Identity area
Reference code
Title
Date(s)
- 1950-c.2013 (Creation)
Level of description
Collection
Extent and medium
13cm of textual records
Context area
Name of creator
Administrative history
The Moira River Conservation Authority was established on 31 July 1947 to protect the watershed of the Moira River in the counties of Hastings and Lennox and Addington, Ontario. It merged with the Prince Edward and Napanee Region authorities in 1995 to form Quinte Conservation.
Name of creator
Biographical history
Lois Wishart was a resident of Belleville, Ontario and an active volunteer in the community. She married George Wishart in Pointe-Fortune United Church on 5th June 1929 in Quebec. She was president of the Women's Study Guild in Belleville several times in the history of that organization and looked after the group's archives when it was disbanded.
Archival history
Materials collected by Lois Wishart.
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Donated by Carol Wishart Proctor in April 2019.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Box of materials relating to the Moira Conservation Authority and O'Hara Mill, formerly owned by Lois Wishart (the donor's mother).