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File contains several manuscript letters, 1965-1967, from C.S. Chard, River Valley Women's Institute, to Gerry Boyce, President of the Hastings County Historical Society, concerning the history of the River Valley and Oak Hills community ca. 1910-1967; a five page genealogy of early settler families in River Valley and Oak Hill; and a manuscript essay on the history of River Valley ca.1881-1959 by Mrs. Roy Bush, Stirling. Also present are several newspaper clippings concerning meetings of the River Valley Women's Institute, 1960-1964.

File contains a handwritten copy of the 1851 Census for Thurlow, including an index of "Strays in the 1851 Thurlow Township Census". Produced by Mary Plumpton for her book "The Rambling River", published 1967

File contains several typed letters from 1964 to 1967 with a brief history on Ontario's early railways and mines in Hastings county. They also include some local family histories for the Chard family.

File contains a typescript excerpt of The Rambling River, written and compiled by Mary G. Plumption, concerning the early settlement of Thurlow Township from 1784, together with brief biographical information on Lord Thurlow, and Baron Rawdon, Earl of Moira. Also present are four printed lists of Thurlow Township land holders by name and date of patent from 1798-1818.

File contains: a copy of a motion dated 3 May 1791 naming the persons appointed to serve as Town Officers; a copy of the programme from the opening of the "Sidney Township Centennial Hall and Municipal Offices" dated 17 June 1967; a letter addressed to Mr. G. Boyce (Hastings County Centennial) from C.S. Chard with some memos of the area.

File contains a newspaper article from the Intelligencer dated 25-August-1966 and titled "Early Life in North Hastings Recalled by Private Museum at Scotts' Lavallee Lake Park. It is about pioneer items collected by Dr. J. Russell Scott of Belleville.

File contains a newspaper article dated 28 May 1966 titled "Crown Grant Found In Attic Will Be Presented to Museum"; the file also contains an original "Exemplification of Grant to John Taylor" dated 13 February 1870.

File contains a typescript essay by C.S. Chard, Stirling, regarding the history of the River Valley and Oak Hills community ca. 1877 to 1965. Includes information on roads, schools and a brief account of the River Valley Pioneer Cemetery.

File contains a manuscript history of Glen Ross from its founding ca. 1859 as the settlement of Tupperville to ca. 1918, by Mrs. Arthur Pyear. Also present is a letter from Mrs.Arthur Pyear to Gerry Boyce, 3 June 1965 accompanying the history.

File contains a newspaper article titled "Grave of Pioneer Founder of Wellington Located in Old Quaker Burying Ground", dated 13 April 1963.

File contains a photocopied typescript chapter with manuscript annotations entitled “Thurlow Township” by Gerry Boyce, which recounts the history of Thurlow Township from its first survey in 1787 to ca. 1963. Also present is an undated manuscript letter from Mary Plumpton to Gerry Boyce concerning her pre-publication review of the chapter, and transcribed notes from a day book of William Bell, concerning the early settlement of Thurlow.

File contains miscellaneous newspaper clippings about citizens of Stirling, Ontario c.1961. Including, but not limited to; John Wesley Morrison, Thomas Allan Eggleton, Thomas Patterson, William James Montgomery, Ewart Samuel Bailey, Waldo E. Rosebush, Ivan Sine, Charles Thompson and, Edmund Allan Carleton.

File contains multiple copies of maps and concession surveys; of the Thurlow Township c. 1961.

File contains multiple copies of maps and concession surveys; of the Thurlow Township c. 1818.

File contains a newspaper article, titled "A Cove Named Prinyer" about the history of Prinyer's Cove.

File contains newspaper article dated 20 July 1960 from the Ontario Intelligencer recounting an old newspaper clipping headed "Reminiscences of the Early Settlement of the Old Bay of Quinte District" ca. 1812

The file contains a copy of the Hastings Directory 1864-65 for Shannonville, includes a brief history of the village. Also, a copy of a brief history on the Mill in Shannonville situated on the Salmon River.