File contains a typescript transcript of a presidential address by William Nisbet Ponton, President of the Ontario Associated Board of Trades, 24 February 1914, concerning economic indicators, development and investment in Ontario.
File contains a a letter, dated 10-January-1964, from Sanborn Worthen, Archivist and Custodian, Canadian Railroad Historical Association, Quebec and addressed to Mr. Gerald Boyce, Hastings County Museum.
File contains a newspaper article concerning a CNIB tribute to Maude [Mrs. Harry] Rollins who launched the White Cane Club in Belleville ca. 1950 in support of the visually impaired.
File contains several newspaper articles regarding the 1956 centennial of the Stirling Masonic Lodge, No. 69, and the installation of officers in 1956 and 1957.
File contains an original Order of Service for the 97th Anniversary of the I.O.O.F. Stirling Lodge No. 239 dated Sunday, May 7th, 1916; along with 3 newspaper articles from 1956-57 about subsequent anniversary celebrations and presentations of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows (I.O.O.F.)
File contains clippings of local newspaper articles about local groups generally with Christian faith based backgrounds, that do charitable work to promote a sense of goodwill in their communities. Some of these institutions include; Trenton Masonic Temple, Boy Scouts, the Oddfellows, and others.
File contains a manuscript account of votes for the U.C.L & Sc. Soc. [possibly University College Literary and Scientific Society] for which W.N. Ponton acted as a scrutineer in 1877 and 1878.
File contains a printed booklet entitled Quintena : Golden Anniversary, May 1913-1963, which traces the history and lists executive officers of the Quintena Rebekah Lodge, #133, Belleville branch of the Rebekah Oddfellows.
File contains two newspaper clippings regarding the celebration of Stirling's Centennial in 1958. Includes background on the early settlement of Rawdon Township ca. 1807 and the founding of Stirling. Also present is a mimeographed undated circular letter issued by the Hastings Historical Society, showing the cost of memberships possibly in the 1960s.
File contains a number of newspaper articles about the Trenton Community Centre, Also known as; Trenton Community Gardens (1958), Duncan McDonald Memorial Gardens (present). These articles provide a detailed history of this arena that has held many events for the local community, ranging from; bingo to basketball.
File contains a printed issue of The Quinte Foremen's Club News, Volume 2, no.5 (January, 1956) including executive meeting highlights. Also present is a newspaper clipping concerning the Foremen's Club sponsorship of the fourth annual YMCA-Laura Secord Easter Egg Hunt, March, 1959.