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Item is a cookbook entitled "Restore St. Mark's Cookbook." It was sponsored by the St. Mark's Afternoon Guild of Service, undated. Recipes provided by parishioners for the purpose of raising funds for St. Mark's Restoration.

Item is an edition of "The Art of Cooking in Port Hope" Cookbook, created by the Starlight Chapter No. 241 Order of the Eastern Star, 1971.

"Dear Octopus" play programme produced by the Community Theatre of Port Hope, March, 1956.

Item is family history page featuring the birth dates of various members of the 'Richard' family of Port Hope and Cobourg area from 1817 to 1898. This page is possibly from a family bible.

"Elizabeth and --- "
---- Richard born June 2nd 1817
Elizabeth Richard born Feb. 9th 1819
William Richard born April 7th? 1823?
Archibald Richard Dec 24 1825
Hugh Richard Sept 2 1828
Margaret Maria May 30 1831
Mary Morrison Richard Dec 21 1833

John Richard and Mary Yheu ?
children Thomas Francis Sept 22 1853
Elizabeth Richard Dec 26 1854
Cecilia Richard Feb 27 1856
Mary Josephine Richard Sept 29 1857
Harriet Richard October 27 1858
John Caldwell Richard May 20 1860
Robert William Richard March 9 1862
Stuart Grahame Richard March 6 1863
Francis Richard March 3 1865
William Albert Richard July 2 1868
Lovel Murray Richard March 2 1870
Margaret Richard 1872"

100th Anniversary of Georgetown Lawn Bowling Club – Bob Marshall, President of Georgetown Lawn Bowling, gives a tour and talk. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. September 12, 2007

125th Anniversary of the Georgetown Herald. Walter Biehn, Garfield McGilvray, Rhoda Geggie, Peter Jones and Dave Hastings recall their days at the newspaper. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. December 11, 1991

167 Walton Street, Port Hope during and after building the house. 6658d shows owners Mr. & Mrs. Henderson, and another person (possibly builder).

Item is a commemorative plate for the 150th anniversary of the Guideboard/Welcome United Church in 1984. It features a graphic of a Circuit Rider on a horse.

An official copy of the 1846 Plan of Port Hope Harbour and an overlaid Plan for a New Harbour by surveyor Peter Fleming.

The plan shows Peter Fleming's proposed Harbour plan in red, the Office of the Board of Work's plan in Green, and the present Harbour lands and piers in yellow.

Item is a typed booklet of transcribed advertisements from 1899, likely from the Port Hope Guide. Includes advertisements from Port Hope businesses.

Item is a program from the 1935 'Annual Commencement Exercises' for Port Hope High School. Includes staff and board names, winners of scholarships and championships, and field day championship.

Names mentioned:
Fred Kelly
G.L. Brackenbury
Fern Clark
Bruce Elliott
A.E. Fulford
Leona O'Neill
W.J.B. Davison
Mildred Bickle
W.A. Dunbar
Ruby Thorndyke
C. Stephenson
Murwin Austin
H.W. Mitchell
Margaret Wallace
S. Ryan
Jack Sylvester
Edward Hunt
Elwin Quantrill
L.T. Sylvester
Helen Barnes
Doris Boughen
Fern Hodgson
R. A. Sculthorpe
F.R. O'Neill
G.L. Brackenbury
P.J. Bigelow
M.E. Carson
C.E. Eastman
E.C. Foy
M.E. Hagerman
L.R. Hammond
R.P. Reid
G.E. Ryan
K.M. Staples

Item is a commemorative token for the coronation of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth in 1937.

Contents: autobiography of Irene Brown. The first fifteen pages are computer output typescript, the remaining 459 pages are ms.

Item is a receipt from A.W. George & Son Funeral Directors, Port Hope, for expenses of the funeral of William. G. Hannah, 1928.

Item is an advertising ink blotter from A.W. Lent fuel company of Port Hope.

One unidentified English account book with entries from 1800-1809 for wages paid, property taxes, debts, etc.

Acton Cemeteries – Mark Rowe presents the colourful history of Acton’s cemeteries. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. September 10, 1997

Acton Fire Fighters – Herb Dodds and other retired fire fighters recall their days serving and protecting Acton. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. April 12, 2000

Acton Street Names – Hartley Coles gives the history behind the street names of Acton. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. May 14, 1997

Acton’s Citizens Band, 125th Anniversary – Dr. George Elliott leads a Band recital at the Band Hall, 85 Wallace St., and gives some history. EHS meeting A video tape of this meeting is available. See MG10 C8. Audio Cassette. October 08, 1997