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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”.

2022-013 12 yearbooks from Escott and Lansdowne Public Schools, plus a scrap book of activities at Escott Public School in Centennial Year.
2022-013-A Year books
A-001 Yearbook for Escott Township Public School Grade Eight, 1995-96, subtitled “Graduate Yearbook”. May not be an official publication, has some colour photos and photocopies stuck in.
A-002 “THE TRAIL ‘79/’80”, yearbook of Escott Public School, not an official publication, consists of hand numbered photocopies in a “Duo-Tang” cover, marked “Library Reference Only”..
A-003 “THE TRAIL” yearbook of Escott Public School 1978-79.
A-004 “THE TRAIL” yearbook of Escott Public School 1977-78.
A-005 “THE TRAIL 76-77” Yearbook of Escott Public School.
A-006 “THE TRAIL 74-75” yearbook of Escott Public School.
A-007 “THE TRAIL 73-74” yearbook of Escott Public School, hardbound.
A-008 “THE TRAIL 71-72” yearbook of Escott Public School, hardbound.
A-009 “THE TRAIL 70-71” yearbook of Escott Public School, hatdbound.
A-010 “THE TRAIL 1969-70” yearbook of Escott Public School, soft bound.
A-011 “THE TORCH 68” yearbook of Gananoque Secondary School 9th edition, 1967-68, hardbound.zz
A-012 Lansdowne Public School yearbook, 1993-94

2022-013-B Contents of a scrapbook of activities of students of Escott Public School during 1967 Centennial year. The scrapbook was hugely oversize and could not be stored economically, so clippings have been removed, no content was lost.
B-001 Clipping showing children attending the Confederation Caravan in Kingston with photo including RCMP escort.
B-002 Clipping with photo of 4 generations of the Reid family 1967. (Dennis Reid, Brendan Reid, Thomas Reid and Allan Reid).
B-003 Clipping about a dance put on by the Escott Citizens Centennial Committee, held in the school auditorium.
B-004 Faint typescript Gestetner copy of a “Tentative Plan for Centennial Year” listing proposed events by Escott Township Citizens’ Centennial Committee.
B-005A,B Typescript by Martin Hein “Expo; Highlights and Disappointments” about the class trip to Expo ’67 in Montreal.
B-006 Clipping of the Confederation Caravan’s visit to Gananoque.
B-007 Two clippings mounted together about a ham supper held at Escott Public School with servers in Centennial costume.
B-008 Typescript announcement by the P.T.O. of a Career Night at Escott Public School with presentations by a doctor, nurse, occupational therapist, farmer, bank manager, minister and school principal.
B-009 Typescript account by Gloria Blanchard of a school bus trip to Roy Foley’s farm to plant trees.
B-010 Typescript account by Nancy McAllister of the bus trip and tree planting at Roy Foley farm.
B-011 Clipping of Martin Hein’s account of the trip to Expo 67 from a newspaper (as in B005 above).
B-012A,B Signatures of attendees at Escott Centennial Picnic, June 17, 1967 (2 huge sheets of paper trimmed and folded to fit the shelf box).