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Rockport Area

  • 2022-20
  • Item
  • 1975 - 2016

Collection of newspaper articles and photographs, some loose, pertaining to Rockport area topics such as politics, St. Lawrence skiff, local personalities, TIARA (Thousand Islands Area Residents' Association) . Some materials appear to have been added after Dr. Kort's death in December 2004.

Dr. Kees Kort

Robeson Family Photos

  • 2022-004
  • Item
  • [1880-1910]

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

unknown

Robert Elliott collection

  • 2019-026
  • Collection
  • 1868 - 1945

2019-026
Collection consists of:
001 - Certificate for admission to Continuation School for Walter Elliott, July 15, 1919.
002 - certificate of Apprenticeship as a machinist from Can. Nat. Railways to W. Elliott 1927
003 – Certificate of Competency from Grand Trunk Railway System to Leonard Elliott for promotion to Locomotive Engineer, 1903
004 – Marriage certificate Joseph Elliott to Charlotte Buck Jan 1, 1874.
005 – Certificate or Letter of Commendation from Gananoque Grammar School headmaster J Lawton Bradbury to Miss Charlotte Buck, 1868.
006 – Portable Engineers’ Certificate for Leonard C Elliott, 1932.
007 – Discharge Certificate from Canadian Expeditionary Force to Leonard Clark Elliott, 1919 (water damaged, ink has run)
008 – Discharge Certificate from Canadian Army to Leonard George Elliott, 1945
009 – “The Veteran” magazine for January, 1919, Vol II, No. 2.
010 – “The Veteran” Magazine for February 1919, Vol II, No. 3.
011 – Certificate of Honour from Town of Brockville to Dvr. L C Elliott, 1918 (oversize)
012 – Toronto Daily Star with headline “SURRENDER UNCONDITIONAL” May 7, 1945 (stored with commemorative newspapers Cabinet #2)
013 – Recent photo of the former Elliott house on Hwy 2 near Wilstead (computer printed on paper)
014 – Reproduction of a small section of Wallings Map naming the Elliott families in Lansdowne Lots 3 & 4, Con 1.
015 - Membership booklet in the International Association of Machinists for W A Elliott, with payment stamps for monthly dues and record of payments for death and disability insurance from January 1927 to December 1931.
016 - Charcoal portrait 16 x 20" of Joseph Elliott 1848-1916 marked "taken in 1888". Located in Map Cab 2, Drawer 4
017 - Charcoal portrait 13 x 20" of a woman presumed to be wife of Joseph Elliott (Charlotte Buck) Located in map Cab 2, Drawer 4.

Robert Elliott Accrual Wooden Box E 0148
• A brass and glass box containing two agate-like stones,
A George III coin 1790, may be gold,
A Bank of Upper Canada one penny 1854,
A Victor Emmanuel 5 cintesimi coin, n.d. visible,
A 1989 Canadian cent,
A 1909 Canadian cent,
A 1926 British Farthing,
A 1936 Canadian cent (no dot),
A 1910 Canadian cent,
A 1967 bronze token commemorating the fiftieth anniversary of Confederation,
A 1931 British Half Penny,
A 1901 Straits Settlements (Malaysia) 5 cents,
A 1919 Canada silver 5 cents,

• A silver salt and pepper shaker set,
• A May 1939 Royal Visit Commemorative cup,
• A Marine Band harmonica and box,
• A folding fan from the New York Restaurant,
• Four silver serving spoons, 2 silver forks and 2 silver spoons,
• Two silver scissors,
• A agate-like stone with Vimy written on it,
• A mechanical top without the key,
• A wooden handled awl and a wooden handled cork screw,
• A brass two-foot folding ruler (may be used in blacksmithing),
• A miniature (14 cm)pipe wrench,
• A gold tie pin with horse head,

• Two leather patches,

• Brass tube with threaded top,

• Silver compact case,

• Stone indigenous arrow head,

• A brass button polishing guard,

• An unopened seed package labeled Vimy 1917-2017,

• A Programme from the Elliot Clan Gathering, 2017,

• Assorted printouts of antique photos and memorabilia

• A Union Jack flag,

• A Red Ensign flag

• A wooden pencil case containing –

A gold-filled railway worker’s pocket watch, Waltham,
A pair of metal-rimmed glasses,
A broach photograph of a man,
A pair of heart-shaped ear rings,
A gold woman’s wrist watch,
A metal token on which is written “Pontiac Chief of the Sixes”,
Two miniature ivory elephants,
A lapel pin inscribed with “Imperial Order of the Daughters of the Empire,
One half of a set of metal cuff links,
A lapel pin with the Canadian Coat of Arms,
Five silver tea spoons,
A tie tack with opal stone,
A metal watch fob,
A fired bullet,
A metal oval tie tack,
A metal lapel pin, two crossed cannons,
A Pompeian brand brass lipstick tube,
A miniature silver hand mirror,
A metal men’s wrist watch,
A folding one foot wooden and brass ruler,
An ornate metal pendant with ram’s head and two dragons with precious stones,
A metal dog tag, 1930, Brockville,
A metal dog tag, 1952, Elizabethtown,

Robert Burtch Yearbook Collection

  • 2022-013
  • Collection
  • 1967 - 1995

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).

Road Map of Leeds and Grenville

  • 2013-010
  • Item
  • 1949

Item consists of one road map of Leeds & Grenville Counties, printed by Ont. Dept. of Highways, 1949. Size is 41 x 45 cm. (16 x 18")

Ontario Department of Highways

Rideau Canal Submerged Cultural Resources Inventory

  • 2018-012
  • Item
  • 2005

Item consists of extracts from a document entitled “Rideau Canal NHSC Submerged Cultural Resources Inventory”, prepared by Jonathan Moore and printed by Parks Canada 2005. It includes the preliminary pages i – xxii and 1 – 18, then p 37 to 82 dealing with the section of the canal between Upper Brewers and Jones Falls, then 221 -230 being the list of sources cited. It describes and illustrates the discovery and exploration and recording of all manmade structures and vessels submerged in the canal between Upper Brewers Lock and Jones Falls. – the west half of a plan of the 1000 Islands with names and alternate names of the islands, printed by TIARA, 1987.

Rideau By Line

  • 2012-026
  • Collection
  • 1964 +/-

9 copies of Rideau By Line, the student newspaper of the Rideau District High School, 1960's.

Rideau District High School

Richardson/Johnston papers

  • 2014-034
  • File
  • 1867 - 1949

File consists of: -- Declaration of the value of the estate of James Richardson 1892 – probate of will of James Richardson -- Bill of Albert Sly for the funeral of Zylpha Richardson 1932 – letter of congratulations from MP W A Stewart to Zylpha Richardson on her 100th birthday, Dec 1831 – Copy of a motion in Council signed by Reeve R B Shaw to congratulate Zylpha Richardson on her 100th birthday, Dec 1931 – income tax return for Zylpha Richardson for 1919 – Rent/purchase agreement and payment receipts for a piano from G W Robinson, Kingston, to Mrs James Richardson, Lansdowne, 1895 – typescript of will of Zylpha Richardson, 1920, leaving estate to sister Banche Johnston – mortgage from Louise Herbison to Anna & Alden Alguire, 1898 – indenture of quit claim from Annie Alguire to Zylpha Richardson, 1903 – deed of land from Zylpha Richardson to Wm. George Johnston, 1903 – mortgage from Zylpha Richardson to Annie Alguire, 1903 – Deed of land from Wm. George Johnston to himself and Blanche Johnston as joint tenants, 1917 – mortgage from W G Johnston to Zylpha Richardson, 1917 – discharge of mortgage from Blanche Johnston to herself and Wm. G Johnston, 1949 – Power of Attorney from Zylpha Richardson to Blanch Johnston, 1925 – Deed of Land from James Shepherd to James Richardson, 1867 – Deed of Land from Rev. Jno Fairlie (executor of will of James Richardson) to Annie McCallum (Alguire), 1893 – wooden ruler 6” long advertising E E Johnston general hardware store, Lansdowne -- .

Richard Sheffield Collection

  • Fonds
  • n.d.

Includes a watercolour painting of the bridge in Lyndhurst, 13 snap shots and one window card with 5 photos and a large box of photos and clippings related to Lyndhurst families including the Sheffields, Harveys, Berry's and Creeggan.

Richard Sheffield and family.

Richard Sheffield Collection

  • CA G 2012-022
  • Collection
  • n.d.

Includes a watercolour painting of the bridge in Lyndhurst, , all related to the Sheffield and Harvey families of Lyndhurst. Digital vault. No actual physical photos.

Richard Sheffield and family.

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