Dates: 1909-1990

Papers of Howard T. Pammett (1909-1990), civil servant with the federal Department of Labor and local historian, consisting of correspondence with many people including Margaret Hennessy, 1984; C.K. Bottom, 1968-71; Peter McGillen, 1928-73; Eugene Forsey, 1969; Peterborough Examiner, 1945-53, chiefly with Robertson Davies; research notes and thesis while a student at Queen’s University, 1930-1935; some papers related to his travel and work with the Department of Labour, 1941-69; poetry and other literary works by Pammett; together with correspondence and research materials related to the local history of Peterborough, the Trent Canal, Irish emigration, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Peterborough Exhibition, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, Ontario agriculture and the Kawarthas.
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Dates: 1840-2022

The fonds consists of research material, notes, correspondence, photographs, maps, booklets and newspaper clippings regarding the history of the village of Lakefield, Ontario.
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Access Points: Industry; Business; Railways; Lakefield Police history; Canada Cement, Lakefield; Canadian General Electric; Colonial Glass Company; Lakefield Canoes; Lakefield Dentists, Doctors; Lakefield College School; Millage Plumbing; Orange Lodge; Roy Photography Studios; Peterborough Liftlock; The Salvation Army; The Gideons; Bickell Family; Birdsall Family; Choate Family; Sherin Family; Moodie Family; Strickland Family; Traill Family; Catharine Parr Traill; Susannah Moodie; Rev. Mark Burnham; Mark S. Burnham; William Dennon; Andrew Onderdonk; R.B. Rogers

Dates: 1820-1979

Correspondence and papers relating the early years of Hutchison House Museum, 1970s, oft the Peterborough Historical Society, and McAllister Milling Company. As well there are files related to the family history, the work of Marlow Banks, early research on bottles, and the IODE. Notable documents include the ledger of Dr. John Hutchison, 1829-1832 while based at Cavan; Remarks of Capt. John Deserontou, 1809 on the service of Mohawks in support of the British crown.
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Access Points: Lakefield, Ontario, Peterborough Historical Society, Hutchison House Museum, IODE (Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire), Haboco Stores, Peterborough, Boyle, Harry J. (1895-1942)

Dates: 1908, 1929-1970

The fonds consists of newspaper clippings, photos, posters, pamphlets, brochures and memorabilia related to the history of Peterborough and the neighbouring region and more broadly to heritage and museum issues. Highlights include the organization charts for Peterboro Lock, 1943 and 1946; an excellent selection of newspaper articles on local history; stereopticon cards from 1865-1870, excellent in all respects; and reports related to the Peterborough Centennial Museum, Hutchison House, the Peterborough Historical Society and the Ontario Historical Society.

Newspaper clippings and pages dominate the fonds, but she also included significant sections of the Peterborough Examiner which promoted local history. Notable among these are the tourism section, 22 May 1937 and 19 September 1956, marking the centennial of the Examiner. The industrial special “Peterborough Today”, 29 March 1984 was the beginning of an annual feature. Some items relate to Anne Heideman and to matters that interested her.

As well, she collected several featured series such as Elwood Jones and Bruce Dyer, Our History, 1987; and Martha Kidd and Jane Deyman, Around the Mall, 1969-70.
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Peterborough Lock; Peterborough Centennial Museum; Peterborough Historical Society

Dates: 1942-1992

Maps, plans, and property assessments from Lennox and Addington, and Peterborough and Douro; newsletters from appraisal organization, 1967-1994; appraisals of residential properties, 1966-1977; records related to municipal planning, 1952-1976; copies of Municipal World, 1946-1969 (Trent Valley Archives also has file copy of Municipal World, 1980-1995); three files of Ottawa maps; lists of schools and teachers in Ontario, 1955-1960. Series D consists of plans, maps and appraisals.

Dates: 1887-1997

Papers of John A.I. Young and his wife Mary (nee Baldwin); John’s parents, Louie Arrowsmith Young and George A.M. Young, his grandfather James McGregor Young as well as distant ancestor Captain Rowland Young of Nova Scotia.

Papers combine original materials including war correspondence, diaries (1902-1919), photographs, scrapbooks, as well as research notes and patents. Documentation of John Young’s interest in radio and wireless technology in the 1930’s. Other areas of significance include, Canadian General Electric, United Nations, the Unitarian Church, notes from University of Western Ontario (1940’s), newsletters from Leeds and Grenville News and Views from the Ontario Genealogical Society (1981-1994).

The collection also includes correspondence between Mary Baldwin and John’s mother, educational materials from her career as a teacher in British Columbia in the 1930’s, working as a dietician with the provincial government in the 1940’s, and as a participant in the making of Peterborough educational policy both as a parent and school board trustee.

In addition there is extensive research of the Baldwin family and the Huscroft’s, as well as research on the Merrill family, specifically, Helen Merrill, George A.M. Young’s longtime girlfriend. Other family names researched include, Burritt, Williams, Howe, Brown, Cooper, Orr, Rogers, Lyman, Lovejoy, Henderson, Ford, Landon, Thomson, Irving, Crandall, and Schofield as well as a large collection of OGS Leeds and Grenville News and Views (1985-1994).
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Dates: 1930s-1950s

Topographical maps for central Ontario 1930s to 1950s, many from 1930s and 1950s.

Dates: 1846-2003

Havelock history; Cook Cheese Factory; Cordova; The Broken Twig: the history of Belmont Township; Belleville and Frankford Road, toll poster; Cobourg Peterborough, Marmora Railway and Mining Co, paylist. Cordova Gold Mine; Perth County Pioneers Book; Canton Ontario; Toronto and Home District directory 1846-7; shanty picture.

Dates: 1967-1998.

Box 1- 1972-1996: Trent Severn Waterway, Peterborough Recreation Commitee, ORCA, Burleigh Township Managment, Wildlife Conservation: Warsaw Caves, Meade Creek Drumlin, Miller Creek.

Box 2- 1989: Kawartha and Haliburton Tourist Association, Peterborough Recreational sports and activities.

Box 3- 1978-1996: Trent Transit, Lakefield National Canadian Railways, fitness locations, Recreational Awareness student papers, Petes, Ontario Summer Games, Mississaga and Ennismore Conservation.

Box 4- 1970-1987: Ontario Tourist Development, Parks Master Plan, Squirrel Creek Conservation, Douro, Dummer, Asphodel Townships enviromental studies, Water Quality Improvement of Trent Watershed, Kingswood Preforming Arts Center.

Box 5- 1967-1998: Watershed Inventory, Geotechnical Report, Eastdale park, James Hamilton, Quinte Kingston, Rexe/ Welch Report, Centennial Review Cobourg, Peterborough Planning report, energy conservation.

Box 6- 1958-1995: Ministry of Natural resouces, Victoria County, Multicultural Center, Public Library, YMCA, Lindsay survey, Chamber of commerce nature study, Economic Impact Analysis, Seasonal Leisure guide.

Box 7- 1976-1989: Peterborough recreational reports, Harper road, Lift Lock articles.

Dates: 1961-2005

Fonds consists of records accumulated by Janet Cobb between 1961-2012, including correspondence, interview transcriptions, newspaper clippings, brochures, photographs and a scrapbook pertaining to Peterborough city and county, Trent University, the Peterborough Lift Locks, family history, and items of personal interest.
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Access Points: Peterborough County; Peterborough, Ontario; Peterborough Lift Lock; Genealogical research; Trent University; Cobb family; Mowry family; St. Joseph’s Cemetery

Dates: 1966-2015

Fonds consists of the papers of Peter Adams relating to his work at McGill & Trent Universities, in the community and as an Ontario MPP and federal MP from Peterborough.

A. Trent University Geography Department

• Departmental budgets, minutes, proceedings and correspondence


• Course Work


• Field Trips, Tours, Foreign Visits


• Special Projects and Publications


• Snow, Ice and Polar Studies


• Northern Studies, Libraries and Universities


• Eastern Snow Conferences


• Lake Ice Studies


• Malawi Project 1979 - 1985


• Arctic Studies with McGill University 1959-66

• Parks Board


• St. John Ambulance


• United Way


• Cancer Society


• Canadian Red Cross Society


• St. John’s Church


• Terry Fox Run


• YMCA


• Energy Savers


• Peterborough Historical Society


• Trent Sport, Recreation and Wellness

• Peterborough By-pass


• Peterborough County Board of Education (Boxes 16 - 24)


• Saving PCVS 1970


• M.P.P Annual Report 1988 - 1990


• M.P. Annual Reports 1993 – 2005


• Parliamentary Trips


• Contributions in Ontario Legislature 1987-88


• An Academic in Ottawa (April 2003)


• Political Photos


• Diaries


• Hansard - House of Commons and Committees


• Peterborough and Parliament (Book) 2013

Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Trent University Geography Department; Peterborough Collegiate Institute; St. John’s Church; Peterborough Historical Society; Peterborough Politics; Provincial Government; Federal Government; Canadian Arctic

Dates: 1850-1950

Fonds consists of genealogical notes and photographs, including historical notes on Westwood, Ontario; an 1850 ALS holograph letter from John and Margaret Brackenridge to their son John; a certificate for J.P. for R. C. Brackenridge, 1930; professional photographs for a 1904 golden wedding anniversary and a 1949 wedding, both with excellent identifications; a business account book, 1931-1933, for a grinding business; record books for Life Saver Teas, 1950; monthly report forms, never filled in, from the Dominion Bureau of Statistics; a scrapbook of clippings pasted into a 1931 furniture catalogue for McLagen Furniture, Stratford, Ontario; together with several photographs. Of particular note is an 1860 off print of a poem by A. B. Todd as a tribute to Robert Burns: Burns: or the Ploughman Bard, that was dedicated to John Brackenridge in 1874 by the author who was his uncle. The photos include two tintypes and an ambrotype.
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Access Points: McBride family, Westwood, Ontario, Community Nursing Registry, Robert Burns (Robbie)

Dates: 1975 to 2010

Fonds consists of slides, 1975, and photo prints, 1989-2010, taken at public events held throughout the Peterborough Region. The slides for 1975 relate to the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Robinson settlers of 1825 and the Peterborough Exhibition, founded in 1843, marking belatedly its 100th anniversary.

The prints were taken at events connected with the Market Hall Clock Tower; the Santa Claus Parade; the Liftlock; Fourth Line Theatre; Festival of Trees; YWCA fire; Showplace; Special Olympics; Memorial Cup in Hockey; Lang Century Village; Havelock; Lakefield; Peterborough Airport; Nicholls Oval dog show; garden tours; road races; lawn bowling; Beavermead; Millennium Place; Canadian Canoe Museum; Pathway of Fame; Millennium Park; King Edward School; Memorial Centre; Alderville; Trent University; Artsweek; Lakefield Literary Festival; local churches; PCVS [Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School]; Little Lake; Dragon Festivals; Peterborough Regional Hospital Complex [PRHC] and more.

Particularly large files include several with photographs related to King Edward School and Park; the construction of the new Peterborough Regional Hospital (336 prints); Trent University; and the Liftlock Centennial.

This is a remarkable collection because of the quality of the photography and the wide range of events she covered. Many of the events were covered by other photographers; but none had this range.
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Peter Robinson Settlers; Peterborough Exhibition; King Edward School; Peterborough Regional Health Centre; Trent University; Peterborough Liftlock

Dates: 1933, 1948-1970

The fonds consists of materials related to the operation of the J. J. Turner Company, a Peterborough based manufacturer, wholesaler and retailer of canvas products, flags and outdoor recreation. Some files relate to the products handled by Turners; a large portion are shareholder and financial records, kept by R. J. Davies and his son. Of note is file one, which contains a 1933 catalogue in excellent condition.
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Access Points: R. J. Davies; D. W. Davies; Workers’ Payrolls; Board of Directors; Peterborough, Ontario

Dates: 1846 – c. mid 1960s

Fonds consists of papers gathered by Irene Boucher, related to the ownership and history of the property consisting of lots 10 and 11 on Edinburg Street South (or 269 Edinburg Street, west of George Street) in Peterborough, Ontario. The papers primarily consist of deeds of sale between the owners of the property, but agreements, assessment documents, and land surveys can also be found in this fonds.
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario, Edinburg Street, Irene Boucher, Mossom Boyd, John Belcher

Dates: c. 1910s to c. 1990s

Fonds consists of photographs collected by Isabella Googh (fondly known as “Nanny”) of various members of her family from the 1910s to the 1990s. Also includes small paper mementos such as wedding invitations and newspaper clippings with family significance. The family’s involvement in the military is also heavily documented in this fonds.
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Access Points: Toronto, Ontario; York Region; Godfrey Family; Oella, Massachusetts; Canadian Armed Forces

Dates: 1907-1948

The fonds consists of seven issues of the Farmer’s Advocate and Home magazine dating from 1907 to 1948.
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Access Points: William Weld; London, Ontario; Agriculture

Dates: 1969-2006

The fonds consists of materials pertaining to Rexe’s personal life and career as a teacher and politician, including correspondence, City Council memoranda and meeting agendas, planning documentation and reports, news clippings, personal notes, PCG reports and studies, court transcripts, legal invoices, and more.

The collection is organized into four series, Series B and C comprising the bulk of the collection. The first series, Series A, contains materials related to Rexe’s early teaching years and career(s) before re-entering politics in the 1980s. Series B contains materials from his years on City Council between 1980 to 1987, and is the largest and most extensive part of the collection. Series C contains materials pertaining to his legal matters, particularly Kazowski vs. Rexe (see biographical note, below); and finally, Series D contains materials from his later career(s), including his planning and consulting work (with Public Consulting Group, Inc.), his years teaching at Kenner Collegiate and Crestwood Secondary schools, his graduate work at Trent University, and his return to city politics in the early 2000s.
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Access Points: Ann Rexe; Lou Kazowski; Doug Galvin; 1979 Federal Election; 1981 Provincial Election; Peterborough, Ontario; Peterborough City Council; 1971, 1980, 2003 Peterborough Municipal Election; Peterborough County Board of Education; Trent University; Municipal Consultancy

Dates: 1953

One photograph showing William C. Grant using the first dial telephone for Lakefield after Bell took responsibility for supplying phone services to the village. He lived at “Westove,” the last home of Catharine Parr Traill. The photo shows, left to right, the Bell employee, William C. Grant, and his Dalmation dog, Dom.
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Access Points: Lakefield, Ontario; Bell Telephone

Dates: 1892-1905

The fonds consists of a total of 189 plate glass negatives, most of which measure approximately 12.7×17.7 cm [5″ x 7″]. These were created by at least 3 different photographers between 1892 and 1905 at various locations in Peterborough County, Alberta, and British Columbia. The collection contains many culturally significant pieces, including views of work on the Trent Severn Waterway ca. 1900, views of Stoney Lake and Juniper Point, and portraits of prominent Peterboronians and their homes in the 1890s and early 1900s.

The first accession is divided into five series:

Series A, “Surveying Series” and “Beaverton”: Contains 17 negatives dating from 1900-01 and is divided into two sub-series. “Surveying Series” includes views of surveying and mining work at Cardston, AB and Greenwood, BC. “Beaverton” contains views of lakes, houses, mills, churches, and stores in or around Beaverton, ON.

Series B, “Trent Valley Canal Building”: Contains 21 negatives dating from 1900-01. Includes views of workers and surveyors, horses, and machinery at different locations along the Peterborough County portion of the Trent Severn Waterway.

Series C, “Stoney Lake”: Contains 61 negatives, some dating from 1900-01 and others dating from 1985-96. Views include Juniper Point (and “Juniper Lodge”), Sheriff Hall’s cottage, canoes at Eels Creek, Jack’s Creek, Grubbe’s Island, Julien’s Landing, Devil’s Elbow, Indian River, McCraken’s Landing, and more. Some images taken in Westmount, Quebec.

Series D, “Peterborough Houses”: Contains 72 negatives, some dating from around 1893-94 and others from around 1905-07. Includes views of Merino, Cordach, Hazelbrae, Idyl Wyld, John Robertson’s house on Bonaccord St., the side yard of what is today 361 Park Street, and others.

Series E, “Portraits: Jack Fairbairn et al”: Contains 18 negatives, most of them undated. One from 1893. The subseries “Jack Fairbairn as a Little Boy” includes formal portraits of Jack Fairbairn Jr. as an infant and even a view of him only a few days after his birth. Other views include some of the Fairbairns “at Hermitage” as well as two images of a Mrs. MacFarlane.

There is reason to believe that, in some cases at least, the dates written on the original envelopes were applied much later. For instance, D42 and D46 were more than likely taken the same day since the views are nearly identical, and nearly all items in the photos match. Yet each was given a different year (1903 and 1905).

An accrual was received in November of 2014

Accession 2 consists of:

Series F: Glass Plates
Series G: Negatives
Series H: Studio portraits by Peterborough photographers G. B. Sproule, G. E. Whiten and P. H. Green taken between about 1885 and 1900.

The second accrual consists primarily of prints and photographs.
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Access Points: Trent Severn Waterway; Peterborough, Ontario; Beaverton, Ontario; Stoney Lake; Juniper Point; Eel’s Creek; Grubbe’s Island; Indian River; Merino; Hazel Brae; Idyl Wyld; John Morrice Roger Fairbairn; Hannah MacFarlane Fairbairn

Dates: 1900-2003

The fonds consists of high-resolution scans of approximately 230 colour, sepia, and black and white vintage postcard images of Peterborough, Lindsay, and various locations in the Kawartha Lakes region. All originals measure approximately 9×14 cm. The scans include the front and back of each card (labelled “a” and “b” respectively); these were scanned (at a resolution of 600 dpi) and labelled by the donor before donation. All paper originals remain with the donor; he has donated only the scans to TVA to use for public research, publications (when copyright allows), and TVA publicity.

The overwhelming majority of the original cards date ca. 1900 to 1920; others date from 1920 to 1945; and a small portion of the original cards date from the late 1940s to the mid- to late-1970s. Most of the original cards are mass-produced cards consisting of lithographed images printed onto standard cardstock; others are real photograph postcards (RPPCs) which are black and white photographic images printed (from negatives) onto 9×14 cm photographic paper and rubber-stamped on the back. Many of the early cards were manufactured by the Valentine & Sons postcard company (which had offices in Toronto and, incidentally, used Roy Studio images on their cards) and the International Stationary Company of Picton. Others were produced by more local manufacturers, among them the Roy Studio.

The collection is organized into three major series:

Series A – Peterborough: Business and Industry, Churches and Cemeteries, Downtown Streets, Educational Institutions, Hospitals and Homes, Hotels, Otonabee River (Bridges, Lift Locks, Marinas and River Views), Parks and Campgrounds, Railway Stations, Recreation and Entertainment, Services and Public Buildings, and Misc. Rural Scenes.

Series B – Lindsay: Canal, Churches, Downtown Streets, Services and Public Buildings, and Other.

Series C – Kawartha: Apsley, Balsam Lake, Bobcaygeon, Buckhorn Lake, Burleigh Falls, Chemong Lake, Fenelon Falls, Haliburton, Havelock, Lakefield, Pigeon Lake, Rice Lake, Stoney Lake, Sturgeon Lake, and Misc. Kawartha Lakes.

Also included in the digital image collection is a scan (front and back) of a cabinet photograph of the Peterborough Lift Locks (date unknown) as well as 1 file folder containing printed copies of approximately 15 articles from the Globe and Mail online database. The original articles date from approximately 1900 to 2003 and pertain to the life and work of Frederick M. DelaFosse (FMD), first Librarian of the Peterborough Carnegie Library (opened 1911). The collection includes published letters that DelaFosse wrote to the editor of The Globe, brief mentions of FMD in society columns, and obituaries related to members of the DelaFosse and Fewer families.
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Lindsay, Ontario; Kawartha Lakes; Frederick M. DelaFosse; Carnegie Library

Dates: 1906-2006

Fonds consists of records and historical research notes compiled by Kim Krenz related to the history of the Peterborough County House of Refuge, and its successor Rosemere Manor. The House of Refuge operated from 1906 to the 1970s, when Rosemere Manor was established as a senior’s residence around 1979.
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Access Points: Lakefield, Ontario; Rosemere Manor; Peterborough County; Kim Krenz; Preston Family; Richard McCarthy

Dates: 1907-1929, 1940

The fonds consists of documents, photographs, photo albums and other ephemera compiled by the Matthews family.
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Access Points: Royal Military College, Kingston, ON; World War I; Kells Family; Peterborough Photographers: P. H. Green; G. B. Sproule, H. J. Byers; Louis Mendel; Other photographers: S. J. Jarvis; Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School; Peterborough Exhibition; S. S. Acquitania; 570 Water Street, Peterborough, Ontario (home of Matthews family); Lt. F. A. Heymann

Dates: 1917

The fonds consists of the floor plan of the Quaker Oats plant, 1917; Peterboro Plant, The Quaker Oats Company, Chicago Ill. Property & Plant Layout traced from Leonard Construction Co. Drawing of July 15, 1917; scale 1/16 inch = 1 foot, Peterboro’, September 15, 1926. Includes Schedule of Floor Heights and Loads. Includes Enlarged Scale Drawings of Water Pipe Arrangement between Wkhse [Workhouse] & Feed Mill.

Copy of Quaker Oats fire report: The Fire at the Quaker Oats Company’s Premises at Peterboro’ Ontario Canada on December 11, 1916 consisting of two reports: Part 1 by A. J. Mylrea and Part II by T. D. Mylrea; London, 1918. Published at the offices of The British Fire Prevention Committee, 8 Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, S.W. 1. Issued in October of 1918; well illustrated with photos and plans [pdf downloaded from the internet]

Part I: The Fire at the Quaker Oats Plant

1. General Description of the Premises, 9


2. Fire Equipment, 18


3. Public Fire Service and Water Supply, 20


4. Origin and Progress of the Fire, 21


5. Damage to Buildings, 43

1. Construction of Reinforced Concrete Warehouse, 48


2. The Fire, 51


3. Damage to Buildings Generally, 5


4. Details of Damage to Concrete Building, 54


5. Effect of Design and Loading On Failure, 56


6. Conclusion, 59


7. Block Plan of the site


8. Section through the range of building adjoining that in which [the fire started]

Access Points: Leonard Construction; A. J. Mylrea; T. D. Mylrea

Dates: 1909-1980

The fonds consists of materials relating to Etta Lane’s involvement in the Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario, photographs and materials relating to personal trips she took, photographs of family and friends, correspondence with former students and personal directories, notebooks and diaries. Of special interest are letters from students serving in World War II, including several from Barney Danson who later served as the Minister of National Defense.
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Access Points: Federation of Women Teachers of Ontario; World War II; Barney Danson, Minister of National Defense

Dates: c. 1840s to c. 1990s

Fonds consists of photocopied material covering the history of the residence located at 5 Katherine St. in Lakefield, Ontario. Includes land/survey documents of the property; a note about Samuel DeChamplain; documents and research pertaining to the Stricklands; information and correspondence regarding Ephraim Sanford and his family and Elizabeth Cameron, a poet from Lakefield; and information on specialists related to dating historic houses.
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Access Points: Lakefield, Ontario, Angus Baxter, Ephraim Sanford, Samuel Strickland, Elizabeth Cameron, Champlain

Dates: 1968-2005

Fonds consists of correspondence, databases related to cemeteries and genealogy. In file 319, Betty Craw in 1982 made the following observations:

“Compiling a record of Memorial Stones in over 200 Cemeteries in the counties of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland and Durham began in 1966. These publications are simply a labour of love – a memorial to my father and sister. The research developed into a rather onerous task when I realized how much information was being eroded by neglect, indifference, weather and sheer vandalism.” She thanked Alice and Marianne MacKenzie for their help in recording cemeteries. She also thanked Eileen Gariepy and Andre Dorfman.”

Series A: Cemeteries series; listing of stones within the cemeteries recorded, 1975-1980, files 1-164 (vols. 1-4) The cemeteries are from the counties of Peterborough, Victoria, and Northumberland and Durham

Series B: Genealogical research inquiries, mostly 1980s, 1990s, files 165-221 (vols. 5-6)

Series C: Archival research records, originals and copies, files 222-334 (vols. 7-11) Includes marriages, cemetery records, assessment and census records, and other documents with potential for genealogical research.

Series D: Maps, 1940s, files 335-342 (vol. 11)

Series E: Voters’ lists and assessments, 1964-1967, files 343-353 (vol. 11)

Series F: Marriages, Newcastle District mainly 1870-1872, transcribed c. 1975-80 (files 354-362) (vol. 12)

Series G: Genealogical resources (files 363-431) (vols. 13-17)

Series H: Genealogical cards recording individuals by birth, marriage and death; and cards cross-referencing to cemetery listings. (vols. B1 to B15)

Series I: Books and pamphlets
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Access Points: Peterborough County; Victoria County; Northumberland County; Cemeteries; Genealogical research; Ashburnham, Ontario; Peterborough, Ontario

Dates: 1893-1966

The fonds consists of The Star Almanac for 1893; a copy of The Game and Fish Act, 1961-62 and The Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1964; a copy of The Game and Fish Act, 1961-62 and The Ontario Fishery Regulations, 1966; and a handwritten story by Jane Willison entitled “Cluxton the Lawyer.”
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Access Points: Star Almanac; Ontario Fishery; Game and Fish Act

Dates: 1977-2011

The fonds consists of reports, manuals and publications related to Robert Rehder’s career at Canadian General Electric in Peterborough, Ontario in the design and development of switchgears and insulation systems for motors and generators.
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Access Points: Canadian General Electric; Electric Engineering; Switchgear Engineering; Insulation Systems; Hope Mill; Ontario Hydro; La Grande Complex

Dates: 1910-2013

The fonds consists of documents, photographs, yearbooks and other materials compliled for the 100th aniversary of Queen Mary School. The materials cover the history of the school and its students from before its opening in 1913 to its 100th anniversary in 2013. The collection also has materials related to Safety Patrols across the city and Queen Mary’s Summer Theatre; and regesters from Queen Mary School, King George School, the Retarded Children’s School and the Havelock Public School.
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Peterborough Schools; Queen Mary’s 100th Anniversary; Queen Mary Summer Theatre; Safety Patrol; Public School Registers; Separate School Registers

Dates: 1900, 1920-2007

The fonds consists of documents, publications, newspaper clippings, displays, ribbons, postcards, photographs and scrapbooks relating to the life and farming career of Charles Lobb.
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Access Points: Norwood Fair; Royal Winter Fair; East Peterborough Agricultural Society; Upper Stoney Lake Regatta; Ontario Agricultural College; Ontario Department of Agriculture; World War II

Dates: 1887-1960

The fonds consists of a book and five photographs. The book is the Western Manufacturing Co. Regina Catalogue No. 5 showing Builders Woodwork and an official price list and illustrations for 1919 done for wholesale manufacturers and jobbers in Saskatchewan, Alberta and Manitoba.

The photographs include a Roy Studio shot of General Electric products at a home show or exhibition; advertising for Watson Tire & Radio Supply at 446 George, and W. Gordon Hall, at 88 London St., Peterboro, c. 1922; G. Hudson Hall; two photos of a group being trained in a training facility, c. 1945; and a photo of CGE seen from the Monaghan Road entrance c. 1950s.
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Access Points: G. Hudson Hall; Western Manufacturing Co.; Canadian General Electric; Watson Tire and Radio Supply; Peterborough, Ontario

Dates: 1901, 1923, 1950-1970

The fonds consists of correspondence, plans, schematics, magazines and other items related to Arthur T. Hulley’s model train hobby, including a significant run of Model Engineer from 1926, 1928, and 1953-1970.
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Access Points: Keene, Ontario; Model Trains

Dates: 1984-1995

The fonds consists of correspondence, meeting minutes and agendas, photographs, promotional material, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, VHS tapes, cassette tapes, and signage created by the Hastings-Peterborough New Democratic Party Riding Association, pertaining to their administration, campaigns and history.
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Access Points: Elmer Buchanan; M.P.P. Ontario 1990-1995; Mary Smith; municipal councilor for Selwyn Township and its antecedents 1997-2018 (Mayor 2011-2018); Robert Rae (Bob); Premier of Ontario 1990-1995; Audrey McLaughlin; William Domm, (Bill), M.P.; Gillian Sandeman (Gill); M.P.P. Ontario 1975-1977; Linda Slavin; Waste Management; Environmentalism; Provincial Government; Federal Government

Dates: 1907-1909

The fonds consists of a postcard album with a floral decoration on the cover, containing c. 280 postcards. It was a gift to Joseph from Agnes for Christmas in 1908.
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Access Points: Postcards; Peterborough, Ontario

Dates: 1981

Fonds consists of a printed copy of The Ketcheson Family, 2nd ed 1981, no. 212 issued to Albert Franklin Gamble., vi, 220 pages, published by the Ketcheson Family Publications Committee, Belleville, Ontario
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Access Points: Ketcheson Family; William Ketcheson; Albert Franklin Gamble

Dates: c. 1860 – 1955

The fonds consists of photographs from the Long, Rosenplatt, O’Shea, and Cerrone families in the Campbellford Region.
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Access Points: Rosenplatt Family; O’Shea Family; Cerrone Family; Campbelford, Ontario

Dates: 2021 (Original 1924)

The fonds consists of a copy of a panoramic photograph of the Knights of Columbus participants in a regional meeting held at Cobourg on Tuesday and Wednesday, 4-5 June, in 1924. This was described as the 21st annual gathering of the Knights of Columbus in Ontario.

According to the Canadian Press reports, one of the officers was Past State Deputy George Hanrahan from Windsor, father-in-law to J. J. Duffus. In this photograph, J. J. Duffus is seen at both ends of the picture.
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Access Points: Cobourg, Ontario; George Hanrahan; J. J. Duffus

Dates: 1998

Album of Roy Studio photos kept by John Lyon in connection with his 1998 article for the Beaver magazine on the Roma group that came to Peterborough in the summer of 1909, and with a hope of reproducing the prints for profit in a calendar, cards for special events, and direct sale
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Access Points: Peterborough, Ontario; Roma; The Roy Studio

Dates: 1975, 1992-1999

The fonds consists of documents related to transportation logistics at Quaker Oats in the 1990s, and to the Trenton Pet Food Plant in 1975. They are very informative about Quaker’s objectives and successes in that period.
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Access Points: Quaker Oats; Peterborough, Ontario; Trenton Pet Food Plant; Trenton, Ontario

Dates: 1960s

Photographs and other documents related to Levon (Leo) Krikorian, nicknamed “Boots.”
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Access Points: Warsaw, Ontario; Armenian Refugees; Holy Trinity Armenian Church; Watts Family; Clarence Watts