Series consists of documentation and reports on several environmental conservation projects initiated by the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club out of concern for the protection of the environment and the local community. Projects include but are not lim...
Series consists of programs and events hosted by the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club and Junior Audubon Club. Programs include bald eagle hacking to stimulate eagle nesting and population recovery, as well as bird study groups and regular nature walks...
Series consists of records relating to the Fountain Foundation subcommittee. The Foundation was established in 1993 between the Society, corporations and members of the general public, in an effort to restore and rebuild the 1850s Gore Park fount...
Series consists of photographs of Jimmy Lomax, his wife Susan and his son, Ryan, as well as various individuals and events pertaining to the fundraising of his Operation Santa Claus project. This series begins with some historical photographs of ...
Series consists of two scrapbooks containing correspondence such as letters and certificates of appreciation, letters of donation, thank you cards and cards of congratulations, newspaper clippings, as well as some photographs, all pertaining to Op...
Series consists of records pertaining to the purchase of land by the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club for the use as a nature and wildlife sanctuary. The land became known as the Short Hills Wilderness Area. Records in this series also document the le...
Series consists of records relating to the programs and events held by the Society including its annual Heritage Day Dinner, presentations made to the Society by various speakers from the community on local history topics, day trips and outings to...
Material consists of 1 audio recording on "The History of the Royal Hamilton Light Infantry," by speaker Paul Garrick, during the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society's Heritage Dinner.
Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Reminiscences," by speaker Harvey McCullogh, during the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society's annual meeting.
Material consists of 1 audio recording on "Hamilton's Labour History," by Dr. Robert Storey, during the annual meeting of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society.
Series consists of awards presented to the Society for the publication “Around and About Hamilton, 1785-1985, an award for the Society’s assistance in celebrating the bicentennial year, as well as a certificate from David Christopherson, M.P.P. f...
Series consists of certificates and letters of recognition and congratulations from prominent politicians for receiving various awards such as the Order of Canada, the Ontario Medal for Good Citizenship, the Outstanding Hamiltonian of the Year awa...
Series consists of material related to raising funds for the Club, such as donation and legacy brochures, as well as documentation regarding the Townsend Bequest, and draft policy statements governing future bequests, endowments and funds. This s...
Series consists of correspondence and a certificate congratulating the Hamilton Naturalists’ Club on receiving the Corporate Partner of the Year Award, Tourism Award of Excellence from the City of Hamilton (June 18, 2001) for their publication Nat...
Series consists of marketing materials such as membership forms, letterhead, brochures, book launch publication announcements, correspondence, an index to the volumes of the “Wentworth Bygones from the Papers and Records of the Head-of-the-Lake Hi...
Series consists of scrapbooks containing articles related to the Society or its members, as well as articles on various historical landmarks, people, companies, properties and events. There are also newspaper clippings containing articles on a Ha...
Series consists of the Club's promotional materials such as pamphlets, program guides, flyers, and information guides, as well as radio and news media releases. There are also newspaper clippings written mostly by former Club members George ...
Material consists of a video recording of Cable 4 television coverage of the Garden Party featuring B.J. Coyle with S.R. Leslie and Darryl Buckle, and the Strathcona Reunion.
Caption: "Sisters In Charge Of Post Office - Miss Julia Forsyth, left, has been on the staff of the post office at St. George for 46 years. On June 10, of this year, she will have completed her twenty-sixth years as postmistress. For 20 years...
Caption: "St. Ann's Pioneers Rest Here - Burials in the historic old St. Ann's Cemetery date back to 1797, perhaps even earlier than that. One little monument bears this inscription: "In memory of Ann, daughter of John and Char...
Caption: "Sorting The Mail - Postmaster A. E. Brown and his assistant, Mrs. J. Mackay, are seen at the wicket of the Port Nelson post office which serves a growing community. The small office is located in Nelson Township on Number 2 Highway ...
Caption: "Highway Through A Factory - The Ontario Street Road, one of the village's most heavily travelled streets, runs through the old Dominion Rubber factory, once a hive of industry but now used mostly for storage."
Caption: "Historic Church - St. John's Anglican Church, beside No. 8 Highway, at Jordan, was opened in 1842, and is known as one of the Niagara Peninsula's landmarks."
Caption: "New Church - This is the Church of Christ, at Jordan, opened in January of this year. The congregation has been established well over a century. Much of the building work was done by volunteer work of the members."
Caption: "Jordan Beauty Spot - This is the upper Ball's Falls on the Twenty Creek a short distance south of Jordan village. About one-quarter mile to the north is the lower Ball's Falls where the water plunges over an 80-foot cliff ...
Caption: "Oldest Grist Mill - Standing beside Ball's Falls, this is believed to be the oldest grist mill remaining in the Niagara peninsula. Operated until 1912, it was built about 115 years ago. This brick chimney was blown down since t...
Caption: "Own Village Store - Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Richardson own and operate the general store at Jordan which was opened by her grandfather and later run by her father."
Caption: "Lovely Old Home - This is the Ball homestead, at Ball's Falls, on the escarpment just south of Jordan. It is now owned and occupied by C. M. Ball. A company of British soldiers was stationed at Ball's Falls during the War ...
Fonds consists of textual records relating predominantly to William Logie (1782-1853) and his son, Alexander Logie (1823-1873), Dr. Calvin McQuesten (1801-1885) an iron founder and manufacturer, and his son, lawyer Isaac Baldwin McQuesten (1847-18...
Series consists of records pertaining to business transactions, including mortgage documents, release of trusts and trustees, promissory notes, investment statements, cash statements, receipts and an agreement regarding apprenticeship.
Subseries consists of land ownership materials, including land grants and deeds, records documenting the transfer of land ownership, such as an indenture between George Hamilton and David Farley regarding land in Hamilton, and land grants for the ...
Series consists of records pertaining to business transactions, including mortgage documents, a debenture register containing debentures issued by the Township of Barton to various individuals and organizations, promissory notes, receipts and stat...
Subseries consists of property records including, land grants and deeds, leases, searches for lot title deeds, land lots, and releases of liens on land.
Series consists of textual documents of a legal nature, including property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, client files, marriage contracts, and cemetery deeds and burial plot payment receipts.
Subseries consists of power of attorney records granting Alexander Logie the power of attorney for Jane H. Logie, Sir Allan Napier MacNab, Alexander Campbell and Margaret Glen Rae Grome.
Series consists of documents of a legal nature including, property records, power of attorney records, estate papers, court documents and client files.
Subseries consists of power of attorney records granting Calvin McQuesten power of attorney for William Ormiston, as well as granting Isaac Baldwin McQuesten power of attorney for Calvin McQuesten, Stephen Payson Sawyer, Thomas Craigie, Frank Sawy...
Series consists of correspondence including a letter of resignation from Calvin McQuesten to the President and Directors of the Gore Bank, letters acknowledging receipts of payments, as well as a thank you letter addressed to Isaac Baldwin McQuest...
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the estates of Alexander Logie and William Logie, including the last will and testament of William Logie, the last will and testament of Anne Logie, as well as records related to the receipt of an inheri...
Series consists of correspondence from various locales in Ontario, such as Lindsay, Port Hope, London, Kingston, Peterborough, Glasgow, West Flamborough, Elora, Toronto, and Hamilton, predominantly regarding the sale of land and mortgage payments....
Subseries consists of records pertaining to the estates of Calvin McQuesten and Isaac Baldwin McQuesten, including statements of assets, liabilities, life and property insurance.
Subseries consists of a court document related to a case from the State of New Hampshire, USA in the names of Edward Lerned versus Calvin McQuesten. This subseries also includes documentation from the Provincial Secretary's Office regarding ...
Series consists of an account book listing an inventory of household furniture and goods owned by A. Logie, as well as a ledger, identified as a farm book, documenting transactions throughout the year.
Subseries consists of documentation for two clients of Alexander Logie; Donald Frederick Campbell of Brampton, Ontario, and Sir John A. MacDonald of Kingston, Ontario. The documentation for Donald F. Campbell includes receipts and correspondence ...
Subseries consists of legal documents relating to two family estates; the Grierson family estate and the estate of Mary Wallace. Documents in the Grierson file include correspondence and estate papers such as deeds, mortgage sales and payments, p...
Series consists of birth, death, and marriage information for the Barclay and Smith families, and includes a lament by Anne Logie on the death of her infant daughter, Barbara.