Item is a small publication named 'The Eagles Nest and Other Stories' by author A.L.O.E. It was presented to Adam Watson, who was in the Intermediate Class of the Methodist Sabbath School in Port Hope, in January 1880.
The fonds consists of one minute book for the Vandecar Cemetery with entries dated 1855, 1870, and 1877. The minute book also includes a handwritten contract for Simon Winchell Vandecar, who served as caretaker.
Vandecar CemeteryThe fonds consists of one Minute Book of the Epworth League from 22 April 1909 – 28 September 1911. In addition, a name index by page has been compiled by Eleanor Gardhouse.
Epworth League (Dereham Centre)The fonds consists of the following Series:
Series 1: Financial
Series 2: Ladies Aid Society
Series 3: Young People’s Society of Christian Endeavors
This series contains records related to the involvement of the Sisters of St. Joseph from the London diocese in the field of education in Toronto, Ontario. It consists of Sister M. St. Catherine’s yearbook from the University of Toronto, the Torontonensis.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (London, Ont.)The fonds consists of records related to Dereham Centre Sabbath Sunday School, including annual meeting minutes, as well as list of officers elected, teachers, and students attending the school each year. Likewise, the fonds consists of two financial ledgers related to the operation of the Adamson farm located on Concession 6, Lot 14, Dereham Township.
Adamson, Robert ErnestFonds reflects the meetings and membership of Belle of the North Ladies Orange Benevolent Association No. 140. Fonds contains two minute books.
Belle of the North Ladies Orange Benevolent Association No. 140The Reverend S.C. Murray fonds consists of memoirs written by S.C. Murray concerning life in Port Arthur and church affairs.
Murray, S. C.Fonds reflects the administration of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2992, including its membership, finances, and meetings of the Lodge and the Royal Arch and Blue Degrees.
Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2992 (Redbridge)The fonds consists of records related to history and operation of the Embro Congregational Church. It is arranged into the following series:
Series 1: Minutes
Series 2: Financial
Embro Congregational Church
This series includes material created by Mother Philomena Hussey and material collected about her. Included is biographical information; her obituary; an account by Sister St. Philip and correspondence, including some post cards, from Mother Philomena Hussey’s pilgrimage to Rome in 1925. There are also photographs of Mother Philomena Hussey, Sister Euphemia Hussey, James Cardinal McGuigan, and Mother Philomena Hussey with Sister St. Philip and their traveling companions to Rome. Also found are golden jubilee memorial cards; correspondence and a 1933 Report of the Sisters of St. Joseph, Diocese of London, Ontario; as well as correspondence concerning the governance of the Edmonton mission.
Hussey, PhilomenaThis series consists of material created by and collected about Mother Constance Dunn. This includes biographical research; a bound New Testament owned by Mother Constance Dunn; photographs of Mother Constance Dunn and her sister, Sister Norberta Dunn; correspondence concerning a new Motherhouse, the foundation of the hospital in Sarnia; jubilees; correspondence, some written in Latin, with the Bishop of London, John T. Kidd, and the Archbishop of Edmonton, J. H. MacDonald, concerning the canonical status of the Edmonton community (the canonical status, governance, and fiscal responsibility of the Edmonton community had been an ongoing issue since the Edmonton community had been founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of London in 1922); and letters from Bishop Dignan of Sault Ste. Marie to Mother Constance expressing his condolences on the deaths of several Sisters.
Dunn, ConstanceMost of the records consist of letters written to Mark Young Stark and his wife, Agatha, in Dundas. Correspondents include friends and family in Scotland or friends and colleagues in Upper Canada. Of the Scottish letters, those from Stark’s stepmother (Mary Bannatyne) and aunt (Grace Young) are the most numerous. Some letters predate Stark’s immigration to Canada in 1833. Other letters were written to his wife and to their daughter, Mary Ann, after Stark’s death in 1866. Topics addressed in the letters revolve around personal and family news but occasionally touch on current events, including politics and ecclesiastical affairs.
Stark, Mark YoungFonds reflects the administration of Lady Patricia Ladies Orange Benevolent Association No. 256, particularly its membership, finances, and meetings. Records are arranged into two series: Dues books and membership rolls, and Minute books. The fonds also contains 2 photographs and a treasurer book that are not part of any series.
Lady Patricia Ladies Orange Benevolent Association No. 256Fonds reflects the administration of King George Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2189, particularly its membership and finances. Fonds consists of one dues book and membership roll.
King George Loyal Orange Lodge No. 2189Fonds reflects the administration of Loyal Orange Lodge No. 758, particularly its membership and lodge meetings. Fonds contains roll books, minute books, and an annual return.
Loyal Orange Lodge No. 758 (Powassan)The collection contains a 1963 issue of the students’ journal Aurore and a photographic document autographed by Bishop Louis Levesque on October 22, 1959. The collection includes one box of textual and photographic documents.
Académie Saint-Joseph de HearstThis series contains records related to the ministry in Mount St. Patrick Ontario, conducted by the Sisters of St. Joseph in the Pembroke diocese. There are histories, newsclippings, financial accounts from 1957-1962, correspondence related to education and the withdrawal of the Sisters from Mount St. Patrick in July 1963, lists of Sisters who served in Mount St. Patrick, and ephemera related to a reunion in August 1987 and a 150-year celebration in 1993 of St. Patrick’s parishioners.
Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph in Canada (Pembroke, Ont.)The fonds consists of one ledger consisting of minutes and financial information of the Harrington Branch, Upper Canadian Bible Society dated 10 December 1873 – 5 May 1963.
Harrington Bible SocietyThe fonds consists of records related to the Pearce family and the history of Woodstock, Ontario. It is arranged into the following series and subseries:
Series 1: Education
Subseries A: Chapel School
Subseries B: Woodstock College
Subseries C: McMaster
Subseries D: Miscellaneous
Series 2: Religion
Subseries A: College Street United Church
Subseries B: Old St. Paul’s
Subseries C: Miscellaneous
Series 3: Woodstock
Subseries A: Old Boy’s Reunion
Subseries B: Tourism
Subseries C: Museum