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Series includes hand-painted posters used to advertise movies at the Capitol Theatre, Port Hope.

Fonds consists of eighty seven (87) invoices, cancelled cheques, and receipts pertaining to Irving Margles' clothing store in downtown Port Hope, 1918-1936. Most of the cheques were written to suppliers of Margles' store, including a few related to Port Hope: Port Hope Hydro Electric Commission, Weatherproof Rubber Coat Company, William Currie, International Association of Lions Clubs (Port Hope), Arcade Chain Stores (O. Pattenick, Prop.), W. J. Highfield Victoria Dairy.

"Dear Octopus" play programme produced by the Community Theatre of Port Hope, March, 1956.

Item is a hand-written copy of the 'Record of Proceedings of Trustees of Hope Church" from 1861 to 1881. Includes church expenditures, notes about sermons delivered, names of congregation members, trustee business, and expenses.

Item is family history page featuring the birth dates of various members of the 'Richard' family of Port Hope and Cobourg area from 1817 to 1898. This page is possibly from a family bible.

"Elizabeth and --- "
---- Richard born June 2nd 1817
Elizabeth Richard born Feb. 9th 1819
William Richard born April 7th? 1823?
Archibald Richard Dec 24 1825
Hugh Richard Sept 2 1828
Margaret Maria May 30 1831
Mary Morrison Richard Dec 21 1833

John Richard and Mary Yheu ?
children Thomas Francis Sept 22 1853
Elizabeth Richard Dec 26 1854
Cecilia Richard Feb 27 1856
Mary Josephine Richard Sept 29 1857
Harriet Richard October 27 1858
John Caldwell Richard May 20 1860
Robert William Richard March 9 1862
Stuart Grahame Richard March 6 1863
Francis Richard March 3 1865
William Albert Richard July 2 1868
Lovel Murray Richard March 2 1870
Margaret Richard 1872"

Item is a typed booklet of transcribed advertisements from 1899, likely from the Port Hope Guide. Includes advertisements from Port Hope businesses.

Item is a book of copied handwritten information on the Welcome Circuit and parsonage. Contains 'Minute Book- Welcome Circuit 1873', and notes on subscriptions and receipts up to 1940.

Item is a program for the Port Hope Beaver Athletic Association's Young Canada Day. Includes photographs of various local hockey teams with accompanying names, and game line-ups.

Item is a booklet created for the Golden Jubilee of the Port Hope Methodist Church in 1925.

Includes a short history of methodism in Canada, the history of methodism in Port Hope starting in 1813, officials and groups of the church in 1875 and 1925, and messages from ex-pastors for the anniversary.

See file level descriptions for details.

Item is a watercolour painting of the dining room in 'Ballintruan' house, Port Hope.

This painting was likely completed by a member of the Grant family.

Item is a wooden ruler which belonged to Port Hope student Miller George, likely while he attended Port Hope High School between 1936 and 1939.

The ruler is signed by classmates of 'Form 2A':

Miller George
R. Sweanor
F. Hodgson
V. White
J.D. Newton
Jack Kervan
D. Dodd
Norman Snelgrove
Ron Hugh
G. Martyn

Other names are visible but illegible.

Item is an ink blotter from the 'F.G. Cotter & Co.' company from Port Hope.

Item is an ink blotter from the 'F.G. Cotter & Co.' company from Port Hope.

Item is a Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve 'Seamanship Pocket Manual', issued in 1944.

Item is a 'Tuxis Boys' Badge Book', used in 1925.

Item is one (1) Bell Telephone Company of Canada telephone book, issued June 1945. It includes Baltimore, Bowmanville, Brighton, Castleton, Clarke, Cobourg, Colborne, Coldsprings, Fenella, Garden Hill, Grafton, Harwood, Orland, Orono, Oshawa, Port Hope, Port Perry, and Whitby.

Item is a Bell Telephone Company of Canada telephone book for Port Hope, issued June 1945

Item is an advertising ink blotter from A.W. Lent fuel company of Port Hope.