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A recopy of the 1787 map of Sidney Township. The original map entitled "Plan of the Township of Sidney in the District of Mecklinburg. Surveyed in 1787 by Lewis Kotts, with the names of the proprietor inserted in the Lots." The recopy was completed by Mrs. Dorothy Ashton in 1981, for the Corby Public Library and Hastings County Historical Society. Scale 40 chains to an inch.

Donated by the Belleville Public Library in 2014.

A certified reproduction of the "Re-subdivision of portions of MacDonald and Maud Plans, now the property of the Burrell Rock Drill Company & others, being part of the west half of Lot # 8, Concession 1, Township of Thurlow.” Surveyed by Henry Carre O. L. S., and signed April 29, 1910.

This copy was made in 1972 of plan #391, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.

Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

A map from the Eastern Canada series entitled "Topographic Map of Ontario - Belleville Sheet 31 C/3." The map includes Hastings County to Hillier in Prince Edward County. Published in 1938 by the Department of National Defence. Scale 1 inch to 1 mile.

Donated by the Belleville Public Library in 2014.

File contains a printed booklet entitled “Pioneer Souls : the History of the McCullough Sept,” by Dr. T. J. Harrison, concerning the history of the McCullough Family who originated from Scotland, with branches of the family settling in Hastings County in the 1820s.

Photocopy of a plan of the town of Belleville, 1845. By John J. Haslett, D.D. Surveyor. Scale: 3 chains to 1".

Photograph taken at John and Leatha Homan's farm on Harmony Road in Corbyville, Hastings County, Ontario. It shows Mike Stanko, a displaced person from Poland who came to Canada after the Second World War, and the Homan's son, Clare, next to a car.

John McLeod discusses life in Scotland, his experiences in World War I and his immigration to Canada.

Rocco Campoli discusses his immigration to Canada and working for the Grand Trunk Railway, at farming and at the Canada Cement company.

A certified reproduction of the "Distillery Block - Lot # 50a on the north side of Dundas Street.” The block includes land on the north side of Dundas Street East between Ann Street and Albert Street, in Belleville. Surveyed by Evans and Bolger, P. L. S. and dated November 7, 1877.

This copy was made in 1972 of plan #207, as registered in the Hastings Land Registry Office.

Donated by Walter I. Watson, P. L. S.

Eleven digital photographs of the demonstration at the railway lines in the Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory in support of the Wet'suwet'en protest against the construction of the Coastal GasLink pipeline through their territory.

Edith Hanna and Ethel McGuire discuss politics in Belleville, Marsh Engineering company, entertainment in Belleville and their life in Wales before coming to Canada.

A photocopy of two prints, illustrated portraits of each of the two Strickland sisters.

Photocopied advertisement offering passage from England to Canada, targeted at emigrating farmers, domestic workers, and tradespeople.

Cover page of the Returns of the Survey of the Township of Wollaston, prepared under the direction of Ontario land surveyor John Allen Snow.

A concession survey sketch of Thurlow, signed by land surveyor Henry Smith.