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2018-027 Old photos from estate of Karl Burns

  • 2018-027
  • Collection
  • 1919 - 1955

2018-027 Old photos from estate of Karl Burns
2018-027-A
A-001 Colour snapshot of 3 elderly ladies, in a cardboard holder. Frame inscribed “Aunt Jennie Brown/ Aunt Lizzie Andress / Aunt Pearl McNeeley / Mother’s sisters” and “Greenfield students”
A-002 Class photo from Greenfield School, dated 1946 but possibly later. Back row L-R: George Burns, Frank McCrea, Harold Grier, Bessie Horton, Augusta Moorhead, unknown. Middle row: Gord Donovan, Donald Burns, Lawrence O’Grady, Marilyn Burns, Dinnie T ekemp? Catherine Webster, Geraldine O’Grady. Front row: Robert O’Grady, Bob Steacy? Percy Steacy?, Rosemary O’Grady, Leretta Dobson, Wilhelmina Tekamp? Eileen Donovan.
A-003 Snapshot of group of ladies beside Greenfield School, late 1940s. L – R: Marguerite Grier, unknown, Mrs Tekamp, Julia Webster, Joyce Dobson, Annie Moorhead, Mrs Wilfred Donovan, Thelma Steacy, Emily Burns, Bernice Horton, unknown, Alma Moorhead.
A-004 Snapshot of four kids on Blue Mountain, Charleston Lake in distance, inscribed Bessie, Augusta, Frank, George. (probably Bessie Horton, Augusta Moorhead, Frank McCrea, George Burns)
A-005 Snapshot, a row of kids, unidentified, undated, probably Greenfield School students.
A-006 Snapshot inscribed “1940”, a group of Greenfield School kids eating lunch together or on a picnic, possibly the same day as A-004 above, as Frank, Bessie George and Augusta appear in the same clothes.
A-007 Snapshot four kids and teacher under a small tree, inscribed “Rod McCrea, Don Warren, Howard Burns, Halton Webster and teacher Jean? Hodge 1930 – 32”.
A-008 Snapshot 3 kids in front of a house, inscribed “Halton (Webster?), Roderick (McCrea?), Howard (Burns?), Karl (Burns?)”.
A-009 Snapshot 4 kids in white in a garden, inscribed “Betty, Vivian, Keith, Gweny Webster”.
A-010 Snapshot, 2 small children holding flowers, on a tricycle, inscribed “Bob, Joy, Burns”.
A-011 Snapshot 2 small children sitting in long grass, inscribed “Joy, Bob Burns”.
A-012 Snapshot of group of women, some with small children, with date Sept 57, inscribed on front “School children and mothers” and au verso “Bernice Webster / Erma Webster / Marion Cowan Smith / Dorthea Burns / Emily Burns / Marion Steacy / Bernice Horton / Marilyn Burns / Joan Burns / O’Grady?”.
A-013 Snapshot dated July ‘61, group of ladies at Greenfield School, inscribed “Greenfield School – teacher Helen McKay”.
A-014 Snapshot, woman standing on veranda of a brick house, inscribed “Laura Sales, Student”.
A-015 Snapshot, young man in sailor uniform in front of the Burns brick house in winter, inscribed “Howard Burns in Navy”.
A-016 Snapshot, young man standing at the edge of a lake, inscribed “Donald Warren”.

A-017 Snapshot, Young woman standing beside a road in winter, holding a white cat, inscribed “Bessie Horton”.
A-018 Snapshot 2 babies (twins) and an older sibling holding a bottle, inscribed “Bob Brown feeding Howard, Harold Brown”.
A-019 Snapshot 2 boys sitting on the grass, inscribed “John Webster, Karl Burns 1926”.
A-020 Snapshot 5 young people, inscribed on front “Donny, Merlyn, Ivan, George, Gary” and au verso “Best Wishes to Karl, Dorothea & Ann”.
A-021 Snapshot 6 people standing, farm building in background, inscribed “Emily, Anna, Katie, Taylor, Laura, Gordon Burns”.
A-022 Snapshot, young man and toddler, inscribed “Ann Burns, Leslie Webster 1951” and au verso “Aug 21/50”.
A-023 Snapshot, group in front of the Burns brick house, inscribed “School Kids 1940 / Doreen Tye teacher 1936-40”.
A-024 Snapshot, small class of students outside a wooden school’ inscribed au verso “Mitchelville School 1942? / Teacher Dorothea Andrew (Burns) / mom was teacher for Ross Grier (he may know students) / He’s in picture not sure which one.”.
A-025 Snapshot, 2 young men at the side of a house, inscribed “Leslie W (Webster) Lorne M”.
A-026 Snapshot, group in front of the Burns brick house, inscribed on front “Jennie and Anna Webster / Mable Webster, Bob Brown” and au verso “Stanley and Jennie Brown / George and Mable Jack / Gordon and Anna Burns / Bob Brown / Howard and Harold Brown / Vesta, Hazel, Viva Jack”.
A-027 Snapshot of a group of women standing behind a large Lane cedar chest with men and cars beyond, inscribed au verso “1953 June/ Betty Fodey teacher/ kid Ann (Burns) Hamilton/Dorothea Burns/Emily Burns/ Marcellia O’Grady/ Betty Fodey/ Mrs A Moorhead (Alban’s Mom)/ Joyce Dobson/ Mrs F E Steacy (Percy’s Mom)/ Back row ? ? Bernice Horton/ Mrs Donovan/ taken at Sand Bay”.
A-028 Snapshot, 2 ladies standing behind the Lane cedar chest as previous, among a larger gathering, inscribed au verso “1953 June/ Teachers Dulcemaine School/ Marion Steacy & /Betty Foley – Greenfield/ Taken at Sand bay”.
A-029 Studio photo in a stand-up frame, inscribed on the front “Susan Seal – teacher 1918-19”, and au verso “To Mr & Mrs Gordon Burns and Karl/ A merry Christmas and/ a Happy New Year/ from Susan Seal”.

A. H. Mabee Photograph Collection

  • Collection

Collection consists of scans of 99 glass plate negatives and 25 prints of photos of the Gananoque, Tidds Island, Tremont Park, Clayton and Alexandria Bay area taken by A. H. Mabee, 1900-03. The negatives were scanned on an Epson Perfection V600 scanner in two parts and then stitched together using Photoshop.
Captions are taken from the accompanying envelops unless accompanied by parenthesis which indicates notes taken from the accompanying print. Comments in [] are a description of the image provided by the cataloguer.
Some of images were available only as prints and indicated as such.

A.H. Mabee

Abbie MacKay school certificates

  • 2016-016
  • Collection

Collection consists of: -- Dept. of Education certificate to Abbie McKay for entrance to high school, 1921. -- Dept. of Education Lower School Examination report for Abbie McKay, 1923. -- Dept. of Education High School Graduation Diploma to Abbie MacKay, Lansdowne Continuation School, 1926

Alan Lindsay Collection

  • E 2011-037
  • Collection
  • n.d.

Collection contains a file on the Thousand Islands Bridge, unpublished family trees, newspaper clippings, seven photographs, topographical maps of Mallorytown, Gananoque, Gananoque, and Presbyteriam Households at the time of Church Union, 1925.

Alfred Kenny Family photos

  • 2019-020
  • Collection
  • 1900 - 1980

2019-020 Alfred Kenny family photos

2019-020-A Alfred Kenny Family Original antique photos:
-A-001 CDV Pearl Kenny, daughter of John C, married Strikefoot.
-A-002 Studio half card Michael Kenny in WWI uniform, with sister.
-A-003 Sepia print of Clark Wright & family, Cora May Kenny and sons Kenneth and Walter.
-A-004 4x6 reprint of a damaged original showing Michael James Kenny, wife Allora Cain, children Cora, John William, Myrtle, Laura & Loretta.
-A-005 CDV man and boy, inscribed “Reuben Kenny/(illegible) 79/Lenard Joseph Smith’s son/1st cousin of Reuben Kenny/ Joseph Smith was son of Caleb Smith &/Lucy Rich”.
-A-006 Studio half card young man, inscribed au verso “Dave Kenny/ Bro of Reuben”, with tag inscribed “David/son of Thomas”
-A-006 Studio half card young woman, inscribed au verso “Mrs F Lee/Lizzie Kenny/Mrs F Lee”, with a tag inscribed “Elizabeth/Daughter of Thomas”
-A-007 4x6 print of young couple, with tag “Wilmer and Alice Kenny”
-A-008 Oval half card young couple, inscribed “Frank & Jessie Mundell (Kenny)”
-A-009 Studio half card young man, inscribed “R Kenny/ To Della from May 1923”
-A-010 BW print inscribed “Bernice Mundell” with tag “Bernice Mundell & Husband”.
-A-011 BW print inscribed “Wilfred & Florence (Kenny) Shook”
-A-012 Studio card of couple, inscribed “Ford & Myrtle (Mainse) Kenny”
-A-013 Studio half card family, inscribed “David Henry McPherson/ Lucy (Kenny) McPherson/Donald, Hazel Gladys twins”
-A-014 Oval half card two toddlers, inscribed “Gladys & Donald McPherson”
-A-015 Prosser studio half card of a family, inscribed “Ford Holmes, Eliza Kenny & Family/ Fred, Dora, Edna, Manliffe”
-A-016 Funnell studio oval half card inscribed au verso “Ford Holmes/ Eliza Kenny Holmes/children/ Fred/Dora”
-A-017 Murray & Son studio half card of young woman in a dining room, unidentified.
-A-018 Studio card of Alfred Kenny and his bee hives, inscribed au verso by Keith Sly “Alfred Kenny’s bee yard/Neal’s brick yard in B.G./ Methodist Church steeple in B.G.
-A-019 half card in folder, Harriet Kenny daughter of Reuben Kenny, in nurse uniform, inscribed au verso “Hattie nurse Kenny/ sister of Alfred”.
-A-020 CDV oval woman in fur trimmed coat and fancy hat, inscribed au verso “Harriet Kenny”, with tag “Harriet Galbraith daughter of Reuben”.
-A-021 oval on half card woman with white neckerchief, inscribed au verso “Mr. William Kenny/ from Mrs. James Moore/ July 31, 1906” with tag “Maryann Kenny/daughter of Thomas” (married James Moore).
-A-022 studio half card young man, inscribed au verso “William Marshall Moore/6 son of Thomas(?) Moore and/ Marryann Kenny” with other obscure notes, and tag “Willaim Moore/son of Marryann”.
-A-023 studio half card man and 2 women, inscribed au verso “Lucy McPherson (Kenny)/Liza Holmes (Kenny)/ Reuben Kenny”.
-A-024 studio half card couple and daughter, inscribed au verso “Albert Kenny”.
-A-025 studio half card young woman, inscribed au verso “Mrs. Marshal/ Liza Jane Kenny/ sister of Reuben”.
-A-026 studio half card 2 men and a woman, with tag “Wilmer, Ford/ Rachel” (Kenny).
-A-027 studio half card 2 children, inscribed au verso “Ruby & Beatrice/Martin”.
-A-028 studio half card couple, inscribed au verso “George Martin/Amelia Kenny” with tag “George & Amelia Martin”.
-A-029 studio full card house portrait with woman, man with dog, and older man holding a black bird (crow?). Unidentified.
-A-030 CDV in folder young man, inscribed au verso “Thomas R/ your brother” and on back of the folder “James Kenny”, with tag “James/son of Thos.”
-A-031 CDV child, inscribed au verso “J. William Kenny/ son of Michael Kenny”.
-A-032 CDV young woman, inscribed au verso “Liza Jane/Marshall”, with tag “Eliza Jane/ Marshall/ daughter of Thos.”.
-A-033 post card of Berryton School with unnamed students.
-A-034 post card man in WW1 uniform, with tag “Wilmer Kenny”
-A-035 post card a man and two women, inscribed and tagged “Mabel, Gordon, Florence”
-A-036 oversize photo on card of Seeley’s Bay Hockey team for 1929-30 “winners of the Gray, Gananoque Arena and Stewart Trophies”, includes Reg Moore, Jas. Simpson, B. Simpson, A. Kenny, M. Murphy, Wm. Steacy, D. Moore, N. Hartley, W. Gardiner, O. Moore.
-A-037 oversize photo on card of the Seeley’s bay hockey team for 1930-31 “winners of the Grey, Stewart and Fulford Trophies. Includes M. Murphy, Jas. Simpson, Bruce Johnston, Bert Simpson, Bernard McAlonan, Alfred Kenny, Fred Wills, Ross Neadow, Bill Steacy, Doug Moore, Norman Hartley, Wallace Gardiner, Oscar Moore.
-A-038 Oversize photo on folder of seven Reeves of Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, with the years in which they served as Reeve, including Roy Slack 1939-44, Wallace Johnson 1945, Hayden Stanton 1946-53, Harold Webster 1954, John W Berry 1931-32, Ernest Collinson 1933-34, Alfred Kenny 1935-38.

2019-020-B Alfred Kenny Family modern copies of old photos.
-B-001 reprint young woman, inscribed au verso “This is the aunt who/passed away at an early age/Loretta – daughter/ of Michael James and Allora cain/ christened Amelia/ Annette Kenny/ on 01/04/1891”.
-B-002 reprint 2 women, inscribed au verso “Aunt Lizzie Lee/&/Aunt Jane Hope”, with tag “Jane Hope, Lizzie Lee/ Daughters of Thomas”.
-B-003 group photo with tag “David? Reuben? James, Albert, Hamilton/Eliza Jane Hope, Thomas (father) Elizabeth Lee”.
-B-004 2 women, au verso “Cora Kenny Clark/ Laura Kenny Eaton.
-B-005 man and 3 children, au verso “Weldom Bradley 1875-1936/m/1 Minnie Running 1881-1909/ Gerald 1898/ Wilmer 1901/ Iva 1905/2 Jennie Kenny Pope(?)/Reginald 1920-1953”
-B-006 reprint of A-023 inscribed “Lucy/ Eliza, Reuben”.
-B-007 young man, inscribed “Ford Kenny/ 16 yrs old”.
-B-008 young man, inscribed au verso “Gordon Kenny/ son of/ Reuben & Rachel”.
-B-009 couple, from a tin type, inscribed au verso “Jane Ann Kenny/ daughter of David/ Jermiah Townsend/ her husband”.
-B-010 couple, from a curved glass frame, inscribed au verso “Reuben & Rachel Kenny”.
-B-011 group photo inscribed au verso “Back row Kennys/Myrtle, Bertha, Harriet, Amelia/ front Alfred, Beatrice Martin, Rob Anderson, George Martin”.
-B-012 colour photo Ethel Mills & Chris Kenny.
-B-013 couple as in A-028, George & Amelia Martin.
-B-014 Thomas Mills in Taxi driver uniform.
-B-015 2 women and a man, inscribed “Myrtle/ Rob Anderson,Bertha” with tag “Myrtle Blackman/ Bertha & Rob Anderson”.
-B-016 young woman, inscribed “Jane Ann Kenny/David Kenny’s daughter” with tag “Jane Ann/daughter of/ David & Francis” (married Jermiah Townsend).
-B-017 old lady, inscribed ”Francis Kenny (Lyons)/David Kenny’s wife” with tag “Francis Lyons/ wife of/ David Kenny”
-B-018 old man, inscribed and tagged “John D Kenny”.
-B-019 young man, inscribed and tagged “John D Kenny”
-B-020 two couples, inscribed “Ford Kenny, George Martin/ Addie Martin, Amelia Kenny”
-B-021 as in A-026 two men and a woman, inscribed and tagged “Wilmer, Ford/ mother Rachel”
-B-022 woman holding very tall corn stalks, inscribed “Bertha Kenny” and tagged “Bertha/ daughter of Reuben Kenny”
-B-023 older woman holding a toddler, unidentified
-B-024 couple and three children standing on a veranda, unidentified.
-B-025 boy, inscribed “William Bryan”
-B-026 man, dated 1965, inscribed “William Bryan/ son of John Bryan/ & Frances Kenny/daughter of Arthur & Barbara”
-B-027 young man, with tag “John William Kenny”
-B-028 young couple, inscribed “Frank & Jesse Mundell/ Jesse daughter/ of Reuben & Rachel”
-B-029 young couple, inscribed “John & Myrtle Blackman/ Myrtle daughter of / Reuben & Rachel Kenny”
-B-030 couple, inscribed “Ford & Myrtle Kenny/ Ford son of Reuben/ and Rachel”
-B-031 young couple, inscribed “William Kenny son of David/ Charlotte Kenny daughter of Michael/ 1st cousins”
-B-032 two men, inscribed “Albert Kenny, Reuben Kenny” with tag “sons of Thomas”
-B-033 couple, with tag “Elizabeth & Michael James/ Kenny”
-B-034 woman and baby, inscribed “Elizabeth Kenny”, with tag “Elizabeth daughter of David”
-B-035 BW photo of Myrtle (Townsend) Todd on her 95th birthday 1983
-B-036 repro print of Myrtle Todd and her father Jermiah Townsend, inscribed “Myrtle Todd/daughter of Jane Kenny/grand daughter of David/Townsend/ Myrtle’s father”
-B-037 colour print of Louella (Kenny) Halliday, inscribed “”Louella Kenny/daughter of/ Wesley Kenny/grand daughter of David”.
-B-038 repro print man, woman and child, with tag “Wesley Kenny & wife/ Louella”
-B-039 repro print boy and girl, inscribed ”Irma & Clarence Blackman” with tag “Irma & Cecil Blackman”.
-B-040 repro print of large group, with tag “Frank & Jessie Mundell & Family”.
-B-041 group portrait all adults, inscribed “Ford Kenny Family” with tag “Ford & Myrtle Kenny & Family”.
-B-042 group portrait same adults as B-041 plus children, inscribed “Ford Kenny Family”.
-B-043 repro print young couple, inscribed “Edmond Kenny / Sara Berry (Kenny)” with tag “Edmond & Sara Kenny / nee Berry)”.
-B-044 repro print young couple, inscribed “Edmond Kenny / Emma (Tye) Kenny”, with tag “Edmond & Emma Kenny / nee Tye”.
-B-045 colour print elderly couple, inscribed “Edmond Kenny / Sara Kenny (Berry)”
-B-046 elderly couple, outdoors in winter, inscribed “Wilmer Kenny / Sara (Sheldon) Kenny” with tag “Wilmer & Sara Kenny / nee Sheldon”.
-B-047 repro print interior photo in harness shop, inscribed “Michael James Kenny (sitting down)/ son of / Michael Kenny”, he is sitting at a sewing machine, person behind him unidentified.
-B-048 repro print 2 men and one woman standing in beside a 1920s era car, with tag “Michael James Kenny, Olive Mawson, Jim Kenny”.
-B-049 colour print of oval portrait of man with long white beard, sitting on a grave monument, with tag “James Moore”.
-B-050 oval portrait of a woman, as above, with tag “Mary Ann Moore”

2019-020-C Alfred Kenny Family Photos – Pope & South families related to Mrs. Alfred Kenny
-C-001 studio full card, large family group in front of dark coloured house, believed to include members of the Pope and South families, of which only six are identified including Belle South, Morgan Berry, Bertha Pope, Will Pope, George Pope, Brayton Pope.
-C-002 studio full card, large family group in front of a house with siding half installed over tar paper, unidentified. (a loose tag with this material has the inscription “Strikefoot’s”, which might apply to this photo.)

Allan Ripley Sheet Music Collection

  • E 2013-020
  • Collection
  • n.d.

Collection consists of 5 cm of sheet music items from the 1920s to '40s.,
An accompanying scrap book of local people and events including royalty pictures and world events and politicians, was broken up and the individual clippings filed in general Research files.

Art Shaw initial donation

  • 986-05
  • Collection
  • na

Collection consists of:
14 Daybooks, Cashbooks and ledgers from C B Tallman hardware and tin shop in Lyndhurst, 1894 to 1927.
– 1 Minutes book recording meetings of the shareholders of A C Brown Granite Co. in Lyndhurst, May 1924 to Sept 1925 – book “Memory Turns the Dial” by Madeline O’Connor, 1980
File 986-05-01: Material found on the floor of the Plunkett log cabin on Black Rapids Rd in 1960s
-- 3 issues of the Food Bulletin from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, 1945 & ’46 addressed to Long Point Cheese factory.
– 2 copies Annual Statement of Twp. Of Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, 1945.
– 5 issues of “The Canadian”, newsletter of the “Liberal-Conservative Party”, Vol 1, 2, 4, 7, & 8. 1930
– 51st Annual Report Agricultural & Experimental Union, Dept. of Agriculture 1929.
– Program for the Leeds County Hockey Play Offs for 1929, 14 pages.
– honour certificate for Mildred Johnson, most points at school fair, 1924.
– flyer advertising McElroy’s Novelty and Toy Shop in Lyndhurst, 1945.
File 986-05-02: Prize tickets from Local fairs found nailed on a barn by Bob Moore
-- 8 prize tickets from Lyndhurst Fair 1903-1912, Delta Fair 1902, & 1910, Frankville fair 1908, Lombardy Fair no date. (mostly poor condition)

File 986-05-03: loose documents from the Account books of C B Tallman and A C Brown Granite Co. including their
billheads. – invoices and shipping bills from James Smart Mfg. Co, Brockville, 1905.
-- order lists from McClary Manufacturing Co 1905, Frothingham & Workman 1910, Beach Foundry 1905,
-- telegram from Crathern & Caverhill 1891 – invoice of blacksmith John Aimer 1891.
-- correspondence from Samuel Sons & Benjamin, and Niagara Stamping Co and Metallic Roofing Co addressed to C B Tallman in Frankville, ON. 1890 & ’91.
– statement from D Findlay & Sons stove manufacturers to C B Tallman in Frankville, 1889.
-- correspondence from Samuel Sons & Benjamin, and E T Wright tinware to C B Tallman in Frankville, 1892, negotiating prices for maple syrup in payment for goods.
-- invoice from Pedlar Metal Roofing 1905.
– Invoice Queen City Oil Co, 1905.
– receipt from John & George Roddick 1980.
– receipt from William Buck Stove Co, Brantford, 1910.
– invoices and statements from Gurney Massey Co, Montreal, Bickmore Gall Cure Co, Old Town Maine, William Darling, Montreal, William A Lewis, Brockville, McClary Manuf. Co, Ottawa Furnace & Foundry Co, Henry Skinner druggist Kingston, Moffat Stove Co Weston, Aylmer Pump & Scale Co Aylmer–

File 986-05-04: advertising sheets and flyers for goods available to C B Tallman’s store Including:

  • carpet sweepers and barrel churns from Hamilton Industrial Works,
    -- press screws, bells, and corn shellers from Goulds Manufacturing Co, Seneca fall NY.
    – 1890-91 price list for buying raw furs by H Johnson, Montreal.
    – 3 price lists Aug 1891 for cartridges, cases, shot and powder, scythes, forks rakes etc, Acme skates, Rixford harvest tools, from H S Howland Sons, Toronto.
    – ready to wear clothing from H Shorey, Montreal.
    – Chown & Cunningham stoves and ranges, Kingston, 1891.
    – Crathern & Caverhill cut nail price list 1892.
    – Acme Can Works “Harland’s Improved Can” from Wm. Walker, Montreal.
    – Wheeler & Bain wholesale price list for furnaces, cornice and eves trough, Toronto, 1891
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