Dates: 1904-1988

Local history of Mariposa and nearby townships of Victoria County, from the beginnings to the 1980s. Scrapbooks and notebooks related to Archie Tolmie’s research in local schools, town halls and family collections. Interested in Murchison, MacKay, Tolmie, Graham, McMillan, Junkin, Moynes and other families, and in the history of Fenelon Falls, Woodville, Lindsay, Ops, Mariposa, Verulam, Somerville, Eldon, Glenarm, Bexley, Colborne District, and of individuals from the area such as Leslie Frost, and Sam Hughes. Notable is the school register for Mariposa Township, 1904, 1908, 1912, 1919, 1925, 1928. Tolmie also transcribed local records that are not readily available elsewhere: Assessment roll, Eldon, 1877, Mariposa, 1851-53. Also personal and family papers, 1904 to the 1980s which include papers related to his positions with Canadian Industries Limited, Halifax, Nova Scotia, 1940-64, and in Peterborough after 1964.
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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: 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