Potato Farm originally purchased by Philip Ball in 1834 located in the Township of Hungerford, Lot 9, Concession #7.
The Vandervoorts of Sidney Township
This file contains a copy of a school project written by Scott Randolph from Foxboro Sr. Elementary School. It is titled "One Hundred and Eighty Years of Service" The Vandervoorts of Sidney Township and contains information about the genealogy of the Vandervoort Family commencing in 1784 with Peter Vandervoort.
Tudor Township : Gilmour / by Mrs. Thomas Jenkins
File contains a photocopied typescript brief history of the settlement of Gilmour in Tudor Township and the development of the lumbering industry in the area.
Tyendinaga - Mill Point Incorporation - 1871
File contains original petition to incorporate Mill Point into an "Incorporated Village" 17 May1871, signed by Edward Wilkes Rathbun and 100 residents of the village. There are also petitions of protest from residents north of the York Road [Highway 2] who did not want to be part of the village. File also includes a plan of the proposed boundaries Mill Point (Map M440-1446).
File contains a copy of a publication written by Clara McFerran, printed in the Annual Report of the Canadian Catholic Historical Association of 1940-1941, entitled Catholic Pioneers of Tyendinaga and Neighbouring Townships.
Files contains copies of newspaper notices from the 1800's regarding auction of property, notice to debtors, tender and sale of farm.
File contains a copy of the Petition of the Inhabitants of Tyendinaga (from the Archives of Canada, Ottawa) dated 24 May 1832, to purchase settled crown land.
File contains a copy of a poster dated 23 June 1835 from the Commissioner of Crown Lands Office, offering specific Lots of Crown Land to be sold at auction.
File contains a number of documents and newspaper articles about the history and settlement of Tyendinaga.
File contains a number of documents and newspaper articles about the early history and settlement of Tyendinaga, including family names, buildings and industry.
A family history on the Wilkins' family. 2 pages.
Young, Lieut. Col. Reuben Young - Obituary 1899
File contains the obituary (7-February-1899) for Lt. Col. Reuben Young. Born 19-July-1805 in Carrying Place, oldest son of Lieut. Col. James Young, M.P. Lt. Col. Reuben Young married Nancy Briant in 1829, she predeceased him 10 years.
The file contains a newspaper article from the Ontario Intelligencer. It is a letter to the Editor from T.G. Wrightmeyer about the proposition by the then Mayor Haig to change the name of Zwick's Island. The article gives the history of this parcel of land dating back to 1790 given to Captain Phillip Zwick and subsequent generations.