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

Acton Citizen’s Band, 125th Anniversary - Dr. George Elliott leads a Band recital at the Band Hall, 85 Wallace St., and gives some history. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette available, see MG10 B42. (DVD copy, see MG10 D5). Audio Cassette. October 08, 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 Public School (Robert Little)

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

Acton’s Early Photographers – Karen Hunter and Kay Dills share their research on Acton’s early photographers, Charles Hill, Hollie Ramshaw, A.T. Brown and others. EHS meeting. Audio Cassette. October 10, 2007

Fonds consists of a report by the Ad Hoc Working Group on Naval Programmes and entitled “Study on Size and Shape of Royal Canadian Navy 1964-1974”. The purpose of the report was to study and report on the size and shape of the RCN over the next five to ten years. The report was prepared at the direction of the Chief of Naval Staff who instructed the Group that the aim of the Navy was to be primarily effective for anti-submarine warfare and to also have a capability for United Nations peacekeeping operations and limited war.

Fonds consists of the personal correspondence of Adam Hope with his family in Fenton Barns, Scotland. Correspondents include his father, Robert Hope, and brothers, George and Charles Hope. References made include: family life, politics, climate, Highland settlers, business affairs as well as agriculture in both Upper Canada and Scotland.

For a more detailed description, use this link to the Archives of Ontario's descriptive database: http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll/144/PROV/PROV/REFD+F+484?SESSIONSEARCH

Fonds consists of photocopies of correspondence with the London Missionary Society.

The fonds consists of correspondence, articles, diaries, subject files, news clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, manuscript notes and notebooks. Adam Shortt's involvement with Queen's University, his work as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, his work as first Chairman of the Board of Historical Publications of the Public Archives, his active career as a public speaker, and his creative output are all reflected in the papers. There is also a large series of autographs that Shortt collected over the course of his life.