a descendant's description of the life of John Kidd (1798-1895), his association with Leeds County, Kidd Road.
Sans titre1986-006-A Collection consists of:
A-001 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. –
A-002 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. –
A-003 Hydro Electric Power Commission permit of inspection to James Hollister, May 1929 signed by W? J Hitchcock.
A-004 Snapshot of Lyndhurst Continuation School taken from west and opposite side of the street.
A-005 Blurry snapshot of H.T. Webster's store on Charles St.
A-006 Snapshot of south side of Charles St from #413 to Webster's store.
A-007 Snapshot of the new dam in Lyndhurst with with Flo's Lunch and Riverside House beyond.
A-008 Snapshot of north side of Charles St from Roy Slack's store east to the top of the hill.
A quantity of newspaper clippings included in this accession were filed in General Research under various headings.
Acc #1986-005 Art Shaw initial donation . Originally accessioned as #986-05
File 1986-005-A : Daybooks, Cashbooks and ledgers from C B Tallman hardware and tin shop in Lyndhurst, 1894 to 1927
File 986-05-B: loose documents from the Account books of C B Tallman and A C Brown Granite Co. including their billheads.
– invoices and shipping bills from James Smart Mfg. Co, Brockville, 1905.
-- order lists from McClary Manufacturing Co 1905,
File 986-05-C: advertising sheets and flyers for goods available to C B Tallman’s store
Including carpet sweepers and barrel churns from Hamilton Industrial Works,-- press screws, bells, and corn shellers from Goulds Manufacturing Co, Seneca fall NY. – 1890-91 price list for buying raw furs by H Johnson, Montreal. – 3 price lists Aug 1891 for cartridges, cases, shot and powder, scythes, forks rakes etc, Acme skates, Rixford harvest tools, from H S Howland Sons, Toronto. – ready to wear clothing from H Shorey, Montreal. – Chown & Cunningham stoves and ranges, Kingston, 1891. – Crathern & Caverhill cut nail price list 1892. – Acme Can Works “Harland’s Improved Can” from Wm. Walker, Montreal. – Wheeler & Bain wholesale price list for furnaces, cornice and eves trough, Toronto, 1891
1986-005-D:
D-001 1 Minutes book recording meetings of the shareholders of A C Brown Granite Co. in Lyndhurst, May 1924 to Sept 1925
D-002 Short Inventory of Goods Seized (3 items) by bailiff H W Imerson following bankruptcy of A C Brown Granite Co, 1925.
D003 Longer Inventory of Goods Seized By H W Imerson in the same case.
D004 Rough pencil calculations of dollar payments and balances between 1926 and 1940, probably to do with the bankruptcy.
D005 to D009 Billheads of A C Brown Granite Co
Credit note between James Danby and James Huffman 1918
File 1986-005-E: Material found on the floor of the Plunkett log cabin on Black Rapids Rd in 1960s
-- 3 issues of the Food Bulletin from the Wartime Prices and Trade Board, 1945 & ’46 addressed to Long Point Cheese factory.
– 2 copies Annual Statement of Twp. Of Rear of Leeds & Lansdowne, 1945. – 5 issues of “The Canadian”, newsletter of the “Liberal-Conservative Party”, Vol 1, 2, 4, 7, & 8. 1930
– 51st Annual Report Agricultural & Experimental Union, Dept. of Agriculture 1929.
– Program for the Leeds County Hockey Play Offs for 1929, 14 pages.
– honour certificate for Mildred Johnson, most points at school fair, 1924.
– flyer advertising McElroy’s Novelty and Toy Shop in Lyndhurst, 1945.
File 986-05-F: Prize tickets from Local fairs found nailed in a barn stable by Bob Moore
-- 8 prize tickets from Lyndhurst Fair 1903-1912, Delta Fair 1902, & 1910, Frankville fair 1908, Lombardy Fair no date. (mostly poor condition)
File 1986-005-G Book “Memory Turns the Dial” by Madeline O’Connor, published privately, 1980
