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Collection of materials relating to Prince Edward County

  • CA ON00156 2024-020
  • File
  • 1921-1981

Collection comprises:

  1. Reproduction of leaflet on "The Sunday Service of the Methodists in North America", originally published in London in 1784
  2. "Revised By-laws, Rules and Regulations of the Quinte Cheese and Butter Company of Ameliasburg (Limited), 1891
  3. Booklet of facts and figures about Prince Edward County published by The Picton Times, 1921
  4. Three leaflets about the history of the Rednersville United (formerly Methodist) Church, 1950
  5. Letter from Willis Metcalfe to Loral Wanamaker about the Richelieu and Ontario Navigation Company, 13 Jan 1969
  6. Order of service for Hay Bay Chapel Pilgrimage Service, 27 August 1978
  7. Mariners' Service, South Bay Church, 9 August 1981
  8. 103rd Anniversary Service for Wesley United Church, Mountain View, Ontario, 25 October1981

Wanamaker, Castello Loral Roy

Wanamaker records

  • CA ON00156 MG 27
  • Fonds
  • 1778-1984

The Wanamaker fonds consists of textual records and graphic materials of genealogical histories of various families. The fonds also contains records, brochures, pamphlets, publications, books, and other textual records from towns and cities throughout Ontario, predominantly from the Quinte Area and Hastings County.

  • Family Photographs of the Sayers family, Ralph Wanamaker's family, the Hodgen family, of Loral Wanamaker's family, Parliament family, Van Cott family, Post family, as well as loose photographs of the Parliament family, the McTaggart family, various snapshots and negatives of scenery and views, as well as 2 boxes of slides
  • 1 box of Books and Binders with genealogical records, as well various records of various towns in Ontario ca. 1816 - 1957
  • Genealogical notes, histories, birth records, death records, pages from family Bibles, receipts, and other textual records for over 40 individual families
  • Genealogical charts, and ancestral charts
  • Genealogical correspondences
    *Newspapers, and News clippings from Hastings County, Hastings County Museum, Historical Society, Lennox and Addington, Prince Edward County, Trenton, Tyendinaga, and United Empire Loyalists
  • Legal documents, seals and original deeds, and land records ca. 1803 - 1848
  • Genealogy forms, research materials, reference materials
  • Various artworks and postcards (of Hastings County, the Quinte Region, the British Military and Navy, the Belleville Art Association, and travel)
  • Quinte region, Belleville, Trenton, and Prince Edward County miscellaneous publications, newspaper clippings, brochures, pamphlets, notes, directories, histories, records, and tourism guides and publications
  • Ontario, New York , and Canada pamphlets, magazines, calendars, and an Ontario Liquor License Act, 1891
  • Land Abstracts for Prince Edward County
  • Maps and plans: 1778-1779 Blue Print Surveys from General Washington, New York Historical Society; 1784 Ontario (printed by Ministry of Natural Resources), 1984; 1860-1861 Hastings County, 1860-1861 from the Hastings County Directory; 1928 Lloyd's Map of Hastings County; c. 1930 Belleville Post Office Carrier Route #8, North Front and North Park Streets
  • Scrapbooks ca. 1958-1972
  • Miscellaneous Publications (almanacs, newspaper clippings, miscellaneous pins belonging to Loral Wanamaker, blue print surveys)

Genealogical family research names:

  • Allison
  • Alyea
  • Babcock, John
  • Bailey
  • Belnap
  • Benson
  • Blair/Snider/Mumby/Spenser
  • Brickman, Lewis
  • Brighton
  • Canniff
  • Clapp
  • Cole
  • Cunningham
    *Davis
  • Embury
  • Finkle
  • Fraser
  • Gallagher
  • Gerow
  • Giraud/Gero-Gerow
  • Hodgens
  • Johnson
  • Loveless, Absolam
  • McTaggart
  • Meyers, John W.
  • Mitchell, Alfred
  • Orser
  • Parliament
  • Peck
  • Redner
  • Roblin
  • Scott
  • Spencer
  • Sprung
  • Van Cott, John
  • Vander Woort
  • Waite (see also Sprung and Putnam)
  • Wallbridge
  • Wanamaker
  • Wanamaker, Judge George Washington
  • Wanamaker
  • Weese
  • Whitney
  • Williams and Schermerhorn
  • Yarrow

Wanamaker, Castello Loral Roy

Wanamaker papers

Papers of Loral and Mildred Wanamaker including Canada Post records (list of Belleville carriers) and supervisor bulletins, leases for Glebe Lands from Rev. John Grier and St. Thomas Anglican Church (1835-1871), voter's lists for Ameliasburg, 1965 and the Town of Trenton, 1909, and 15th ALI band program at Belleville, 1896.

Wanamaker, Castello Loral Roy

Wanamaker family photographs and objects

  • CA ON00156 2011-19
  • Collection
  • c.1915-1952

Collection comprises:

  • Wanamaker family photograph album
  • Three pipes and two Canada Post long-service pins
  • File of miscellaneous items, including: an Easter and a Christmas card; a ribbon for an F. A. L. C. convention in Quebec, June 1938; a painting of a fig and grape seller, on wood; 38 Canadian 4 cent stamps (Edward VIII); 'Primer of Pianoforte playing' by Franklin Taylor, 1884
  • File of loose photographs: tintype photograph of four young women, c.1860; Jean Boyd, London, England, 1915; Harold Airhart, c.1920; postcard from Helen to Clara Wallbridge; Cater Anderson's baby, Mauston, Wisconsin, July 1928

The Wanamaker Photograph Album (29x20x1.5cm) contains 84 photographs; the presence of many "corners" indicates that many images were removed before the album was donated.

  • A picture of fishing boats has on back, "Taken in Tarpon Springs Fla 1940 these are the sponge fisheries boats".
  • An image of a cart pulled by a yoke of oxen has on the back, "Taken in Tarpon Springs Florida Jan 1940".
  • A picture of a man feeding hens has on the back, "John H. Wanamaker Lorel's grandfather".
  • Below on the page is the image of an old woman in a long skirt, on back is written, "Taken circa 1915-16 Aunt Jane Bovay farm under hill from Mountain View Air Post. She was Jane Wanamaker sister of John H. Wanamaker who was my granfather and father of Grant. Loral Wanamaker". In the album is an image of "Uncle Ralph's Ser. Sta. Watertown N.Y." - this is a Sinclair station. A family is depicted at "Wellers Bay 1932".
  • On the back of the image depicting a woman with a walking stick beside a camping trailer are the words "Taken in De Land Florida 1940. You can see part of trailer it sleeps 4 people Caught ma unawares she had sprained her ankle you will notice she is using a cane."
  • A photograph is inscribed "Jamieson Lake." There are 2 images of "Leo W.", in one, Leo is wearing an American sailor's uniform. A picture of two little girls is inscribed on the back, "Taken on Sunday @ Belleville on Sept 6th 1931 Coleman St. One week before mother passed away."
  • Another image is titled "Silver Lake 1933".
  • An image of a man in a dressy hat in front of a palm trunk is marked "Ralph taken at Silver Springs Florida"; on the same album page is a photo of "Mrs RR Wanamaker taken in Orange City Florida by RR Wanamaker".
  • On the following page is a larger version of the Mrs RR Wanamaker image, a handtrimmed oval image of a little girl in early 20th century dress, labeled "Aunt Annies and Ralphs oldest girl"
  • A picture of the rear of a camping trailer painted with "Watertown, N.Y. "Dun Workin" - on the back is written "Our trailer Mrs Wanamaker and our cat tige taken in Orange Sity Florida by RR Wanamaker".
  • On next page are two images of a large (at least 22) group of people seated around a laden picnic table and one of a man embracing an older woman.
  • The same man appears in an image on the following page wearing a WWII air force uniform posing with a woman - on the back is written "Bill and myself taken in garden Honiton Devon Eng 1946".
  • There is an image of two women inscribed "Mrs Antoine Laviolette 100 year 22/August 1942"
  • One photo of an old woman with five little childen has written on back "Mothers Day 1952 Cooks, Lorna Sr, & baby Terry Joyce & Lorna (Jims & Ethels) Heather & Alfred (Howards & Shirleys)".
  • A picture of an old woman with one little boy in striped T-shirt has written on back "me and J[illegible} Wanamaker Leo's youngest boy".

Wanamaker, Castello Loral Roy