Série organique 1 - Administrative Records

Series consists of administrative records such as the constitution and bylaws of the original Wentworth Pioneer Historical Society and the Wentworth Historical Society, membership application cards and membership lists, as well as loose-leaf meeting minutes and meeting minute books recording annual and regular meetings, the election of officers, amendments to the constitution and bylaws, secretary-treasurer’s reports, reports from various committees, and discussions and correspondence pertaining to the preservation of historical material and knowledge, Society collections and publications, acquisitions of various historical materials and documents, as well as the construction of some historical monuments, particularly regarding the War of 1812 and the Battle of Stoney Creek. The series also consists of annual reports, memorandums, including a 1944 memo for the President of the Head-of-the-Lake Historical Society, regarding the status of the books and papers of the Wentworth Historical Society after taking possession of the material, catalogue lists of items in the Society’s collection, as well as stationery letterhead, and a society member ribbon.