File consists of: Letter to Miss Ann Eliza Moulton at Seeley’s Bay from Cousin Lena in Blue River BC 1938; envelope addressed to Elmer J Bryan at Lyndhurst containing Constitution and By-Laws of the Holstein-Friesian Association of Canada, receipt of membership fee for 1947, breeding record book, and guide to describing colour markings of cows, also certificate of membership, and pedigree of calf born May 20, 1948; full size layout on tissue paper of a painted sign with a bass fish and name Elmer & Winnie Bryan (encapsulated); post card commemorating the opening of Sweets Corners Elementary School, 1973; 2 unidentified photos of a man and a woman circa 1900; photo of a young woman adhered to glass with a chain hanger; certificate of confirmation of Mrs. Ethel B Waldron, St Pauls Church, Escott, Nov 28 1932; 1940 calendar from Norton Johnson, Seeley’s Bay (damaged); undated calendar from Alfred Kenny Shell Service Station, Seeley’s Bay; a file of papers regarding the formation of Fortune’s Line heritage Foundation 1988; file of invoices on billheads of various merchants and suppliers in Lyndhurst, Delta, Elgin and Athens; souvenir folder for the 1937 Coronation, compliments of T Eaton Co (encapsulated; file of circulars and bulletins from Morton Post Office describing procedures for Post Masters 1915-17; file of correspondence between Morton Post office and Postal dept 1914-17; file of commercial letters to Morton Post Office and schedules for Grand Trunk Pacific Railway 1910; 2 car window transfers for residents of Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne (had to be shown to use the landfill); silver plated coffin plate for Thomas Mullen, died 1884; glass ash tray souvenir of Seeley’s Bay Fire Dept 25th anniversary 1975; stamped aluminum ash tray advertising Greene’s Electric Contracting, Seeley’s Bay; rubber stamp for Sly’s Service Station, Seeley’s Bay; pin-backs for Turkey Fair 2011 & 2013 and Frost Fest 2011 & 2014; pinback from RDHS Winter carnival 1960s; pinback from Seeley’s Bay School Reunion 1989; 3 page reciept of items purchased at the auction sale of Elmer and Winnie Bryan Sept 1999;
Item donated as second instalment: Key tag advertising Herman Webb Signs, Seeley’s Bay – bottle opener advertising The Tinker Toy lunch bar, Seeley’s Bay – 2013 Frost Fest pin – Booklet “Garnet & Gold” program from 1989 reunion of Seeley’s Bay Continuation School – technical bulletin “Cemetery Transcribing” published by American Association for State and Local History 1971 – Delta Fair Prize List 1946 – Delta Fair member’s ribbon 1962 in its envelope—Delta Fair Assoc. bank draft to Mrs. Clifford Morris for $8.90 prize money – small pulp scribbler titled “Alert” with ledger entries from an unidentified general store in Delta 1916 – booklet “Reasons for not Embracing the Doctrine of Universal Salvation” by American Tract Society, 1834, belonged to William Sproule, Belleville – small hardbound ledger “Assessors Book A / Wm H Montoney/June 10 1866” has lists of names in alphabetical order followed by numbers, also has diary pages listing travels by train – high school entrance certificate for Bessie Woods, Chantry, 1933 –
PHOTOS
Gananoque Fire Dept 1910, includes Ed Shurtliffe, Fred Potter, Les Cunningham, Sid Wheeler, Dick Bolton, Charlie Sweet (Chief), Sid Mullins, Leo Morgan, Jack Kevin, Mike Nalon, George Lucy, Allan Truesdell, William Brennan, Lawrence Amo – 3 reproductions of photos of Punch Bowl School, Gananoque, 1920-21, one entitled Nellie Lake’s class – Post card of steamer “Rideau Queen” at Seeley’s Bay, post marked at Singleton (later Crosby) – 2 studio cards of Mary Berry/Mary Buttler, d/o Henry Berry & Mary Townsend – Studio card of Douglas & Dorothy Sly, children of Elmer Sly & Edna Wright – sc of Ella Seabrook (married Jim Townsend) – post card photo of Lucy Jane Chapman – cdv Lucy Jane Chapman – cdv Alva Chapman – sc Chapman Family including 2 unidentified sisters, Susan Crooks (Chapman) Seabrook, Lucy Jane Chapman, Ella Seabrook, Charles Chapman – sc Chapman Family including Alva Chapman, unidentified sister, Charles Chapman, Susan Crooks Chapman Seabrook –
Sc Joseph Butler and wife Mary Berry – sc Leita & Lena Berry 1905 – sc Vera, Ford & Gladys Berry as children c/o Thomas Berry & Margaret Coldwell – sc Vera & Gladys Berry late teens – photo of Margaret Coldwell wife of Thomas Berry – cdv Elva & Maud Berry, d/o John Berry & Lizzie Nuttall – cdv Etta McKinley d/o John McKinley & Mary Collinson – George Berry s/o George Berry & Ann Jane McKinley – Sc George Berry as previous – sc Nellie & Hazel Bracken d/o George Bracken & Ann Berry – sc Ann Jane McKinley wife of 1 John Chapman, 2 George Berry – cdv Maud Simmons & Lizzie Stanton – cdv Harold Munro -- sc Lottie & Mabel McAlpin d/o John McAlpin & Sarah Hilferty – sc Leonard & Florence Sly c/o Wm Sly & Ann Powell – sc Wellington Putnam 1881-1904 s/o Wm & Martha Putnam -- sc Herbert Sly and 2 others – sc Mamie, Allan, Gussie & Georgie Long 1897 c/o John & Marguerite Long – 4 sc unidentified – photo Elva Berry Hamilton – photo Gordon Berry holding Elmer & Elwood Hamilton, Willie Hamilton, Elizabeth Berry, John Berry, Raymond Berry – photo reproduction family of John Berry & Elizabeth Nuttall including Maude, father John Berry, Gordon, Elva, mother Elizabeth Nuttall Berry, & Raymond circa 1904 – The Stolicker Album was a photo album belonging to Rettie Stolicker of Gananoque,d/o Myron Sly and Ann Eliza Elliot; from the Stolicker album 23 unidentified studio cards – from the Stolicker Album sc of Wm Healy Sly – sc of Wm B Sly s/o Ben Sly & Lizzie Chapman -- from the Stolicker album sc of John Brown and Sadie Leadbeater, John was raised by Albert & Addie Leadbeater, story in pencil au verso.
2012-027A arrived Aug 2015 accrual consists of:
-- book “Ten Years of Upper Canada in Peace and War, 1805-1815, by M Edgar, 389 pages, undated, partly an account of the adventures of Thomas Ridout. – photo compilation of the members of Leeds and Grenville County Council of 1962 (photo is adhered to glass). -- – wedding photo of Bob Simpson and Myrtle Landon. – 2 prints of a photo of Seeley’s Bay men at a hunting camp, including Wallace Gardiner, Joe Seabrook, Ben Whalen, Manford Ralph, Bert Simpson, Jim Simpson, and dog Sleepy. – wedding photo of Carl Leadbeater and Barbara Lindsay, Feb 8, 1956. – 6 stickers used to mark garbage bags for Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne landfill. – 2 letters from RoLL Twp to Keith Sly regarding concerns he communicated. --
Accrual Artifacts including: -- 3 musket balls from war of 1812, 2 British, 1 American (smaller). – 10 pieces prehistoric potsherds bearing various forms of incised decoration. – 4 pieces prehistoric stone projectile points. -- plastic envelope printed for Stuart Willoughby, General Insurance, Seeley’s Bay. – wooden pencil with no eraser, printed “You make no mistake when you vote ELWOOD STEWART Conservative – Leeds – May 29th so we left the eraser off”. – red plastic swizzle stick with the profile of a young woman in a swim suit, printed “BURTON’S CAMP Chaffey’s Locks, Ont.” – large can and bottle opener with round plastic handle printed “SLY’S SERVICE STATION Seeley’s Bay Ont.” -- smaller can and bottle opener with plastic scales, printed “SLY’S TEXACO Seeley’s Bay Tel: 387-3334” – brass dog tag in the shape of a heart, inscribed “DOG TAG Twp rear of Leeds & Lansdowne 391 1971” – a large doll 24” tall x 9 1/2” wide x 4” thick, with leatherette boots, wool pants and coat, painted canvas head. – waxed cardboard container for freezing fruit, as used in first locker plant at Seeley’s Bay, dated ’43.
