Fonds consists of records of Sweet's Corners School, or School Section No. 6. Records include correspondence, accounts and minutes book for the trustees (1894-1945), photos of the hockey team and a Sweets Corners school class, clipping from newspaper showing the class of 1953, a wall plaque from Sweet's Corners School Fair (1936-1938), (2010-006) a second shield shaped wooden plaque for Rural School Fairs,(20221-009) with plates for the winners each year from 191 to 1926, and a postcard for the opening of Sweet's Corners Elementary in 1973.
Lansdowne District Public School - Opening programme; Original Crest 1963; Grad programme 1963; Newspaper clippiing on opening; Grad class photo-newspaper clipping; Pin Grad class; Photo copy of booklet - classes (25 yr); Picture of Ring ; naming of school; Class photo - 88/89, 89/90 Photo copy School picture; Crest; Staff 88/89; 1990 Grad programme; 2004 - Reunion/closing programme; Invitation to closing 2004; 2004 - Final grad programme; Newspaper clipping of closing. Escott Closing - 2 newspaper clippings Hiscocks Closing - 1 newpaper clipping Mitchellville - photocopies - teaching Audrey Newell, history, photo class 1948; teachers 1881-1960; 5 photos
Collection consists of: 5 x 8” postcard for the official opening of Sweets Corners Elementary School October 1973 with drawings of Lyndhurst and Seeley’s Bay schools (closed) and the new Sweets Corners school. – post card entitled “Lyndhurst Falls “showing the Lyndhurst Bridge from downstream, with people on the bridge looking down, from an original by J B Harvey. – Hydro Electric Power Commission permit of inspection to James Hollister, May 1929 signed by W? J Hitchcock. This accession originally included 7 snapshots around Lyndhurst, which have become separated. Newspaper clippings were filed in General Research.
Collection consists of: Public School Drawing Books #2,3, & 5, 1892, belonged to Robert Steacy, Warburton -- 3 scriblers of Robert Steacy -- Public School Writing Course, Vertical System, 1896, belonged to Robert Steacy -- Public School Geography text book (title/date pages missing) belonged to Robert Steacy, Warburton -- 2 loose leaf Science Note Books belonged to Dorothea M Andrew, Gananoque High School (no date) -- Literature Handbook Book I, II, III, IV, V, no date.
File contains: Financial Statements of the Township of Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne for 1920, 1922, 1934 and 1959-1960 -- Department of Agriculture bulletin introducing Rural School Fairs in Lansdowne District, 1914.