Item consists of a parchment land grant form, filled out in longhand, naming Seth Warner as recipient of Lot 14 in the Seventh Concession of Leeds Twp dated April 10, 1813 (very difficult to read because of condition).

1 book of minutes and accounts of the trustees of Short Point School, SS#14 in Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, for the years 1866 to 1895

A: 10 – b&w photos on card 16.5 X 11 cm of members of the Robeson family of Glen Elbe: identified on verso
A - 001 – J. E. Robeson [1866-1903]:
A - 002 – John Robeson [m. Clarissa Bowser] / store at Glen Elbe
A - 003 – Rev J B Robeson / Joshua B. Robeson / 1854 – 1917 / m / Sarah Elmina Hunter
A - 004 – J. B. Robeson / 1870-1901, top left corner missing
A - 005 – Mr. & Mrs. E. Robeson & Clare / Fairburn / 1895-1922
A - 006 – Vera Robeson. Niagara, / Aunt Lydia [m. Robert Powell / Arthur 1904-1925]
A - 007 – To Mrs H. S. Robeson / from / Annie Robeson / Mrs E B Robeson / 1877-1925
A - 008 – Clare & Vera / Clare and Vera Robeson / Poole St Catharines / 1877-1922
A - 009 – Clare / Fred and – Robeson / Belleville, Ont / Children of James E / & Jennie Robeson: 18.5 X 13.5 cm
A - 010 – Mrs J B Robeson / Toronto, Ont / Sarah Elmina Hunter Robeson: 28 X 22.5 cm, missing top left corner

Item consists of a hard covered school exercise book with lined pages describing the daily activities of John Quinn along with records of expenses and sales of butter, beginning in January 1897 until December 1905.

Item consists of an elaborately decorated certificate to record that James Gardiner was admitted as a member of Gananoque Independent Order of Oddfellows Lodge N0. 114 on 13 Feb 1902.

A – Class photos:
A - 001 –cabinet photo, b&w, 17.5 X 22.8 cm: [elementary school students in dark clothing, w two unidentified female adults] on verso: Nov 16 1909 Austin Putnam
A - 002 –cabinet photo, b&w, 17.5 X 22.8 cm: [elementary school students, girls in light dresses, some boys w ties, w two unidentified adults]
A - 003 –photo, b&w, glossy, 21.5 X 28 cm [1940s] Seeley’s Bay Public School,[8-12 yr-olds, front row boys barefooted]; on verso, [3 individuals identified as:] Jack Coleman, Orvin Martin, Hazel Simpson
B – School Yearbook:
B - 001 – School Yearbook of 24 pages, representing 27 students, the school’s first yearbook: Garnet and Gold / Seeley’s Bay Continuation [Secondary] School / 1929-1930

2022-005-A - Postcards b&w, 8.5 X 14 cm Unused:
A-001 - Seeley Bay[sic] streetscape: horse and wagon in front of church
A-002 - Seeley Bay [sic] two individuals in a rowboat
A-003 - Rideau Queen at Wharf, Seeley’s Bay [1910]
A-004 – A. Neal & Son Brick & Tile Co. Seeleys’ Bay
A-005 - Loughborough View Hotel, Battersea
A-006 - Continuation School, Seeley’s Bay
A-007 - [United Church] white church w spire, Seeley [sic] Bay
A-008 - View of the Village of Seeley’s Bay
A-009 - 3 strip negatives, representing 7 of the above images

2022-005-B - Used:
B-001 - Seeley[sic] Bay, stamped & addressed to Miss Nellie Cockrill, Ottawa; from Addie
B-002 - Grippen Lake Beach, Seeleys Bay, stamped & addressed to Mrs. May E. Lutz, Easton PA, 1957, from Alice & George
B-003 - Enniscorthy Co. Wexford, return address label for Gerald Cockrill, Gananoque; travel notes

2022-005-C – Seeley’s Bay Photos, b&w, 10 X 15 cm
C-001 - Putnam’s Grocery store, on verso: became Sweet’s later
C-002 - General Store & Post Office, on verso: Main Street. St. Peter’s Anglican church, Willis house, general store owned by a Dean, but Wellington had post office in there for a while (till the fire).
C-003 - Streetscape w 2 men and four horses, two wagons, on verso: Main St. Looking West/ St. Peter’s Anglican church is brick bldg. on left. Appears to be before Willis house was built just west of church
C-004 - Brick/block store building w man & horse, on verso: May have been Wellington’s first store. Not sure.
C-005 - Street scene that includes Northern Crown Bank, on verso: Eleanor (Willis) Wyatt
C-006 - Street scene that includes St. Peter’s Anglican Church, on verso: Eleanor (Willis) Wyatt

2022-005-D Seeley’s Bay Continuation School photos
D-001 - Exterior of school w auto parked in front, on verso: June 22, 1943; Aunt Barbara
D-002 - Two adults at front door of school, on verso: Mrs. Kidd, Mr. Pearson June 22, 1943
D-003 - Seeley’s Bay Football Team: Gerald Cockrill, front left.
D-004 - Group Photo of 8 female students, on verso: Top left to right: Pearl Johnson, Marg. Slack, Marg. Townsend; Bottom: Mary Scott, Norma Knapp, Rita Doyle, Katherine McElroy, Eleanor Willis / June 22, 1943
D-005 - Class photo, all standing, on verso: Sterling C., Earnest Wilson, Wallace Caird, Francis Glover, Merton Gray, Mr. Pearson, Saul Metcalfe, Eldon McElonan, John McKinley / Mary Scott, Norma Knapp, Eleanor Willis, Marguerite Slack, Pearl Johnston, Marguerite Townsend / June 22 1943
D-006 - Class photo, front row females seated or kneeling, on verso: Earnest Wilson, Sterling Chapman, Wallace Caird, Frances Glover, Merton Gray, Mr. Pearson, Saul Metcalfe, Eldon McAlonen, John McKinley / Mrs. Kidd, Mary Scott, Norma Knapp, Eleanor Willis, Marguerite Slack, Pearl Johnston, Marguerite Townsend / June 22 1943
D-007 - Class photo, on front steps, on verso: Mrs. Kidd, Vera Hill, Norma Knapp, Mr. Rhodes, Brad Hartley, Larry Stafford, Eldon McAlonen, Sterling Chapman, Earnest Wilson, Saul Metcalfe, Merton Grey, John McKinley, Francis Glover, Merton Hill, Eleanor Willis, Mary Scott, Eleanor Stanton, Mr. Pearson, Catherine McElroy, Beatrice Carr, Marguerite Slack, Pearl Johnston, Phyllis Townsend & Barbara B. / taken by Marguerite Townsend
D-008 - Seeley’s Bay School, [with automobile in front] recent copy, 12.5 X 18 cm
D-009 - Group Photo of 8 female students, recent copy, 12.5 X 18 cm, on verso: Back Row: Pearl Johnson, Marguerite Slack, Marguerite Townsend / Front Row: Mary Scott, Norma Knapp, Rita Doyle, [Katherine McElroy, Eleanor Willis / June 22, 1943]

2022-005-E
E-001 - B&w printed image 19.9 X 27.5 cm Putnam’s Grocery 1912 [top half of calendar]
E-002 - Sweet’s Food Market calendar 1974, 40 X 27.5 cm w b&w photo image of Putnam’s 1912
E-003 - Sweet’s Food Market calendar 1973, 38 X 32.5 cm w black ink artwork of Public School by Trudy Doyle ’72

2022-005-F 5 b&w glossy photographs 28 X 35 cm, copyrighted Rideau Air Photos Ltd, business owned by Mike & Juanita Willis, Jack & Eleanor Wyatt
F-001 - Seeley’s Bay 1960? Aerial views, serial number: 20
F-002 - Seeley’s Bay 1960? Aerial views, serial number: 52
F-003 - Seeley’s Bay 1960? Aerial views, serial number : 412-A-F-3
F-004 - Rideau Air Photos Dock 1959-60, Jack on right, SN: 279
F-005 - Rideau Air Photos Dock and Float Plane, 1959-60, SN: 278

2022-005-G – 001 - Yearbook: Garnet & Gold / Seeley’s Bay Continuation School / 1931-1932; 24 pages representing 53 students [condition: staples previously removed and pages separated]

2022-005-H - 001
Newspaper clippings (and photocopies) relating to June 9 1941 plane crash and 3 fatalities in Seeley’s Bay: Scottish pilot ALA [Acting Leading Airman] William McCulloch, residents Harold Battams, James Free:
5 Titles: Remove Bodies, Clear Wreckage From Seeleys [sic] Bay Air Crash; Doctor Stricken at Accident, June 10; Double Funeral for Victims of Seeleys Bay Fatality, June 12; Flier Took Part in “Y” Sing-song; In Memoriam

Item consists of a white cotton quilt with names of subscribers embroidered in red. It is accompanied by a photo album of the quilt and all the individual squares, made by Rev. Connie McNamara and Ruth Antoine about 2010.

Historical documentation from1918; services, Board of Trustees [transitioned to Foundation in 1980s]

2020- 026 – A Book of Record : 1920-1948
-Hand-written minutes
-Summary accounts
-Newspaper Articles
-Receipts and correspondence

2020- 026 - B Book of Record: 1948-1953 ; Compiled by N. H. Gowing

2020- 026 – C Book of Record : 1954-1961
-Newspaper Articles
-Posters showing speakers

2020- 026 - D Journal : 1962-1970
-Newspaper Articles
-Brochures

2020- 026 – E Scrap Book : 1970-1975
-Red hard-covered scrapbook containing:
-Newspaper clippings from The Reporter (Gananoque); photocopied clipping from Rochester Democrat and Chronical,28 July, 1971; The New York Times, July 1971, The National Observer, 1 July 1972
-Season brochures
-Rotary Club of Gananoque appeal for funds for Half Moon Bay Foundation
-1 photo : colour

2020- 026 - F Scrap Book : 1975-1980
-Green soft-covered scrapbook containing:
-Newspaper clippings from The Reporter (Gananoque), one photocopied clipping from Rochester Democrat & Chronicle, 6 / 8/ 1975
-Season Brochures

2020- 026 - G Index of Ministers : 1948-61
-Prospective speakers as well as speakers with record of which year, and frank assessments of them by Mr Gowing, also indexed by denomination, geographical residency, and years; includes some loose season brochures.

2020- 026 – H Hymn Books
H-001 Hymns of Faith and Life, inscribed: #1 This hymnal used for many years, ending with 1949
H-002 Hymns of Faith and Life [a second copy]
H-003 Gospel Songs and Hymns We Love, c1944 Theodore Presser
H-004 Songs of the Gospel, Words Edition, c1953; inscribed: Donated by Grace United Church
H-005 Vesper Hymn Book ; Half Moon Bay, 1000 Islands, 1964, printed at Gananoque Reporter
H-006 Music Issue 1995, Vol 62, Number 1, Pub: John J. Limb

2020- 026 - I Minutes : 1948-1963, 1967
-Black duotang

2020- 026 - I Envelope:

• Account Books of Mr. Clifford Sine, Treasurer ; 1918-9 July 1948
  -Pass Book – Bank of Montreal, Savings Account No. 5224 ; 22 July 1932-13 August 1945
  -Hymnal : The Gloria Collection, c1913, The Filmore Bros., Cincinnati, Ohio :
  Inscribed - probably that in use prior to 1930

2020- 026 – K Files 1959-1970
-Red plastic file folder containing minutes, treasurer’s reports, accounts, and season brochures.

2020- 026 - L Files 1971-1980

2020- 026 – M Files 1992-2004
-Grey plastic file folder containing minutes, treasurer’s reports, accounts, and season brochures.

2020- 026 – N Posters
N-001 Come to Vesper Service (Ecumenical)
N-002 The Gananoque Churches Welcome You, Summer Schedule

Item consists of a white cotton quilt 100" x 120" with 650 signatures embroidered in red and blue. Documentation accompanies it listing all the names on the quilt and the amounts collected from the subscribers.