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Collection · ca. 1998-2002

Collection includes correspondence, email printouts, notes, photographs, research materials, and newspaper clippings. Much of this material pertains to research on the Traill family of Lakefield, Ontario.

Lakefield Heritage Research
Fonds · 2000-2014

Fonds is comprised of photocopied pages pertaining to W.O. Mitchellís serialized novel, The Alien; first and last draft of manuscript for book Winona (published 2007) plus various edited pages related to the manuscript; correspondence with Len Early, co-editor with Peterman for Winona and The Collected Short Stories of Isabella Valancy Crawford; biographical and other research material related to Isabella Valancy Crawford and her works; correspondence with Tamar Dobozy regarding a Peterman article, ìWriting for the Illustrated Story Papers in the 1870s: Individuality and Conformity, Isabella Valancy Crawfordís Stories and Serialized Fictionî (published in Short Story, Spring 2005); references to stories and books: Hearthstone, Hate, and Flora Lyndsay; research and manuscript material pertaining to the creation of the critical edition of Flora Lyndsay: Passages in an Eventful Life.

Peterman, Michael
Andrew Finnie II fonds
Fonds · ca. 1850s-ca. 1960s

Fonds is comprised of approximately 105 historical photographs, family genealogy documents, various company shares, wills, and land documents pertaining to the family of Andrew Finnie II (1820-1908), resident of South Monaghan Township and farmer from the 1850s onwards. The photographs pertain largely to descendants, some of whom moved to Manitoba and sent photographs of themselves to the home farm in South Monaghan; many fine examples of photographs taken by Peterborough photographers in the 19th century are included. This fonds also includes detailed genealogical information compiled by the donor about the people represented in the photographs; also included are the donor’s detailed descriptions of the textual documents.

Andrew II Finnie
Betty Lynn Schwab fonds.
Fonds · 1965-1969

Fonds is comprised of audio tapes, scrapbooks and photographs related to Betty Lynn Viney’s experience as a student at Trent University from 1965 to 1969.

Betty Lynn Schwab
Fonds · 1955-1994

Fonds consists of correspondence, photographs, meeting minutes, certificates, membership lists, and committee by-laws pertaining to the Crawford’s Grove Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire in Peterborough, Ontario.

The Crawford’s Grove Chapter of the Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire
Fonds · 1970-2018

This fonds consists of programmes, rules and regulations, membership records, annual reports, minutes, correspondence and research material of the Lyceum Club and Women's Art Association of Peterborough.

Lyceum Club and Women's Association of Peterborough
CA ON00340 F1542 · Fonds · 1845-1998

Fonds consists of Quarterly Board and Board of Trustees minutes of Marmora Methodist Circuit (includes Marmora, Springbrook, and other points in Marmora Township and Rawdon Township), 1845-1899; Woman's Missionary Society minutes of Marmora Methodist Church, 1892-1903; records of Marmora Pastoral Charge (includes Marmora Methodist Circuit, St. Andrew's United Church in Marmora, Zion Church, Deloro, and Cordova), 1892-1950; minutes of the Official Board and Congregational meetings of St. Andrew's United Church in Marmora, 1936-1959; Board of Trustees records of Blairton United Church (includes Blairton Methodist Church), 1898-1929; and records of Cordova Mines United Church, 1947-1998.

Marmora Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
CA ON00340 F1554 · Fonds · 1858-1984

Fonds consists of baptisms, 1858-1925, marriages, 1834-1925, Session minutes, 1858-1871, and Board of Managers minutes, 1858-1887, of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, Peterborough; and baptisms, 1925-1962, marriages, 1925-1984, and Board of Managers minutes, 1925-1935, of St. Andrew's United Church.

St. Andrew's United Church (Peterborough, Ont.)
CA ON00334 F94 · Fonds · 1903-2003

The fonds is organized in the following series. Those series most pertinent to Gerry’s work and interest in canoes and history are Series A to F. However, the photographic collections found elsewhere contain many shots related to canoeing history. The papers are also distinguished by materials related to the lives of his parents and grandparents and his uncle, Mel Sucee.

A. Wooden Canoe Heritage Association, 1993-2003 (Files 1-120, 902- ) 1.5 m
B. Heritage Canoe Festival, 1985-1996 (Files 121-157) 25 cm
C. Canadian Canoe Museum, 1990-2003 (Files 158-165) 7 cm
D. Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives, 1986-1987 (Files 166-169, 585-586) 5 cm
E. Peterborough Historical Society, 1987-1998 (Files 170-192) 20 cm
F. Peterborough Canoe History, 1976-2003 (Files 193-519, 587-593) Research materials from 1850s to present 1.5 m
G. Cottage life, 1977-1992 (Files 520-558, 797, 898-901) 45 cm
H. Bell Canada, 1970-1995 (Files 559-565) 13 cm
I. Mary and Gerry Stephenson, 1938-1993 (Files 566-584; 594-622) 35 cm
J. Gerry Stephenson photographic, 1967-2000 (Files 623-720, 773) 60 cm
K. Gerry Stephenson slides, 1949-1993 (Files 721-757) 25 cm
L. Dainard family, 1951, undated (Files 758-764) 5 cm
M. Fred Stephenson and family, 1940s-1990s (Files 765-796, less 773; 809-829; 867-885, 897) 35 cm
N. Joseph Sucee family, 1904-1930 (Files 798-808, 886-896) 15 cm
O. Mel Sucee, 1890s-1940s (Files 830-866) 10 cm
P. Mel Sucee, moving film collection

Stephenson, Gerry
J. Paul Rexe fonds
CA ON00334 F343 · Fonds · 1969-2006

Material contained in the Rexe fonds spans the years 1969 to 2005 with the bulk of material dating from 1979 to 1991. The collection contains materials pertaining to Rexe’s personal and professional matters, including material from his election campaigns beginning in the late 1970s to his work on Peterborough City Council 1980-87 and later 2003-06. The collection contains much correspondence, City Council memoranda and meeting agendas, planning documentation and reports, news clippings, personal notes, PCG reports and studies, court transcripts, legal invoices, and more.

The collection is organized into four series, Series B and C comprising the bulk of the collection.

Series A contains materials related to Rexe’s early teaching years and career(s) before re-entering politics in the 1980s.

Series B contains materials from his years on City Council 1980-87, and is the largest and most extensive part of the collection.

Series C gathers materials pertaining to his legal matters, particularly Kazowski vs. Rexe (see biographical note, below); and finally,

Series D contains materials from his later career(s), including his planning and consulting work (with Public Consulting Group, Inc.), his years teaching at Kenner Collegiate and Crestwood Secondary schools, his graduate work at Trent University, and his return to city politics in the early 2000s.

Rexe, J. Paul (John Paul)
CA ON00154 2016.38.7 · 1940

Item is a 'Peterborough Normal School Year Book, 1940', signed by many of the students. The Year Book includes students from Port Hope, including Ruth Trott, I. Symons, E, Retallick, M. Douglas, and M. Dunbar.

Peterborough Normal School
Howard T. Pammet fonds
CA ON00334 F1 · Fonds · 1849-1903

Papers of Howard T. Pammett (1909-1990), civil servant with the federal Department of Labor and local historian, consisting of correspondence with many people including Margaret Hennessy, 1984; C.K. Bottom, 1968-71; Peter McGillen, 1928-73; Eugene Forsey, 1969; Peterborough Examiner, 1945-53, chiefly with Robertson Davies; research notes and thesis while a student at Queen’s University, 1930-1935; some papers related to his travel and work with the Department of Labour, 1941-69; poetry and other literary works by Pammett; together with correspondence and research materials related to the local history of Peterborough, the Trent Canal, Irish emigration, the Grand Trunk Railway, the Peterborough Exhibition, Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School, Ontario agriculture and the Kawarthas.
Peterborough history; post office; Peter Robinson Settlers; Queen's University; Canada Department of Labour; Robertson Davies correspondence; news clippings v 15. 1925-1980.

Pammet, Howard T.
Cameron family fonds
CA ON00370 F0493 · Fonds · 1865-1990 ; 1969-1990 predominent

Fonds consists of more than 60 letters, newsletters, poems, and greeting cards written by Margaret Laurence to Ian and Sandy Cameron, as well as a copy of Laurence's will. The correspondence discusses Laurence's work as a writing instructor and speaker at the University of Toronto, her relationship with other Canadian writers and Clara Thomas, her move from Toronto to Lakefield, and her involvement with the Writers' Union of Canada conference in Ottawa in November 1973. Laurence comments extensively on her own works and her efforts to encourage other writers (including Ian Cameron), her efforts to produce a recording of songs with her lyrics and Cameron's musical score to accompany "The diviners," the film contract based on this novel, and her elation at winning the Molson Prize in 1975. The correspondence also discusses her divorce from Jack Laurence, her relationship with her children, and her views on social and generational change. The correspondence is accompanied by nine vinyl recordings given by Laurence to the Camerons that feature European classical music, African palm wine music, and Ghanian highlife music. The fonds also contains five letters from John Ruskin, the Victorian writer and art critic, to Kate Towney and Arbuthnot Cameron, 1865-1867, regarding Towney's marriage and financial affairs, mineral collecting, and ideas from Ruskin's book, "Modern painters." These letters are accompanied by notes and transcripts, as well as a letter written in 1907 regarding the Ruskin correspondence.

Cameron (family)
Martha Ann Kidd fonds
CA ON00334 F90 · Fonds · 1817-1997

Research collection of Martha Anne Kidd, local Peterborough historian, relating to her work with Peterborough Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (PACAC), Peterborough Historical Society, Peterborough Planning Committee, as well as numerous research notes and papers on the preservation of historic buildings, the Ontario Heritage Act, and Heritage Canada..

Series A Historical Preservation in Ontario (Files 1-101), 1932, 1967-1991

Series B Heritage Planning in Peterborough (Files 102-166), 1962-1991

Series C Heritage Tourism and Promotion (Files 167-230), 1968-1978
Includes brochures for many committees promoting heritage and tourism, particularly in Central and Eastern Ontario; documents related to the Roy Studio Collection promotion(1996-1998); original sketches and planning with Tim Jackson (1984); Heritage Peterborough (1985-1987); Jackson Park Pagoda Project (1987) including historical research from the 1890s.

Series D Historic Properties (Files 231-300)
Photographs, historical research and materials relating to streetscapes and identified houses and buildings in Peterborough and surrounding areas; includes information from CIHB and HABS, c. 1970; PACAC bylaws (1974-1986)

Series E Peterborough Biographies (Files 301-400)
Historical research on Peterborough individuals, (including all architects) and families as well as records relating to the Peterborough Historical Society.

Series F Mixed Items (Files 401-461)
Highlights include: Dobbin Index to Industries (1913), Dr. Hutchison Register of Births (1817), Langton Letters (1834-35), Prime Time Profiles.

Series G Peterborough Despatch (Files 462-564)
Copies of news articles (1848-1860) on subjects such as: Peterborough Town Council, bylaws, elections, politics, Peterborough people, agriculture, amusements, businesses, organizations, fires and fire brigade, military, religion, sports, transportation; births, marriages, deaths

Series H Ashburnham Maps and Plans (Files 565-580), 1850-1903

Series I Peterborough Fire Insurance Plans (Files 581-600), 1882, 1889, 1911, 1929
Also includes Peterborough County and Town maps

Series J Martha Ann Kidd and the Heritage Movement (Files 601-657)
News features on Martha Ann Kidd, correspondence; papers relating to her husband, Kenneth Kidd, a professor of Archaeology at Trent University.

Series K Ashburnham and Peterborough City Collector’s Rolls and Directories (Files 658-702)
Copies of Ashburnham Collector Rolls (1861-62), copies of Ashburnham Directories (1858, 1864, 1865-66, 1870, 1876, 1883-84, 1894-95, 1897, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1912, 1913, 1914), copies of Ashburnham Assessment Rolls (1874, 1882, 1889, 1899, 1900), copies of Ashburnham Voter’s Lists (1863, 1878), copies of Peterborough City Directories (1851, 1858, 1870-71, 1876, 1883, 1888, 1895, 1897, 1913).

Series L Peterborough Street Index (Files 703-772) Photographs and descriptions to various properties.

Series M Peter J. Stokes Photographs (Files 773-779), 1969
Photographs and negatives relating to the downtown district of Peterborough.

Series N Photographs and Postcards (Files 780-834)
A vast photograph and postcard collection depicting residents, properties, and events in Peterborough townships including Lakefield, Chandos, Harvey, Otonabee/Keene, Asphodel, Dummer, Douro, Smith/Ennismore as well as Stoney Lake. Materials relating to surrounding counties such as Victoria and Northumberland should also be mentioned.

Series O Negatives (Files 835-924)

Series P Street Series (Files 925-1407), 1970s
Collection includes historic summaries of various street names in downtown Peterborough, as well as a detailed street by street pre-1890 building inventory featuring many photographs of Peterborough properties as well as owner history.

Series Q Canadian Inventory of Historic Buildings (CIHB) Reports (Files 1408-2863)

Series R Mixed Items (Files 2864-)

Kidd, Martha Ann, 1917-2012
CA ON00340 F1496 · Fonds · 1875-1968

Fonds consists of records, including marriages, 1897-1917, of Coe Hill Methodist Mission Circuit (includes Coe Hill, Faraday, Glen Alda, Ormsby, The Ridge, Nugent's Church in Wollaston Township, Salem Church in Wollaston Township, Clydesdale Presbyterian Church), 1885-1918; marriage register, 1897-1909, of St. Ola Methodist Mission (includes St. Ola, Cashel (Township), Greenbush, Pineview, and Gilmour); records, including baptisms, 1897-1918, of Thanet Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Thanet, Coe Hill, Ormsby, The Ridge), 1895-1918; baptism register of Chandos Presbyterian Pastoral Charge (includes Chandos, Clydesdale), 1906-1916; minutes of congregational meetings of Zion Presbyterian Church in The Ridge, 1875-1904, 1907, and 1910; records of Clydesdale Presbyterian Church, 1890-1901; records, including baptisms, 1913-1967, marriages, 1909-1965, and burials, 1913-1968, of St. Ola Pastoral Charge (includes St. Ola Methodist Mission, St. Ola, Gilmour, Greenbush, Cashel (Township), Pine View, Ormsby, and Gunter), 1891-1968; records, including baptisms, 1910-1966, marriages, 1910-1962, burials, 1910-1962, of Coe Hill Pastoral Charge (includes Coe Hill Methodist Circuit, Coe Hill, Clydesdale, Faraday, Glen Alda, Ormsby, The Ridge), 1910-1966; Woman's Association minutes of St. Ola United Church, 1935-1959; Woman's Association minutes of Coe Hill United Church, 1954-1961; records of Ormsby United Church, 1953-1966; congregational minutes of Glen Alda United Church, 1959-1966.

Coe Hill-St. Ola-The Ridge Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
CA ON00340 F1592 · Fonds · 1889-1996

Fonds consists of records of Bridgenorth Methodist Circuit (includes Lakefield, Bridgenorth, Selwyn and Mud Lake Mission); 1891-1917; records, including baptisms, 1912-1946, 1950-1989, marriages, 1896-1987, burials, 1911-1959, of Bridgenorth Pastoral Charge (includes Bridgenorth Methodist Circuit, Bridgenorth, Fairview, Selwyn, Wesley, Curve lake, and Lakehurst), 1889-1996; and records of Selwyn United Church, 1935-1969.

Bridgenorth Pastoral Charge (Ont.)
CA ON00340 F1683 · Fonds · 1996-1997

Fonds consists of membership records, board and committee records, legal records, women's groups records, Sunday School records, financial records, photographs, and other material, 1883-1984, of Trinity United (formerly Methodist) Church in Peterborough.

Trinity United Church (Peterborough, Ont.)
CA ON00333 12-003 · Fonds · 1958-2011

Fonds includes documentation pertaining to the professional and private life of John William Burbidge. Included are his manuscripts of books, articles, and sermons, and student papers. Also included are research materials, offprints of published articles, correspondence with publishers, personal correspondence, lecture notes relating to Professor Burbidge’s teaching career at Trent University, and congratulatory letters and cards relating to his retirement from Trent University and election to the Royal Society of Canada.

Burbidge, John William
CA ON00333 12-004 · Collection · 2003-2012

Collection consists primarily of photocopies and emails with information pertaining to various aspects of Peterborough's history, from both the city and the county. Brief history of the town of Lakefield is also included.

Lakefield Heritage Research