The fonds consists of books used in part by Fairfield family for account books : James Macfarlane and Company account and letterbook of Kingston Chronicle, 1832-1834; Cataraqui Bridge Company letterbook, 1827-1830; daybook for cut stone business, 1889; bank book of Herman Fairfield with Merchants' Bank of Canada, 1869.
Item is a land grant awarded to Charles Simmons, a private in Stockton's Company of the 6th Regiment of Infantry, for service in the United States Military, signed by John Quincy Adams.
Collection consists of Minute Books, including copies of land deeds, subscription lists, and accounts for Waterloo School House, later known as School Section No. 8 in the Township of Kingston, and subsequently changed to School Section No. 6 in the Township of Kingston; and teaching contracts; World War Two "Gasoline License and Ration Coupon books, an Savings Stamps; postcards and a photograph relating to Kingston, the 1954 Royal Visit to Kingston, and his great grandfather, William Saul; and a taped interview with his grandfather.
The collection consists of drawings and plans by Andrew Drummond, George Browne, Thomas Rogers, Joseph Power, Robert Gage, John Howard, A.H. Van Straubezee, R. McCausland, Edward Horsey, Shepherd & Calvin, and others. Includes drawings of Cataraqui bridge.
The collection consists of subject files, court records, diaries and photographs. The material illustrates many aspects of the history of Montague and Kitley Townships as well as the activities of Lockwood Family. The files also contain a great deal of research material relating to the Loyal Orange Lodge and the Rural Telephone Company of Kitley Limited. Petitions to the Montague Township Council and Township Assessment rolls are invaluable for a study to the early history of this township. A large collection of photographs illustrate the social history of the area.
Cemetery records of the Hutchings Cemetery, the St. Mary's Cemetery, the Anglican Church Cemetery, the Tett Cemetery, the United Church Cemetery and the Presbyterian Cemetery. There is an index for each cemetery.
Collection contains three letters (2 holographic, 1 typed) and an article entitled "The People of Nova Scotia" from the Novascotian written by Joseph Howe, Secretary of the State for the Provinces.
This collection consists of photographs (prints and negatives, b/w and colour), slides, colour separations, and clippings from various early Kingston newspapers, accumulated during the research and writing, by Nick and Helma Mika, of publications relating to Kingston, and the surrounding region.