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The fonds consists of photographic glass slides depicting the businesses, town facilities, and recent residential expansions of the Town of Whitby in 1986.

Series consists of miscellaneous Port Hope Papers including; an invitation to "The Land of Urd and Other Fantasies" Exhibition, Port Hope City Dairy LTD. price change, Port Hope City Dairy price list, newspaper article titled "A House full of History" (Ravenscourt, owner: Jim Mulvey), 1992 Port Hope Calendar (featuring Bluestone, St. Mark's Anglican Church, The Octagon, Ridout and Walton Streets, St. John's Anglican Church, The Old Firehall, 8 King Street, Augusta Street, Terralta Cottage, Penryn and The Coach House) newspaper article titled "History of Nation Told Through Small Towns", copy of newspaper article titled "Port Hope Luring People Out of City (population increase), copy of Newspaper article titled "Discover Ontario's Hidden Gems," newspaper article titled "It's a go for CNE day", Bertan Investments Limited Port Hope cost of homes, Christmas cards x3, appreciation card x2, memorial pamphlet for Vincent Massey, death notice for Fred Hugh, obituary notice for WIlliam H. Jewell, death notice for Elsie Elizabeth Hunt.

File consists of a DVD including Glen Cotter's "Our Memories: Downtown Port Hope" Oral History Project interview; and a paper copy of the interview transcript, 2013. The interview was edited and uploaded to YouTube with the following description: "Join the Port Hope Archives and Glen Cotter as we take a tour through old Port Hope, Ontario. Glen expertly recounts all the merchants and buildings through the downtown core, during the 1930s-1940s-1950s in this great historic video!"

Fonds consists of papers, audio-visual materials, genealogy and photographs related to various branches of the Goheen family of Hope and Hamilton Townships; 1808-2012. It has been arranged into eight series: Land Records; Genealogy; Oral History Tapes; Diaries; Pine Grove School Information; Publications; Photographs; and Scrapbook

Fonds consists of documents gathered by Harold Reeve. It includes personal records, photographs, one (1) clippings scrapbook, historical records, and notes regarding the publication "The History of Hope Township." See series descriptions for more information.

Series consists of materials collected by Harold Reeve while conducting research on the history of the former Hope Township, Ontario. Originals date from c1866-1914. For more information, refer to item-level descriptions.

File consists of various historical papers collected by Harold Reeve over the course of doing research for his publications. It includes original notes for advertisements in the Port Hope Evening Guide (from c. 1900s), copies of original survey documents from the Archives of Ontario; and - Port Hope Fire Department Pamphlet, East Durham Historical Society Pamphlet, Municipal Return for Hope Township (1905), Marriage Act (Daniel M. Arnot, 24 May 1905), Marriage Act (William Morrison, 7 Mar 1903), Marriage Act (Albert F. Cox, 4 Feb 1902), Marriage Act (S. A. Northcott, 31 Dec 1904).

Series consists of fifteen (15) files of historical research and notes created by Harold Reeve during the course of developing various publications.; History of Hope Township Copies; History of Hope Township Notes; History of Hope Township Chapters 1-17; Founding Fathers of Port Hope; Streets of Port Hope; Reminiscenses of Earliest Settlement; History of Port Britain; Naming of Port Hope; Hope Township Names; Historical Records (see separate entry); Personalities of Port Hope; Research - Brown, Meredith, Andrews - Hope Consolidated Road Company; Names Research - Byington and Johnson; Names Research - Smith-Marsh; History Research Notebooks.

Series contains the notes, research sources and manuscripts for the book "The History of Hope Township". Also manuscripts and drafts for the articles written by H. Reeve in 1963 and 1964 that appeared in the Port Hope Evening Guide. Records, notes and research kept by Harold Reeve (1900-1974), Hope township resident, historian, farmer and conversationalist.

File consists of two (2) editions of the Port Hope Evening Guide. It includes: (1) "Never Have So Many Owed So Much - Honour Roll," 11 May 1945; (2) "Sir Winston Churchill Resigns at 80," 5 Apr 1955.

File consists of documents related to the creation of a "History Mystery Quiz" was created as part of the Port Hope Sesquicentennial celebrations, 1984. Includes answers.

Series consists of one (1) certificate issued to J.H. Wilson by the Loyal Orange Association, 1947. It includes the following text: "Loyal Orange Association Honorary Membership Certificate. This is to certify that J.H. Wilson has bee elected an Honorary Member of Port Hope L.O.L. No. 309 in recognition of his many valuable services to the Association and as a token of the high esteem in which he is held by his brethren." Signed Noel W. Beardsley (Worshipful Master) and Joseph F. Ham (Recording Secretary), 15 Oct 1947.

File consists of materials related to the Kanawa Voyager Canoe Festival held during Port Hope Sesquicentennial celebrations, Jul 28-29 1984. It includes: two (2) posters advertising festival of canoes racing from Toronto Harbour front to Port Hope; and a letter from the Hudson's Bay Company, regarding the donation of an HBC blanket as a prize, 1984.

Collection consists of various materials and documents related to the history of Port Hope, c1910-1985. Please refer to file and item-level descriptions for more detailed information.

Item is a Lady's Ticket to the Social Assembly as ordered by G. Bennett, 4 Feb 1837.

File consists of one (1) edition of the Port Hope Evening Guide, 13 Feb 2009. It includes some of the following articles: "Port Hope's Jim Gilmer named Outstanding Citizen" (re: Civic Awards) and "Many eyes trained on Ganaraska River" (re: river flooding).

The fonds consists of photographs of Whitby taken by Leonard Beckley in his late adulthood (1950-1999), as well as photographs of Beckley’s family of origin in the early years of their settlement in Whitby at 509 Beech Street East (1910-1930). Photographs taken by Leonard depict his garden, nature scenes, and events in the town. Photographs in the latter category provide evidence of racist public activities in Whitby, including the following: the existence of the Whitby Rotary Minstrels, whose members put on minstrel shows while in blackface (photographs date into the 1950s); various town parade participants in redface and blackface; and a parade participant who is likely dressed in a Ku Klux Klan outfit.

Photographs are arranged in files.

Item is a list of letters remaining at the Port Hope Post Offce dated 4 Jun 1836, for publication in the Port Hope Gazette. List includes the following names: James Anderson, Wm. Altenburg, John Agar, Henry Adams, Wm. Buttre, Bradford, John Brown, Phinias Byran, Thomas Barrie, Beebe, Walter Bourke, Abram Bowen, George Brooks, Baldwin, John Best, John Bruce, Wm. Best, Luke Bedford, Wellington Britton, Brian Bouskill, Joseph Ball, David Bedford, Soloman Charlesworth, Wm. Cole, Hiram Cooper, Wm. Calbert, Wm. or George Calvert, John Coheen, James Cooper, James Dobbs, Douglas, Day, Ellis, Enihers, Henry Elliott, Furby, Fervan, Richard Gregor, Robt. Gillis, Thomas Garnet, James Grant, Francis Grace, George Gay, Charles Hank, Joseph Hope, Robt. Hovey, Robt. Henderson, John Hanna, Capt. Handcock, Wm. Hall, Myndert Harris Jr., Wm. Hurst, George Jennings, Joseph Gibb, Wm. Kingsmill, Richard King, Richard Lymas, Malcolm Leith, C. S. Low, John Lucas, James Livingstone, Charles Liddell, Mrs. McClellan, Wm. Magill, Jacob Merkley, Wm. Marsh, Spencer Moore, B. Mitchell, James Motherell, Thomas Miller, Mallery, Henry Mitchell, Michael McMahon, Wm. Macredie, C. McNilledge, Johnson Marsh, Charles Meadow, Samuel McCoye, Reuben Mitchell, Wm. Mitchell, Martin Mallory, Richard Nesbitt, Patrick Norris, Thomas Outridge, Francis Oliver, George Potter, Wm. Pratt, Elias Potter, Samuel Powers, Charles Robinson, John Ross, John Robinson, Thomas Robinson, James Riddle, Leonard Soper, Henry Sharp, John Scott, David Smith, Mrs. Capt. Shea, Lancelot Smith, Thomas Stinson, John Smith, John Porter, Zeek Turck, James Todd, John Taylor, Robt. Thorne, Leonard Thompson, John Taylor Jr., JLP Taylor, Richard Young, George Young, Daniel Walsh, John Weston, Daniel Wilson, Jesse Ward, David Wilson, Charles Wallis, Jesse Williams, Walton, James Walker, Thomas White, Col. J.T. Williams, Wm. Wallis, Mrs. Wm. Waddell, Wm. Whitaker, Richard West, George Winslow. Ordered by David Smart, Post Master.

File consists of a DVD including Lloyd Patterson's "Our Memories: Downtown Port Hope" Oral History Project interview; and a paper copy of the interview transcript, 2013. The interview was edited and uploaded to YouTube with the following description: "Join the Port Hope Archives as we speak to Lloyd Patterson about his time serving as Land Registrar for East Durham County, and the changes at 17 Mill Street North, Port Hope, over the years."