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Aerial photograph of airfield looking down through wings of a biplane.

A Different Point of View

Posted on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 09:41 AM

Between the collections of the Deseronto Archives and the Community Archives, we have amassed a considerable number of photographs taken during a particular 18 month period in...

Handwritten text reads: Ordinances & Regulations 1. Ordered. – That any person or persons who shall or may hereafter be found riding or driving in any street of the Town faster than a moderate trot, shall be liable to a fine or penalty of five shillings. And any person who shall or may hereafter be found riding or driving over any Bridge within the limits of the Town, faster than a walk, shall be liable to a fine or penalty of five shillings for every such offence.

Speeding in Belleville

Posted on Monday, July 29, 2024 01:50 PM

One of our projects for the summer of 2024 has been the digitization of the early minute books for the Town of Belleville. These are now available online through the Internet...

Blotter advertising Leslies' Shoe Store in Belleville, Ontario. Text reads:

A Lost Advertising Opportunity

Posted on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 09:07 AM

Promotional materials such as pens, note pads and calendars are common sights today. One hundred years ago, advertisers had another way of getting their name onto your...

Lantern slide of a solar eclipse over Australia in 1922, from the Province of Ontario Picture Bureau.

Through a glass, darkly

Posted on Thursday, March 07, 2024 09:50 AM

As we anticipate the arrival of the first total solar eclipse to be visible in our region in recorded memory, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at local press...

Cross-section blueprint for Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School.

Educational Blueprints

Posted on Tuesday, February 20, 2024 12:03 PM

An interesting collections of items from the former Belleville Collegiate Institute and Vocational School were recently donated to the Community Archives by John Lowry. They...