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Article on a Lancaster bomber which crashed near the French villages of Tramont Emy and Tramont Lassus on the night of July 24/25, 1944. One of the two men who died in the crash was Pilot Officer Ross William Lough of Belleville, Ontario.

The file contains the original discharge paper for Private George Barlow from Captain Wellesly Richey's Independent Company of Militia. He served from 1 May 1839 to 30 April 1840. Dated 1 May 1840 and signed in Belleville.

Poster from the town of Mons, Belgium, declaring the end of the First World War.

Translation:

TO THE POPULATION OF MONS
After 51 months of suffering caused by the iniquitous, pitiless and insolent occupation of the German army, the City of Mons is finally liberated by the heroism of the British army, which, at the time of the armistice, ends the series of its victories in the very places where on August 24, 1914, it came into contact with the enemy.

The 3rd Canadian Division, at the cost of heavy sacrifices, entered the city at 3 o'clock in the morning, thus avenging, with a resounding success, the retreat of 1914. GLORY AND GRATITUDE TO IT!

The armistice is signed. The German army has capitulated; brutal force is annihilated; justice and law triumph. Belgium emerges from the terrible ordeal it has been through, strengthened and enhanced.
The population has borne the suffering of the occupation with confidence and courage. We are convinced that in the joy of triumph, it will observe the dignity and moderation that it has always preserved.

We count on the goodwill of all so that order is observed. We also invite the population to return to work as soon as possible. The ruin inflicted by the war is great, and the cooperation, goodwill and energy of all is necessary to quickly heal the wounds it has caused.

In this solemn hour, our infinite gratitude goes to the Allied Armies and, among them, from the bottom of our hearts, to our valiant Belgian Army and to the King, its heroic leader. !
Long live the King! Long live the Belgian Fatherland!

The Municipal Secretary.
Gaston TALAUPE
Mons, November 11, 1918

The Mayor and Aldermen
Jean LESGARTS
Fulgence MASSON
Léon SAVE
Victor MAISTRIAU
Henri ROLLAND

Mons. — Printing Arthur PRINCELLE rue de Houdain, 28

A reproduction of "A New & Accurate Map of the Province of New York and Part of the Jerseys, New England and Canada. Showing the Scenes of our Military Operations during the Prejant War- Also the New Erected State of Vermont." Originally published by J. Bow on October 31, 1780. Date of reproduction is unknown.

Donated by the Belleville Public Library in 2014.

Scanned copy of a Ministry of National Defence publication for Canadian soldiers warning about the dangers of syphilis and gonorrhoea.

Scanned copy of a Ministry of National Defence publication for Canadian soldiers.

Forty photographs in album, a few pages with missing images. Images are signed "C.H.E."

List of people from Moira, Ontairo, who served in the World Wars.

A lot division map of Sidney Township in Hastings County, Ontario. Published by the Department of Land Surveys on August 18th, 1944. Scale: 1=4,000.

Bottom right corner reads "Dominion of Canada, War Assets Corporation" and discusses a storage yard location on Lot 3, Concession 1.

A map of Sidney Township, part of Concession #1 and Broken Front, October 18th, 1912. The map details a tract of land expropriated for Trenton Air Base. Scale: 12.5 chains : 1 inch.

Attached is a letter dated May 1st, 1931, The King versus Maitland Hutton and Leda Hutton.

A compilation of short character sketches about soldiers of the First and Second World Wars from Hastings County who died but are not memorialized at the cenotaph, monument, or memorial park where they were born.

Poem, published in February 1916 (an article on the reverse of the poem mentions a candidates' meeting of the 1916 Peel by-election which took place on 23 February).