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James C. Hovey

  • CA CC MCC41
  • Fonds
  • [ca. 1890 - 1931]

"This fonds consists of documents related to James C. Hovey's work with the provincial Department of Public Works as a supervisor of roads. There are letters regarding Hovey's responsibilities with the Department of Public Works, road tax notices, certificates, and correspondence with the Cobbler Sexton Mining Company Limited.

There are also documents from the parish of Northampton, school district 2, including minute books, teacher agreements for both Ella R. Purvis and Etta Grant (1919), and classroom registers for teachers Effie M. Forest and Annie E. Gibson, dated 1915-1916 and 1925-1926. The relationship between James Hovey and the school records is unknown."

Hovey, James Carter

Clark McBride

  • CA CC MCC42
  • Fonds
  • c. 1888 - 1963

Fonds mainly consists of Clark McBride's daily journals, dated 1899-1955, that include information on his personal activities and monthly accounts. Fonds also contains business documents consisting of promissory notes, correspondence, and tax notices regarding the school and municipality of the parish of Wilmot. Personal documents include Eda McBride's 1952 death certificate and correspondence.

McCain family

  • CA CC MCC23
  • Fonds
  • 1815-1967

Fonds consists mainly of documents related to McCain family-owned businesses during the period of 1815-1967. Contained within the fonds are ledgers, account books, notebooks, receipts, and business correspondence with company associates. Family correspondence is shared by the following McCain family members: Andrew, Hazel, Henry and his wife, Mary, Muriel, Hugh Gordon, Billy, Hugh John, and John McCain. Photographs, dated 1880 to1931, show family members. Also included in the fonds are maps which show the locations of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan; Glassville, NB; Winnipeg, Manitoba; and Carleton County, NB.

McCain family

Carleton County Historical Society

  • CA CC MCC53
  • Fonds
  • 1960-1997

Fonds consists of documents related to the Carleton County Historical Society's administration, finances, projects, fundraisers, social events, and legal records. Legal documents include the 1960 letters patent and deeds of property owned by the society including the McClosky, Cluff and Sharpe houses, the Old County Court House, Connell House, property of Myles Brown, and lands once owned by the Wright family. Administration materials consist of daily reports, 1960-1985; executive minutes; annual minutes, 1960-1987; annual reports, 1960-1975; policies and regulation documents; by-laws; and business correspondence. Financial papers include statements, receipts, taxation, grants, and insurance policies. Project information relates to the conservation of Connell House, Carleton County Heritage Center, Old County Court House and the Upper Woodstock study. Fundraisers and social event materials include information on the society's salmon frys, 1960-1971; balls; dramatic presentations; and Christmas productions. Photographs include black and white aerial and land shots of Upper Woodstock, 1960s-1970s; black and white photographs of costume balls, social events, and salmon frys; and photographs honouring the founding members of the Carleton County Historical Society.

Carleton County Historical Society

George W. Boyer

  • CA CC 785
  • Fonds
  • 1864-1887

This fonds consists badly damaged originals and transciptions. It includes George W. Boyer's correspondence with business associates regarding a bill of sale and settling his accounts with Carleton County businesses; and correspondence with family members including Anna Boyer and Issey Boyer.

Boyer, George W.

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

  • CA CC MCC10
  • Fonds
  • [189?] - 1964

This fonds consists of staff registers listing engineers and firemen employed by the Canadian Pacific Railway Company; letter books containing CPR staff appointments; a payroll book including the salaries received by Carleton County residents; timetables; staff bulletins containing news about company operations; and publications of "The Spanner," a magazine published by the CPR, issues dating from 1848-1864 .

Canadian Pacific Railway Company

Dr. Thomas Farmer Sprague

  • CA CC MCC2
  • Fonds
  • 1875-1939

This fonds consists mainly of documents pertaining to Dr. T. F. Sprague's professional career as a doctor. There are account books which include the names of his patients, the cost of their visits, amount paid, and in most cases, the purpose of the visit, i.e. dressing for hand, injury. There are notes of whether medicine was given to the patient, but the type of medicine is not named nor whether the patient was cured. Also included are T. F. Sprague's personal financial receipts, correspondence with patients related to money owed, and certificates T. F. Sprague received throughout his career as a physician.

Sprague, Dr. Thomas Farmer

Willam Fyler Dibblee

  • CA CC MCC65
  • Fonds
  • 1875-1885

Fonds consists of documents related to William F. Dibblee's position as police magistrate for the town of Woodstock. There are signed statements from witnesses of illegal activities committed in Carleton County, including names, dates, and descriptions of the criminal activity. Also included in the fonds are purchase invoices, made by Dibblee, from Carleton County businesses.

Dibblee, William Fyler

William Jack Dibblee

  • CA CC MCC36
  • Fonds
  • 1863-1959

Fonds consists of photographs, certificates, and correspondence pertaining to William Jack Dibblee. Photographs include two portraits of an unidentified man and woman, both formal and informal poses of unidentified individuals, and landscape photographs. There is a 1955 letter to William Jack Dibblee from Hugh John Flemming concerning Dibblee's retirement as a county councillor, and certificates consisting of confirmation, Dibblee's 1959 Masonic Lodge certificate, and Dibblee's 1911 marriage announcement to Grace Dibblee.

Dibblee, William Jack

Dalling family

  • CA CC MCC24
  • Fonds
  • 1825-1960

This fonds consists mainly of documents related to the Dalling family's personal activities rather than to the family's jewelry store. There are photographs, correspondence, journals, photoplays and essays, social memorabilia, memorials, and newspaper clippings. Photographs date from 1885 to 1960 and are of Woodstock landmarks and the surrounding landscape. There are also photographs taken of family members and of Carleton County residents.

Correspondence includes letters written from W.V. Dalling to Mrs. H.V. Dalling and business associates, 1889-1917; and letters written to Edith Dalling, 1920-1929. The journals belong to Mrs. H.V. Dalling, 1886-1898, Estella B. Townsend, 1908-1927, Edith Dalling, 1914, and Leslie Mavor,1958. Photoplays and essays were written by William and Orville Dalling and John McKilligan. Social memorabilia includes programs, dance cards, and invitations. Memorials include cards for the deaths of John McKilligan, Ruby Dalling, Thomas Dalling, and Matilda Dalling. Newspaper clippings concern H.V. Dalling and his manufacturing of the first two telephones in Woodstock.

Calling family (Woodstock)

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