CDROM contains 160 files regarding research conducted in the attempt to acquire the property and the subsequent designation of the property as a National Historical Site, a copy of the Permit for Demolition of the Darling House with attached conditions, letters, maps and related materials, in JPEG format with the exception of one PDF file.
Fonds consists of store records and ledgers, receipts, tax forms, school and record books, correspondence, clippings and photographs relating to the life and business of the Darling family in the Thousand Islands region.
There are also several small items of historical interest, including a primitive treadle sewing machine and a hand operated vacuum cleaner.
5 books of tea receipts by G H Darling
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
1 daily attendance register for SS#8 school, Seeley's Bay, 1923-24 (filed with the school register collection); 1 scribbler containing a manuscript autobiography of Rev. W J Campbell, born 1861;
One sheet with a map one each side. One showing a road map of southern Ontario and assorted advertising; the other, a Lot and Concession Number based property map showing the names of the owners.
Cummins Map Co. Toronto, OntarioFile contains: -- a quit-claim deed from Charlotte Cross to Wesley Moore, Walter Cross, and John Elliott, trustees of the Cross Cemetery. -- hand drawn plan ink on linen showing the layout of Cross Cemetery plots, by Henry Lillie, Provincial Land Surveyor, 1 July, 1882. (encapsulated and stored in Map Cabinet 2, Drawer 3.
Collection of 32 individual photographs of the members of Council, 1920.
Item consists of one letter from Andrew Cornwall to his brother Charles regarding various business transactions.
Item consists of a wooden frame in very old finish,, inscribed au verso "S R Copeland", containing 12 very early glass ambrotype photos and 4 paper print photos.