Fonds consists of photocopies of the letters of probate of Last Will and Testament of Zaccheus Burnham including a copy of the will dated June 12, 1856 and codicils to the will dated 1856 and 1857. Also included is a probate of the will dated March 14, 1857. There is certification by W.F. Johnston, notary public, Peterborough, that the foregoing papers are a true copy of the Letters Probate of Zaccheus Burnham dated May 6, 1889.
Burnham, Zaccheus, 1777-1857Fonds consists of a minute book of the Young's Point Cheese Factory. The minutes recorded pounds of milk processed and set prices for the cheese.
Young's Point Cheese FactoryFonds consists of a photograph of Young Nim You; various Korean church-related journal issues and extracted excerpts, many with hand-written English explanations; Korean pamphlets relating to women's involvement in Korean churches and cultural groups; and a manuscript and published article written by You entitled Korean Sisterhood and published in Newsletter: Women's Inter-Church Council of Canada, March 1993. Also included are two posters and a calendar.
You, Young NimFonds consists of five photograph albums related to the activities of the Peterborough area Xi-Iota Chapter of the Beta Sigma Phi. The albums are dated 1987-1988, 1988-1989, 1995-1996, 1997, and 1997-1998.
Xi-Iota Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi (Peterborough)Fonds consists of 27 diaries of William Thornton Cust Boyd documenting his private and public life, and including references to his wife, Meta; their children; Richard Birdsall Rogers (1857-1927), superintending engineer of the Peterborough Lift Lock; John E. Belcher ([184-]-1915), architect, civil engineer, and surveyor; World War I; the Lindsay, Bobcaygeon and Pontypool Railway Company; the Trent Valley Navigation Steamship Company; the Trent Valley Canal; and the day-to-day operation of the family lumbering and cattle/buffalo enterprise.
Boyd, William Thornton Cust, 1859-1919Collection consists of texts of papers and speeches written by William Sansome Tucker, D.Sc., A.M.I.E.E. in his particular area of expertise-sound phenomena-as well as other topics. Also included are letters patent, photographic and diagram illustrations as well as a few tear-sheets from periodicals about his work. There are also two or three papers by Dr. Tucker's colleagues.
Tucker, W. S.Fonds consists of records and other material accumulated by Winnett Boyd. Fonds is comprised of correspondence, drawings, reports, press clippings, biographical material, photographs, maps, slides, manuscripts, publicity materials and certificates relating to the aeronautical engineering, nuclear engineering, consulting engineering and political career of Winnett Boyd.
Boyd, Winnett, 1916-Fonds consists of photographs, correspondence, account books and canoe trip records generated from Windy Pine Point in Haliburton County, Ontario. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Slides and Photographs Guest Book and Journals Correspondence Account Books Oil sketch; cassette; wood block print; typescript history of Windy Pine Point
Windy Pine Point (camp)Fonds consists of correspondence and accounts of John Tucker Williams and of his son Arthur T.H. Williams. Included are leases, deeds and lists of John Tucker Williams' land holdings; correspondence and accounts relating to the Canada Company; material relating to the John Tucker Williams' estate; material relating to the estate of Silas Williams and Company, merchant tailors; and other material relating to various members of the family.
Williams, John Tucker, d. 1854Collection consists of materials collected by William Twist pertaining to Lakefield, Ontario, including L.A.C.A.C. meeting minutes, correspondence and research materials; issues of "The Parish Magazine;" medical receipts of Dr. John Rodger Fraser, Assessment Rolls; Fire Insurance Plans; business daybooks, one of which at least may have been related to the Hendren Funeral Home of Lakefield; and various other records.
Twist, William, [193-?]-2006Fonds consists of diaries written by W.J. Standen concerning life on his farm near Barrie, Ontario. The fonds also contains a photocopy of the Standen family history.
Standen, William, 1843-1926Fonds consists of personal and political correspondence of William Paterson and includes correspondence of his wife Lucy Paterson and other family members. There are petitions, copies of timber licences, information on the Six Nations Reserve at Brantford, notes for speeches, family photographs and other material.
Paterson, William, 1839-1914Fonds consists of 16 bound journals, day books and cash books relating to the building business of William Langford of Peterborough, Ontario.
Langford, William, 1846-1918The collection consists of 18 volumes of photocopied documents relating to aboriginal land claims in North America. The documentation was used in the Bear Island (Temagami) court case. Fonds consists of the following series: New France 1540-1763 British North America to 1763 Evolution of the Proclamation of 1763 Native Title 1763-1979 Records of European Traders Non-Surrender of N. Daki-Inenan
Eccles, W. J. (William John), 1917-1998Fonds consists of a letter book related to carpentry, contracting and building activities in the Colborne, Ontario, area. It contains some interesting material on house construction in terms of methods and materials. It also contains some information on Colborne area churches. The letter book has a partial index to the correspondence of William Ives.
Ives, William H.Fonds consists of correspondence, invoices and receipts of William Chirpaw.
Chirpaw, William, fl. 1898-1920Fonds consists of two "Counting Copy Books" which set down the basic rules of arithmetic and provide examples for solving, including reduction, the rule of three, compound interest, rebate or discount, equation of payments, barter, and profit and loss. Under "Reduction" can be found listings of units of: Avoirdupois Weight, Troy Weight, Time, Cloth Measure, Long Measure, Apothecary's Weight, Dry Measure, Winchester Measure, and Wine Measure. Some references in the back of Robert Willan's book record payments for shearing in 1819 and 1820. An inscription on Robert's book reads "Wm. Marshall, Aughton near Lancaster" [teacher?]. Another inscription on the last page of Edwards book reads "Thomas M. Willan, South Monaghan." A loose slip of paper in Edward's book reads "Robert Willan, Challan Hall, Febery 14, 1819.
Willan, RobertFonds consists of a book of deposit slips for W.F. McMahon's trust account at the Bank of Montreal in Port Hope.
McMahon, W.F., fl. 1926Fonds consists of We-Peterborough records dealing primarily with civil disobedience and the cruise missile protest. Records include various study kits, articles and publications, as well as correspondence and minutes of meetings.
We-PeterboroughFonds consists of correspondence, meeting agendas and minutes, reports, photographs, tapes of WSA meetings, news releases, newspaper articles, legal documents, and publicity materials pertaining to the WSA. Also included are background documents and discussion papers for the Forestry/Land Use Management Plan developed by the WSA, and research materials (primarily photocopies) pertaining to forests and logging, fish and fisheries, wildlife, biodiversity and environmental matters.
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