The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley Volume 5, Number 3, November 2000
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- ISSN 1206-4394 TheHeritage Gazette ofthe Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 :' I 1 \ -\ -- --�' '·, -�.---......... ' ' -: ..... - ,,. ../' ,,. ·• -�.. .. ' J -•.. -- \ FairviewHeritage Centre 567 Carnegie Avenue Peterborough OntarioK9L JNJ (705) 745-4404 tv@orlcmaiLcom ----www.kara.on.ca---- ISSN 1206-4394 The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 Table of Contents The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley 2 Trent Valley Archives 2 Around the Fairview Heritage Centre Keith Dinsdale 3 Margaret Hall: Our First Lady Tourist Martha Ann Kidd 4 The Five Counties I 90 I Morrey 's Directory 5 Immigrants in Ops Township, 1829 National Archives, Upper Canada Sundries 6 Christ Church Lakefield: Baptisms 1857-1858 The Rev Peter S. Warren 7 Queries Bill Amell and Marguerite Young 7 Anson House Project: Trent University students seek help Elwood Jones 8 Anson House Forerunner of Fairhaven as a Home for City's Elder Harry Theobald 9 Anson House and Fairhaven, 1956-1960 Anson House minutes 10 Dan Cole Was First Settler Bay ofQuinte Don Cournoyea collection 14 Marmara Scene of Hobos Convention Don Cournoyea collection 14 Civil War and Fenian Veteran: Col. J.W. Miller Elwood Jones 15 John Leahy (1814-1900) 15 Peter Robinson Awards 15 Irish and Anglo-Irish Families Trinity College Library, Dublin 16 Howard Parnmett's Peterborough Irish : serialization, part 3 Howard Pommel/ 17 History and Justice [Review: McKillop, The Spinster and the Prophet) Elwood Jones 27 Defying Conventions [Reviews: Historical Atlas of Victoria County; Nelson, Forest to Farm; Arnold, Mayors of Peterborough; Crothers, Rowe and Sampson-Willis, Gleanings: a history ofCampbel/ford-Seymour] 27 Kirkfield Monument to Sir William Mackenzie (I 849-1923) 29 City of Kawartha Lakes 29 Tweed Heritage Centre 30 Private cemeteries 30 Prime Ministerial Cemeteries 30 Presidential Libraries and Archives 30 Salvaging a History in Newsprint National Post 31 Defining People by Trash and Archives 31 AAO Off The Record 31 Trent University Archives On Line 32 National Archives of Canada, The Archivist 32 Fairview Heritage Centre 32 Committees need volunteers 32 Cover photo: Anson House, Peterborough Ontario Fairview Heritage Centre 567 Carnegie Avenue Peterborough Ontario K9L JNJ (705) 745-4404 tvt.i>J/,orkmaiLcom www.kara.on.ca The Heritage Gazette ofthe Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 2 names are being used without our authority. but we have not surrendered our rights, and we continue to honour the commitments The Heritage Gazette Trent Valley Archives made to archival and genealogical ofthe Trent Valley researchers. ISSN /106-4394 Your jive counties archives centre Our holdings include microfilm Archives • Heritage • Genealogy records of the Roman Catholic Fairview Heritage Centre Diocese of Peterborough, St John's 567 Carnegie Avenue Fairview Heritage Centre Anglican Church Archives, and the Peterborough ON K9L JNJ 567 Carnegie Avenue censuses of the five counties for 1871 Peterborough ON K9L JNJ and for all census years in (705) 745-4404 Peterborough county, 1851 to 1901. tva@workmailcom (705) 745-4404 www.kara.on.ca tva@workmailcom Other significant collections include www.kara.on.ca Lakefield newspapers since 1949, the Editor: radio archives of Frank Schoales, and Elwood Jones, [email protected] the personal archives of Howard Serving the counties ofPeterborough, Pammett, J. Alex Edmison, Archie Victoria, Haliburton, Tolmie, Albert Hope. and others. Editorial Board: Durham and Northumberland Recently, we have been adding the Keith Dinsdale following archival records: Delledone Andre Dorfman Trent Valley Archives was founded in collection on Lakefield's history; the Fraser Dunford 1988. and incorporated in 1989. It is Anson House archives, 1862 to the Rae Fleming a public advocacy group promoting present: the Dyer family papers Joe Wilson the preservation, identification and related to the history of Peterborough, care of archives. It has also recreational activities (including a advocated more liberal access to magnificent archive related to pigeon Advertising accepted archival collections, and a recognition racing in the 1960s and 1970s). There that freedom of information laws are now 35 collections of archival The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley should be exactly that. In particular it records relating to various aspects of is published by the Trent Valley favours the development of public Victoria and Peterborough counties. Archives, for its members. regional and county archives. or barring that strong municipal archives. In addition to the Research Room We welcome articles relating to local It realizes that reorganizations of Library. the Trent Valley Archives has and family history, and to archives, or to governments lead to inadvertent books. journals and newsletters the methods by which one may pursue destruction of records and offers help relating to archival organizations, the these. Reviews of books or institutions in meeting such difficulties. history and function of archives, and are encouraged. We also include issues surrounding freedom of infonnation about the activities of our II encourages businesses and information. legislation relating to various committees and projects. organizations to include archiving as municipal government. Hansard for a part of their records management the 1980s, Journals of the House of The information and opinions expressed programs. It assists individuals in Commons and Senate, for the 1980s, are those of the contributors and not keeping archives or find-ing suitable and other books relating to farming, necessarily those of the Trent Valley homes. It has accepted archival public history, architectural and other Archives or its directors. documents and fonds when issues. necessary and the move to the Fairview Heritage Centre was partly The Irish Heritage Research Centre ©2000 Trent Valley Archives prompted by the need to make its has a fine and growing collection of holdings accessible. pamphlets, magazines and other Any copying, downloading or uploading materials relating to research on Irish without the explicit consent ofthe editor It is the official holder of the registered migration and family history on both is prohibited. Classroom use is names Ancestral Research Centre sides of the Atlantic. The Trent Valley encouraged, but please inform the editor (ARC) and Kawartha Ancestral Archives now has holdings that relate of such use. Research Association (KARA). The to child migration, as well. The Heritage Gazette of the Trent Valley Volume 5, number 3, November 2000 3 Our growing Genealogy Program done a fantastic job of handling our for other aspects of our mandate. We computer database contains over many requests, of which only a few have so many projects and there is 72,000 names, mainly connected to come to the Heritage Gazette as certain to be one that would fit your original families of the Trent Valley. Membership in the Trent Valley queries. We hope to train more interests. Just talk to one of the board Archives continues to grow. volunteers to help in this important members or the managers at the aspect of our work. Fairview Heritage Centre and we will The reading room is open to members An Irish Week seminar was see what is possible. from Monday to Friday, !Oto 4:30, and held on 30 June and was attended by other times by appointment. Annual members of the Peterborough Irish Books memberships, $40. Special rates for Club and members of the council for We carry an amazing array of university students can be a"anged.. Co Monaghan, Ireland. Jack Coursey The major benefits of membership are books and other items related to delivered an excellent family history unlimited use of the reading room at local history, family history and lecture. the Fairview Heritage Centre, genealogy. We have some out-of Don Cournoyea deserves subscription to Heritage Gazette of the print titles and we are always Trent Valley, invitations to special bouquets for his fine attention to our willing to help those seeking an events, and opportunities to help in the grounds, which look great. Thanks to elusive title. Browsers welcome. divene work of the Trent Valley Teresa McLaughlin and Kevin Perdue Among the titles currently being Archives, and its related heritage for transcribing Downeyville parish activities. sold in our reading room are: records in the Roman Catholic Nelson's Falls to Lakefield, a Diocese of Peterborough fonds, and to Board ofDirectors history of the village (1999) T .J. Roy croft for indexing different Illustrated Historical Atlas of William Amell materials and entering the information Peterborough County 1825- Keith Dinsdale, Treasurer into our growing and valuable 1875 (1975) maroon special, Andre Dorfman Vice-chair database. $100. Ronald Doughty From the A.B. Tolmie fonds, The Past is Simply a beginning: Fraser Dunford the entries of the Free Presbyterian Peterborough Doctors 1825- Rae Fleming Church of Woodville in Victoria 1993, by Dr John Walter Martyn Elwood Jones, President County have also been indexed. Martha Ann Kidd. (1993), $30 Jim Moloney We read that people can • Mizgiiyaakwaa-tibelh Lake-field Joseph Wilson, Secretary actually save money by donating ... a look at its heritage, Gordon Marguerite Young mutual funds to charity. Talk to your Young, ed. (1999), $50 accountant about profitable • A History of North Monaghan Around the Fairview philanthropy. Township, by Alta Whitfield We are selling the new Victoria (1989) a super special at $15 Heritage Centre County atlas. Our bookroom carries • The Peter Robinson Settlement Keith Dinsdale many titles of value to family and of 1825: the story of the Irish local historians. Let us know what you immigration to the city and The Research Room has been need. All members are welcome to county ofPeterborough, Ontario such a beehive of activity we have tour our facilities when we are open. , by Bill LaBranche. (1975), $5 been operating Monday through The Fairview Heritage Centre great selection of historical Saturday from IO to 4:30. We have will be undergoing renovations to atlases added another four drawer file accommodate the eight to ten new cabinet to house our growing computers, printers, scanners, etc.