Fonds - Peter Miller fonds

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Peter Miller fonds

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    • 1792-1998, predominant c1905-1995 (Creation)

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    1.83 m textual material 25 publications 182 photographs 17 negatives

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    The son of Charles Arnold Miller (1881-1964) and Florence Husband (1881-1975), Peter Egerton Ryerson Miller (1910-1999) was born at Switzerville in Lennox and Addington County. He attended Napanee Collegiate Institute and Queen’s University at Kingston. During the 1930's, he worked as a tax collector and then found a position as secretary treasurer for local schools. He served first with the Ernestown Board and after amalgamation of the school sections, with the Lennox and Addington County Board of Education, an appointment which continued until the 1970's. Peter Miller married Dorothy Rutherford, who unfortunately pre-deceased him. He inherited the Miller family farm in Ernestown township in 1964. Peter Miller was deeply interested in history and genealogy. He conducted research and carefully saved family records and heirlooms. He was able to trace his family back for seven generations.

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    The papers were in the Miller family home until Peter Miller retired and sold the house. He then directed that the papers should be given to the Lennox and Addington Historical Society. Peter Miller Junior transferred the boxes to the Society in December, 1997, while his father was still living.

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    The fonds consists of four primary categories of material: personal papers, school board materials, business records of the Miller farm and genealogical research. Most of the personal papers are letters, postcards and greeting cards sent to the Millers, materials from Peter Miller’s school days and from his son, Peter Miller Junior (who was Editor of the Ernesttown Secondary School newsletter in 1962 and 1963). There are also some materials related to local Methodist activities, particularly the Switzerville Busy Bee Mission Band. Peter Miller also kept various enumeration lists for Prince Edward, Frontenac and Lennox and Addington Counties from 1938 until 1984 which were useful for his activities. Five property tax rolls for Richmond Township dated between 1873 and 1894 may have been used by Peter Miller’s grandfather. The school board materials include various accounts books, minutes of meetings of the Lennox and Addington Board, assessment reviews and correspondence. There are also Minute Books for Richmond S.S. 8 (1908-1942) and for Richmond S.S. 20 (1910-1948). The Miller Family Farm was a typical Ontario mixed farming operation which included dairy cattle and grains. Most activities were wound up following the death of Peter’s father in 1964. Farm records include bills, receipts, statements, lists of expenditures, circa 1916 until 1970. There are publications concerning breeding and showing livestock and instruction manuals for operating and repairing farm machinery. The genealogical research files contain Peter Miller’s notes about his own Miller line as well as the Husband, Martin and Switzer families. Fonds is comprised of the following series: Personal papers School board materials Miller Family Farm Genealogical research

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    Brought in on behalf of his father by Peter Miller Junior, December, 1997

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        Some restrictions due to personal information (privacy).

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        Some materials are still under copyright. The permission of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society is required for commercial usage of all materials.

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