This fonds consists of financial records, ships logs and Crown land patents created by and/or belonging to Captain John Spence and his sons, reflecting some of their personal and business dealings.
Spence, John (family)Collection consists of 1847 land record regarding sale of lots by John Morlety to Malcom Wilkie of property near Nobleton, Ont. known as the Wilkie farm.
Davis, Lyman C.Fonds consists of various textual records and objects collected by the Land Registrar of East Durham County, c1950s-1970s. For more detailed information, refer to series-level descriptions.
East Durham County Land Registry OfficeSeries contains three (3) indentures for Lot 13 Charles Street (north side) Port Hope, bound together with a ribbon and wax.
1) Indenture signed on 14 November 1850 for the transfer of Lot 13 Charles Street (north side), between Thoma Gibbs Ridout, Joseph Hewson and Almon Harris.
2) Contract for Deed between Thomas Gibbs Ridout and Joseph Hewson, dated 12 February 1848
3) Deed of Bargain and Sale between Thomas Gibbs Ridout et ux and Almon Harris, signed 23 February 1853.
Series consists of five notebooks containing "Hope Township Instruments and Private Property Records" and transcriptions of the Hope Township Land Abstract Books.
Climo, Percy Lloyd (1906-1991)Series consists of twelve notebooks containing transcriptions of various census records from 1808-1871. It includes: Hope Township Assessment Records, Lists of Names, 1808-1819; Hope Township Assessment Records, 1820-1825; Hope Township Census Lists, 1839-1841; Hope Township Census Lists, 1848; Hope Township Census Lists, 1850; Township of Hope 1851 Census, Abbey to Morse; Township of Hope 1851 Census, Moresome to Yeo; Township of Hope 1851 Census, Index Listing; Town of Port Hope 1861 Census, Index Listing; Township of Hope 1861 Census, Index Listing; Town of Port Hope 1871 Census, Index Listing; Township of Hope 1871 Census, Index Listing.
Climo, Percy Lloyd (1906-1991)This collection comprises documents received in response to an Access to Information request addressed to Indian and Northern Affairs Canada (INAC) by the Corporation of the Town of Deseronto, Ontario, in 2008. The request asked for copies of documentation submitted as part of the Culbertson Tract land claim of the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and upon which the decision to allow the claim had been based.
The documents in this collection are all photocopies of materials located in public archives in Canada. The materials range in date from 1779 to 1959 and record the interactions between the Mohawks of the Bay of Quinte and the British and Canadian governments, in relation to lands, from the time of their departure from the Mohawk Valley to the mid-twentieth century.
The collection reflects the publishing interests of Nick and Helma Mika. It comprises four main series: photographic files, reference files, printing process files and other materials. The collection is strong in local history materials, particularly relating to the history of the United Empire Loyalists, railways, and the city of Belleville.
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 sceneray 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 ancesteral 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 Hastngs 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
The collection contains:
Tweedsmuir history of a house for lot 26, wills belonging to Francis Van de Bogart
House and farm leases, and quit claims ca. 1898-1912 for Lot 26 in Thurlow
Agreement and sale of land documents ca. 1872-1932
Deeds and policiies ca. 1874-1932
Mortgage and accompanying douments ca. 1901
Mortgages and agreements survey plan for lot 25
Fire insurance policies ca. 1901
Discharge of mortgage document ca. 1872
Legal documents for Thurlow Township lots ca. 1880-1964
Mortgages and deeds from Thurlow Township ca. 1876-1931
High Court Justice documents ca. 1872-1886
Commissioner of Agriculture loans and receipts and statements ca. 1940's
*An original deed from June 22, 1820
The collection consists of correspondence, copies of articles on Shakespeare Township, booklets from telephone companies, a publication on the geology of Dunlop-Shakespeare Area, copies of school reports (originally created 1914-1963), copies of 1933-1956 reports on Shakespeare Gold mine and uranium mines, and personnel accounts of Shakespeare Township activities. Railway, mining, and timber activities, and a teacher recollection are among the handwritten accounts.
Consisting of printed fire insurance plans with handwritten notations, the fonds attests to the activities of the Underwriters’ Survey Bureau and to Charles Goad Company. Originally compiled by mapmakers and leased to insurance companies, who used the information about building sizes and construction material to determine the fire risk and the cost of insurance premiums, the fire insurance plans depict nine (9) municipalities of Northern Ontario: Ansonville (1928), Bruce Mines (1922), Cache Bay (1915), Capreol (1950), Chapleau (1950), Gore Bay (1922), Rainy River (1950), Schreiber (1950), and Thessalon (embracing Nestorville) (1922).
The following information can be found on the plans: the population, housing information such as: the materials used for construction, as well as, information on the power used, water works and alarm systems. Handwritten notes can be found on some of the plans.
Canadian Fire Underwriters' AssociationThe Robert Boudignon fonds consists of correspondence and research papers for the book on the history of French River. The documentation consists of notes, booklets, leaflets, copies of maps, photographs, drawings and articles. The different activities and topics of the early years and also recent years of the French River area, such as fur trade, timber, tourism, and ecology are well
documented.
The fonds attests to the role of the Secretary-Treasurer of the Carnarvon Agricultural Society, and on the activities of the Society. Records of Charles Ferguson’s son’s attendance at the Sunday School and information on his wife’s family also informs us on his family. It consists of a minute book, a member roll book, correspondence, and documentation. United Church Sunday School roll, and information of F. Bond’s Estate are also included.
Ferguson, Charles PeterThis fonds consists of chattel mortgages and chattel mortgage renewals filed at Manitoulin District Court from 1888 to 1915. The records provide information on what moveable property was held as collateral security.
District Court of ManitoulinThe Catharine Dixon fonds consists mainly of handwritten notes, newspaper clippings, reports and minutes. The documentation files cover different aspects of the history of Elliot Lake. Among the subjects are the economic activities, the demography, and the politics of Elliot Lake. The files were created by Catharine Dixon while researching for her book The Power and the Promise: the Elliot Lake story.
Dixon, CatharineThe fonds consists of correspondence, minutes, financial reports, press conferences, news clippings, and photographs. The entire process of creating a memorial from the fundraising, choosing a sculptor and sculpture, site location, to the unveiling ceremony and maintenance of the sculpture is well documented. The community involvement with the project is also documented.
Mining Heritage Committee of Sudbury Inc.The Oiva W. Saarinen fonds attests to his research interests on the Finnish Communities in North America, as well as on the urban development of single-industry towns in Northern Ontario, and also to his documentary productions. It also informs us about Saarinen's involvement in different associations and organizations within the Finnish community of Canada. The fonds contains notes, articles, research papers and publications he produced in the course of his research activities, and documentation. Further to documenting the immigration of Finns to North America and Northern Ontario, and their role in the development of cities such as Thunder Bay and Sudbury, the studies, reports and photocopies of archival materials also cover the early settlements and economic activities of the different regions. For instance, in the sub-series “History of Finnish Settlement on Lake Panache,” lumbering, as well as environment aspects of the presence of the dam, land claims by Indigenous and their presence, are also addressed and documented. In the sub-series “Finns in the Sudbury Area,” the annotated maps, the assessment rolls, and lists from Vernon's, or reports on mining in the region, inform us about the Finnish community and their activities in the region. The short stories and testimonies, and recollections of members of the Finnish community in Sudbury, also provide significant primary sources of information.
The papers and publications are divided in 3 Series: I: Oiva Saarinen publications; Series II: Books and other materials and Series III: Books and other materials on Economic and Urban Development. Series II is divided into 9 Sub-series:
Sub-series A: Books and other materials on Finland;
Sub-series B: Finnish-American Literature;
Sub-series C: Vapaus, Foc, and other left-wing Literature;
Sub-series D: History of Finnish Settlement on Lake Panache and materials related to Indian Land Claims;
Sub-series E: Finnish Religious Groupings in North America;
Sub-series F: North American Finnish Literature and Writers;
Sub-series G: Finns in Canada and in the United States (excluding Ontario);
Sub-series H: Finnish-Canadian Ontario Material (excluding Sudbury);
Sub-series I: Finns in the Sudbury Area.
The records of the Sudbury Planning Board/Junction Creek fonds attest to the feasibility study for a park at Junction Creek. Although not complete, the records document the development of the project by the Sudbury Planning Board. The maps and drawings depict the site in 1964. The accompanying records give insight on the elements considered in the planning of the project.
Sudbury (Ont.). Planning BoardThe Gerald Goltz Collection consists of postcards and photographs that depict northeastern Ontario throughout the years. The postcards are both in black and white and in colour, and were collected throughout the years by Gerald Goltz. Although most of the postcards were obtained locally, some were purchased from a post card dealer while others were purchased during travels. While some of the images are of Cobalt, Parry Sound, and Georgian Bay, the majority of the collection consists of images of Sudbury, Massey, Espanola, as well as other surrounding areas. Dating approximately from 1907 to 1975, the images depict scenic landscapes, local landmarks and buildings of these northeastern towns. Some of these postcards also consist of humoristic images. The 342 postcards were printed and distributed by over 35 different publishing companies, such as Valentine-Black Co. Ltd., Photogelatine Engraving Co., Sudbury News Service Ltd., and Heliotype Co. Ltd. Many of the postcards of Massey were made by Hugh Cummings, a local photographer.