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CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.6.4 · File · undated
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of correspondence and legal documents related to the sale and purchase of property by the Wilson family, undated. Also includes mortgages, deeds of land and probates for Donald Howell Wilson, Frederick William Wilson and Norman Stanley Choate.

Choate (family)
Victoria Grant Scrapbook
CA ON00154 996.21-2015.17.2 · File · 1877-1932
Part of Barbara Loucks Family Collection

File consists of a scrapbook consisting of poems, songs, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, event programs, published wills / probates, and published photographs, c1877-1932. It includes mention of the following Port Hope names: Henderson, Williams, Corbett, Helm, Adams, Gordon, Lawson, Cumberland, Benson, and Ward.

CA ON00154 996.21-2016.3.5 · File · 1882-1953
Part of Barbara Loucks Family Collection

File consists of Royal Family ephemera collected and addressed to the Stuart-Grant family of Ballintruan, Port Hope, 1882-1953. It includes: Royal Family stationary (i.e. envelopes and letterhead); programme from the funeral of Donald Alexander Smith, 1st Baron Strathcona and Mount Royal, 1914; invitation to attend the wedding of H.R.H. Prince Leopold Duke of Albany with H.S.H. Princess Helen Frederica Augusta of Waldeck and Pyrmont, 1882; invitation to a ball in honour of the marriage of H.R.H. Princess Beatrice and H.S.H. Prince Henry Maurice of Battenburg, 1885; three (3) invitations to visit with Lady Strathcona, 1898-1900; programme from attendance at "Balmoral Castle Concert by the Glasgow Select Choir, 1897; invitation and programme book (hard-bound) from the marriage of H.R.H. Princess Louise of Wales and the Earl of Fife, 1889; souvenir programme from The Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, 1953; and a collection of postcards documenting royal events and Balmoral Castle.

CA ON00154 996.21-2016.3.6 · File · 1894-1901
Part of Barbara Loucks Family Collection

File consists of correspondence written between members of the Stuart-Grant family of Ballintruan, c1894-1901. It includes personal messages from Albert and Josephine Grant (nee Stuart) and her parents, Charles and Margaret Stuart (nee Gladman). The letters document the travels of Albert and Josephine to Italy, France, England, Scotland, Germany and New York; and updates on their children from Charles and Margaret at Ballintruan in Port Hope. It also includes correspondence on letter head from the residence of Kaiser Wilhelm II, Balmoral Castle, Hearth & Home Magazine, Eden-Palace Hotel (France), Hotel Angst (Italy), Stuart Family (Ballintruan), Murray Hill Hotel (New York), Hotel Continental (France), Hotel Bella Vista (Italy), Hotel de France et Pension Anglaise (Italy), Palace Hotel (Scotland), Hotel Victoria (London); as well as, a Christmas card "Woodlands and Pastures Bare," "The Complexion: It's Care." by Mrs. Pomeroy (addressed to Mrs. Stuart Grant), Telegram and information booklet for Saloon Passengers per Dominion Line Royal Mail S.S. "Vancouver," 1897 (Josephine Stuart-Grant and Victoria were on board), and several other birthday and holiday cards.

CA ON00154 2004.23-2004.23.2.27 · File
Part of Tom Long Local History Collection (Second Accrual)

File consists of the documents created and used by the St. Mark's Cemetery Committee, 1972-1982. It includes: Inscriptions and details of St. Mark's Cemetery, formerly St. John's, 1978; Gravestone / inscription list before renovations and restoration; Inscriptions, Old Presbyterian Cemetery between Baldwin and Bruton Streets; Cremation burials at St. Mark's Cemetery; Cemetery restoration guidelines from the province of Ontario, used to improve the state of St. Mark's Cemetery; Correspondence - ACO, Port Hope to St. Mark's 1982; Correspondence - LACAC, Port Hope to St. Mark's, 1982; St. Mark's calendar of events, 1982; Notes from meetings, taken by Tom Long, 1982; two (2) maps showing rectory lot (King & Dorset Streets) with letter from Jack Sylvester; Letter from Tom Long to Dr. R. P. Vivian; Letter requesting permission to quote Harold Reeve's work, 1972. Permission granted by Reeve; Letter with two (2) attached photographs from Percy I. Climo, re: tombstone of Arabella Watson, 1973; Copy of The Mark 72 Programme, St. Mark's Church, Port Hope; "A Few Pioneer Families" by Percy L. Climo created for the church's sesquicentennial year celebrations, 1971-1972. Surnames covered in this publication is Perrin, Haw, Ernest, Watson, Ainlay, Britton, Vint, McElroy, etc.

CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.6.8 · File · 1929-1970
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of correspondence between Mrs. Sproat, Margaret Wilson, Ruth M. Wilson, Vincent Massey, Harry Baldwin, Mrs. C.M. Thompson and Ralph Wilson, 1929-1970.

CA ON00154 2005.15-2005.15.1.4 · File
Part of Carol Quirk Collection

File consists of a series of correspondence sent from County Devon to relatives in Port Hope. Letters written to William Rowden and Mary Grace Rowden, and provide insight into the conditions in rural England, compared to Port Hope. Envelopes are also included in this file. Letters written to William Rowden, addressed to him as "Dear Brother" and to Grace Haskill, addressed as "Dear Niece." The letters are written by Mary Lewis, wife of George Lewis of Bideford, Devon, England and Grace Branch of Bideford, Devon England. Also one written by "Lizzie" to Grace Haskill; addressed "Dear Cousin." Also sisters Grace and Maria are mentioned in the letters. Letters discuss family, health, weather and crops between 1896 and 1910.

CA ON00154 2005.15-2005.15.1.1 · File
Part of Carol Quirk Collection

File consists of two (2) death notices for William Rowden and Susan Walters Truscott (nee Rowden); and four (4) death cards for Louise Truscott (sic), Ann Rowden Darke and William Pym.

CA ON00154 2010.44-2010.44.2-2010.44.2.4 · File · 1950-1960
Part of Harold Reeve fonds

File consists of a scrapbook created by Harold Reeve in the 1950s and 1960s. It contains clippings, notes, correspondence, and images regarding the Reeve-McColl families and local history topics.

Reeve, W. Harold
Port Hope Scrapbook Pages
CA ON00154 2014.74-2016.14.6 · File
Part of Doherty Collection

File consists of four (4) oversized pages from a scrapbook accumulated by the donor's grandfather, c1945-1965. It includes information and handwritten notes on the following: Statement regarding the unionization of Nicholson File Company of Canada Ltd. by J.R. Giffen, Port Hope Evening Guide, c1950; the development of the national flag of Canada, 1964-1965; "Six Years of War Against Germany" timeline; various clippings regarding the early history of Port Hope; and a hand-written poem signed "Gill"

CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.4 · File · 1891
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of invoices for contractors and continued maintenance on the Choate estate, Belmont following the death of Nathan Choate, 1891. It includes: List of notes owed to Estate; Estate Sale Poster; Valuation of Estate of Nathan Choate, Lot 5 Con 2; Assessment Notice for Estate Property; Insurance Notes; Receipts for wages paid to employees; Doctor, Grocery and Entertaining Bills; William Carson, Accountant; Grave Digger; Undertaker; Cab Service; Printing - William Williamson; Notes for assessment of estate, 1891.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.1 · File · 1891
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of the papers of Nathan Choate's Estate, 1891. It includes: Order on Passing Executor's accounts, 30 May 1900, re: in trust for Herbert Russell Herriman, Gertrude Lelean, Norman Stanley Choate, Nathan Henry Meeking, Arthur Ernest Choate; Audit papers; Schedule "A" account of the Testators Personal Estate, 10 Jul 1891; Power of Attorney, Charles S. Choate and Charlotte A. Choate to Nathan B. Choate; Estate reports; Probate of Nathan Choate; Burnham vs. Chaote - Judgement regarding infant grandchildren of Nathan Choate and unborn grandchildren. Includes two news articles. 3 Jun 1892; Declarations from the grandchildren of Nathan Choate, 1907; Charlotte Elizabeth Hannah Choate, Martha Achsan Herriman and Lucy Ellen Meeking re: Estate of Nathan Choate, 1891; Bequests: 1891- Millicent Mary Ann Stephens (nee Herriman) and 1892 Charlotte E. H. Choate.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.11 · File · 1900-1910
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of receipts, balance sheets, correspondence, Midland Loan & Savings Company annual reports and fire insurance policies related to the estate of Nathan Choate, 1900-1910.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.10 · File · 1899
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of invoices, receipts and papers related to the management of the Estate of Nathan Choate, 1899. Includes poster for the closing of the the estate, balance sheets, articles of agreement and lists of bequests. It also includes: G. N. Patterson; Smith & Co.; and Port Hope Evening Guide.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.9 · File · 1896
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of receipts, invoices and correspondence related to the management of the Estate of Nathan Choate, 1896. Also includes accounts and balance sheets for the estate. It includes: Galbraith Bros.; Port Hope Evening Guide; Dingwall & Ross British & American Hardware; and J. W. Wallace.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.8 · File · 1895
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of invoices and receipts for the management of the Estate of Nathan Choate, 1895. It includes: William Williamson; Galbraith Bros.; Dingwall & Ross British American Hardware; and William Waddell.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.7 · File · 1894
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of receipts, invoices and correspondence related to the management of the Estate of Nathan Choate, 1894. It includes invoices from: Dingwall & Ross British American Hardware; G. N. Patterson, Lumber, Shingles, Wood and Cedar Posts; and George White.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.6 · File · 1893
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of invoices and receipts regarding the Estate of Nathan Choate, 1893. It includes: Seth S. Smith; Dingwall & Ross British & American Hardware; W. J. Foster, Coal & Wood Stoves, Furnaces etc.; W. Williamson, Bookseller, Stationer and Bookbinder; Chas. Stevenson, Lumber, Lath, Shingles etc.; W. L. Herriman, M.D.

Choate (family)
CA ON00154 2007.5-2007.5.2.5 · File · 1892
Part of Choate Family fonds

File consists of papers related to business conducted on behalf of the Estate of Nathan Choate and his heirs, 1892. It includes: Receipts, Correspondence, Account Sheet, Farm Lease; Stock Certificates, Midland Loan & Saving Company; Cancelled Drafts; Invoices to the Port Hope Guide and Cooper & Rutter.

Choate (family)