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2019-030 Rear of Leeds & Lansdown Municipal collection. Material discarded in 2017 by the amalgamated township of Leeds& 1000 Islands. salvaged by Archives volunteers after it was scanned and ready to go to the shredder.

2019-030-A Official Plan for South Leeds Planning Area, begun in 1973. It comprised the Town of Gananoque, Village of Athens, townships of Front of Escott, Front of Leeds & Lansdowne, Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, Front of Yonge, and Rear of Yonge & Escott.
A-001 South Leeds Planning Area Preliminary Draft Official Plan, Aug 1974, 43 pages, by J L Richards & Associates.
A-002 Draft Official Plan of the South Leeds Planning Area, undated, 57 pages plus Addenda and maps, by J L Richards & Associates.

2019-030-B Official Plan Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, 1987
B-001 Official Plan of the Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne, 1987, 54 pages plus amendments, by G M Wright & Associates.

2019-030-C RoLL Zoning By-Law
C-001 Zoning By-Law 20-1991 Twp. rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, 69 pages, by Salter-Keane Associates.

2019-030-D RoLL history book pre-publication paperwork 1994-96, estimated 250 pages, includes the contract with Glenn Lockwood and expense claims.

2019-030-E RoLL history book post publication paperwork, +/- 100 pages.

2019-030-F Survey plans of the old B&W Railroad right of way, 4 sheets folded, 1997.

2019-030-G Centennial Park, Seeley’s Bay, legal papers including titles, easements and survey plan.

2019-030-H Hayden Stanton Wharf, Seeley’s Bay, successive leases from Fisheries and Oceans.

2019-030-I Lyndhurst School purchase for parkland and subsequent sale to Anglican Diocese.

2019-030-J Kendrick’s Park, Lyndhurst, legal papers and surveys, including old Short Point School. 1 cm.
2019-030-K Jonas St Garage property and Post Office leases, 1 cm.

2019-030-L Furnace Falls Park surveys, deeds and by-laws. 5mm.

2019-030-M Seeley’s Bay Fire Hall deeds, surveys and by-laws. 5 mm.

2019-030-N Debentures issued by Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, 1937, 1951 (Fire Hall),

2019-030-O Rideau Lakes Union Library Agreements and by-laws 1975 to amalgamation.

2019-030-P Building By-Law 19-67,
P-001 Staple-bound copy of RoLL first building regulation by-law
P-002A,B,C,D Manuscript ledger of Building Permits issued in 1976. 4 pages

2019-030-Q Bierman Drain Petition, By-law, Engineering Report, Specifications and drawing for Bierman Drain in Lansdowne Concession 12 & 13, 1980-82.

2019-030-R Township Financial Statements
R-001 RoLL Statement of Receipts and Expenditures1956.
R-002 RoLL Audited Financial Statements for 1991.
R003 RoLL Audited Financial Statements for 1992.
R004 RoLL Audited Financial Statements for 1994.
R005 RoLL Audited Financial Statements for 1996.
R006 RoLL Audited Financial Statements for 1998

2019-030-S Findings from inquiry about an old road crossing Leeds Lots 12 & 13, Concession 7, owned by Ken Watson and Keith Sly.
File contains certified photocopies of By-Laws and other transactions affecting Lots 12 and 13 beginning in 1864, and a map showing the land owners.

Items consist of one photograph and one ribbon.

File contains one photograph 10 x 14" from 1940s of the members of 1000 I slands Rebekah Lodge, named from the back row left Sadie Allen, Audrey Tamblyn, pianist, Katie Earl, Flo Surplis, Minnie Trickey Sly; front row Effie Slate, Margel Warren, George Poole, drums, Bessie Allen, Dora Earl, Libbie Tricke -- 1 regalia ribbon from the same lodge in its envelope from the Mortimore Regalia Co.

Items consist of one photograph and one ribbon.

File contains: a book "Recollections and Reflections" containing 90 pages of transcribed oral histories published by Leeds & Grenville County Board of Education 1990 -- a file of unbound transcripts of oral history interviews by Front of Leeds & Lansdowne Historical Society, each accompanied by a permission slip from the subjects of the interviews giving the Historical Society rights to use them at their discretion. The subjects were Paul Slack, Lizzie Ferguson, Ralph Smith, Mary Wilson, Edith Galway, Thelma Dennison, Glen Reed, Doug Donovan, Mabel Danby. -- 7 micro size cassette tape recordings of interviews, some of which may not have been transcribed.

This collection consists of published material, including self-published family histories.

Publications are generally organized into the following sections:
<b>Historical Research Resources</b>
<b>Reference Books</b>
<b>Family Histories</b>

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This collection consists of research files compiled on various area families, schools, communities, buildings, landmarks and general research topics (compiled by members of the Leeds & 1000 Islands Historical Society, as well as the former Escott and Rear of Leeds and Lansdowne LACACs).

Research notes from various sources on the history of the churches.

File consists of:
Book “Uncommon Women” a history of RWTO by Lenora Beech, 2011 – Agenda for the RWTO convention in Kingston 2005. – RWTO 49th annual report 2005. – newspaper clippings about Margaret Mathers the historian & archivist for RWTO Gananoque Branch. – flyer and post cards from Frontenac County Schools Museum. – “A Provincial History of the Ontario Association of Superanuated Women Teachers 1956-1994”. – handbook of OASWT. – finger print Identification kits for school children.

Two ring binder containing typescript memories of local teachers including Georgie (Burt) Shanks, Kathryn (Sullivan) Scott, Nina (Carther) Churchill, Evelyn (Willis) Swain, Laura (Carther) Bender, Helen (Bryan) Burtch, Anne (Roantree) Smith, Marjory Coulter, Ruth Chisamore, Winona Kyes, Doris (Latimer) Potter, Dora (Smith) Bell, Janet Lindsay, Teresa Donnelly, Stella Cheetham, Dorothy (Crossley) Dodds, Dora (Dillon) Kenny, Dora (Thurston) Wilson, Marie Bishop, Margaret (Avery) Mathers, Valerie Kench, Edna (Armstrong) McCalpin, Margaret Earl, Sadie Allen, Marion Steacy, Ruby (Forrest) Johnston, Edna Gile, Sybil Smith, Sharon Carr, Betty (Gates) James, Hazel (Simpson) Gardiner, Erma (Cooke) Bracken, Frances (McConnell) Tye, Charlotte (Hutchings) McConnell, Etheleen (Gamble) Tye, Irene (Fletcher) Woods, Lucille (Dowsett) Strong, Lena Gallagher, Vina (Leadbeater) Simpson, Myrtena (Fletcher) McVean, Freda (Simmons) Moulton, Miriam Young, Rita (Wright) Hollister, Hilda (Jeffery) Cardiff, Helen (Roddick) Wilson, Lillian (White) Wills, Marjorie Curtis, Elsie (Frayn) Mainse, Dorothy (Summers) Landon, Helen (Cameron) Moorhead.
The binder also contains photos and clipping and stories of the following local schools: Ripley School class of 1953, teacher Georgie Burt, Arnold Summers, Eldon Burtch, Charles martel, Rita Burtch, Teresa Donovan, Georgie Halladay, Clinton Halladay, Phillip Jodoin, Brenda Burtch, Catherine Donovan, June Burtch, Jean Landon, Chris Skoryna; Elgin school, Sand Bay school, Short Point school, Linklater School, Wilstead School & photo from 1926, Fairfax, Rockfield, Legge's school & picture 1937, Howe Island school, Sunny Plain school, Mannhard's school, Eden Grove & 1928 picture, Portland, Crosby, New Dublin, South Lake, Seeley's bay, berryton, Ellisville with photo, Sheldon's school, Lake View, Cedar valley with photo 1931, Lockwood school, Plum Hollow with photo 1936-37, Delta Jr. room photo 1928-34, Lakeview photo 1950, Sweets Corners, Long Point, Beford Mills with photos, Lyndhurst, Harlem, Washburn, Oak leaf, Escott, Woodvale, Soperton,

Green three ring binder of photos, clippings, and highlights of RWTO events.

Blue Three ring binder of proceedings of the 2005 RWTO convention in Kingston.

Blue three ring binder “Memories of Past years” RWTO with photos and clippings of events 2007-2012.
Minutes book of OASWT Gananoque Branch gatherings 1978-94
Scrap book of events,issues and obituaries of OASWT 1978-87