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Whiskey Ledger belonging to Nathaniel Haskill who owned property and lived at Lot 16, Broken Front and Lot 165, Concession 1, Hope Township (now the Municipality of Port Hope). The earliest date of entry is 1801 with most dates primarily from 1807- 1813. - the inside pages are hand written with the purchaser's name, a description and amount of whiskey purchased and the means of payment. Often based on a barter system with payment made in the form of bushels of wheat, cows, barrels of flour etc. Some customers paid in cash. - comprised of 145 pages which are written upon with the remaining pages blank. The first 33 pages include more than one customer, where later pages, 34 - 145 are devoted to a single customer. Each customer has two pages together, side by side. In handwriting at the top is the name of the customer. First name on the left page and surname on the right side page. Left page also lists the date, amount of whiskey obtained and the cost in pounds and shillings. The left page indicates the means of payment.

Consists of three (3) copies of the Olde Tyme Christmas The Winchester-Western Turkey Shoot Poster.

Consists of one (1) Olde Tyme Christmas Fiddle Contest Poster. The event was held at the Port Hope High School on 19 December c1970.

Nathaniel Haskill and his wife Abigail (Sawyer) with 7 children made their way to Smith's Creek from Massachusetts about 1795. They were part of the 187 settlers brought in by Elias Smith, J. Walton and A. Walton.

• This book belonged to Sanford Watts Haskill, son of Josiah, grandson of Nathaniel and records financial numbers along the top and right side columns. The body of the page is a journal /record of the day to day happenings on the farm and describes the weather for each day, with date listed in the left hand columns.
• this journal/ledger consists of 565 pages. A loose page, with three columns, (2 for "Deaths" and one coulmn for "Marriages") is inserted at the beginning of the book and lists the names of people who have died or been married with a page number beside. Turning to the page gives you the date of death or marriage indicated by a notation. As the page is badly worn on the right side the Marriage page numbers are missing. On the reverse side the page numbers are clear, although the names are difficult to read.

This book belonged to Sanford Watts Haskill, son of Josiah, grandson of Nathaniel and records financial numbers along the top and right side columns. The body of the page is a journal /record of the day to day happenings on the farm and describes the weather for each day, with date listed in the left hand columns. - this journal/ledger consists of 565 pages. A loose page, with three columns, (2 for "Deaths" and one coulmn for "Marriages") is inserted at the beginning of the book and lists the names of people who have died or been married with a page number beside. Turning to the page gives you the date of death or marriage indicated by a notation. As the page is badly worn on the right side the Marriage page numbers are missing. On the reverse side the page numbers are clear, although the names are difficult to read.

Nathaniel Haskill and his wife Abigail (Sawyer) with 7 children made their way to Smith's Creek from Massachusetts about 1795. They were part of the 187 settlers brought in by Elias Smith, J. Walton and A. Walton. - T

Item is a Journal / ledger of the day to day activities on the farm and financial information from Jan. 1, 1910 - Aug. 21, 1910 belonging to Shuter Nimrod Haskill. - - - -Across the top of each page is the date by month and number and "Amount Brought Forward" with a dollar amount. 2 columns on the right hand side indicate the credits and payments made, the centre section indicates weather conditions and the tasks that were completed that day, Two columns on the left side indicate the date by day and number, two columns on the right side indicate the debits and credits in dollars. - there are several loose inserts in the back of the book.

Item is a journal / ledger of day to day activities on the farm and weather conditions by Richard S. Haskill, consisting of 200 pages - Mar. 9 1955 - June 10, 1962 indicated on front cover - stamped on front cover by manufacturer is "RECORD, No.790, 200" in black ink - this journal has one column on left side of the page with the month and day and on the right side two columns indicating debits and credits, the date is written along the top of the page - this journal indicates that Richard was involved more with the raising and selling of animals than previous familiy members who owned the farm. He speaks of chickens, capons, pigs and cattle. There is no mention of milk or dairy cows as in previous journals from this collection. He also speaks of spraying both crops and his apple orchard.

Item is a scrapbook collection of newspaper articles and photographs representing life in Port Hope from 1972-1978.

Item is a scrapbook collection of newspaper articles and photographs representing life in Port Hope from 1972-1978.

Fonds consist of negatives of photographs taken by Edwin Nash.

Item is a 'Season's Greetings' card featuring a photograph of 13 King Street in winter.

Item is a short written history of 13 King Street, Port Hope by Barbara (Haultain) Loucks, a former resident of the house.

Item is a photograph of 13 King Street, Port Hope. It was likely taken pre-1930s as it shows a flat roof, rather than the current peaked roof.

The item is a photograph of the winners of Warden's Trophy, Quinte District Seed Fair 1931-1935. 15 people in the photo. Includes names and years won of all winners. Black and white photo. Elmore Scott in photo

Postcard of the front of the Town Hall with a family in front of the Col. A.T.H. Williams statue. Colourized, circa 1970s.

Postcard of the Ganaraska River, Rotary Park gardens, and a person looking over the river. Circa 1970s.

Postcard of the exterior of St. Mark's Anglican Church, as seen from King Street. Circa 1970s.

Postcard of the exterior of Port Hope & District Hopital. Circa 1970s.

Postcard with a portrait of Joseph Hooper, and the words "Yours Faithfully, Joseph Hooper". Written in pencil is "Old Boys and Girls Reunion, July 1st-4th 1908, Port Hope Ont."