Catherine Hennessey: autograph book, 1881-1882; small book titled “Daily Food for Christians”, n.d. with inscriptions “To Our Dear Friends Mr. & Mrs. Mutton, Xmas 1883” and “Kate Mutton, Shiloh, Ont. 1900”; probate of will, 1923; Wedding invitation, memorial cards, death notices of several Mutton and Hennessey family members, 1917-1936 (Note: accompanying notes in the folder explain relationships) Outsized drawing, located in Large Materials Cabinet – Drawer 54: “Catherine Hennessey (nee Mutton), b. 1849, d. 1932 in Northumberland County. Mother of Beatrice B. Allen (nee Hennessey), grandmother of Ruth C. Bellamy (nee Allen)” (note: this outsized piece is exquisitely drawn and the facial area has been coloured slightly; the piece appears to have been purposely beveled outwards from the centre, i.e. only the outer edge meets a flat surface)

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 018
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

“My War Memories, 1938-1945”, written by Kenneth C. Bellamy, May 1977 (47 typed pages pertaining to Ken’s service during World War II)

• 14-016 Box 001 Folder 008
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Allen family genealogy: includes family trees and family genealogical information; memorial cards, death notices, newspaper clippings

• 14-016 Box 004 Folder 001
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Auction sale poster for sale of the Allen family farm machinery and household furnishings, Colbourne, Ontario, n.d. (sale by Claude Allen, son of Durward and Beatrice Allen)

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 017
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Autograph book, 1959; diaries, 1962, 1963; two handwritten school essays “This is my life” and Untitled, n.d.

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 009
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Autograph books (2); “Good Wishes Birthday Book” with record of birthdays; “Telephone numbers” booklet which includes records of gladioli sales from Ruth’s property in Salem, Ontario

• 14-016 Box 002 Folder 001
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Beatrice Allen: 4 photographs of antiques which had belonged to Beatrice; also photograph showing a large group of women and girls plus two men (a formal pose in front of a building), ca. 1900. The people are identified and include such names as “Mrs. D. Allen”, Carr, Morgan, Hennessey, Rightman, Davidson, and others

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 014
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Beatrice Allen: Greeting cards and letters addressed primarily to Mrs. Durward Allen, Castleton, Ontario, 1950s (includes two Peterborough Normal School Christmas cards, 1927 & n.d.); also Methodist Church membership cards, 1901-1903; United Church of Canada membership certificates, 1948-1953; letter from Castleton Women’s Missionary Society re lifetime membership, 1953; Hilton Methodist Church Sock Social card & sock, 1903

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 011
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Beatrice Allen: miscellaneous newspaper clippings and handwritten poems, lyrics, etc. (thought to have belonged to Beatrice)

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 013
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Beatrice Allen: scrapbook of sympathy cards and loose newspaper clippings relating to Beatrice’s death, October 1954; also photocopy of will, 1948

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 012
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Bellamy family genealogy: includes family trees and lists of names and dates; memorial cards, death notices, newspaper clippings, correspondence (Note: some information pertaining to the local area is found throughout)

• 14-016 Box 004 Folder 002
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Castleton, Ontario, local history: includes notes on Bush School, newspaper clippings, two Castleton United Church centennial (1865-1965) pamphlets (Note: materials compiled/collected by Ruth Bellamy)

• 14-016 Box 005 Folder 002
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Cramahe Township, Northumberland County, Ontario: historical research, newspaper clippings, notes, 1943-2006

• 14-016 Box 004 Folder 005
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Dougald Bellamy and Phoebe Schriver marriage certificate, 8 April 1882

• 14-016 Box j003 Folder 019
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Duotang of typed stories about Northumberland County and surrounding areas, ca. 1940s, assumed to have been collected by Ruth Bellamy: scattered local names appear throughout; several stories are taken from newspapers; possibly part of reading material provided for local history class; some titles include “The Serpent Mounds,” “Indians of Ontario,” “Sainte-Marie/Excursion into Living History,” etc. (Note: in most cases, the original sources are not provided)

• 14-016 Box 004 Folder 007
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Durward Allen and Beatrice Hennessey marriage certificate, 5 September 1911; also, two cards of congratulations received on 25th wedding anniversary

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 010
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Durward Allen: sympathy cards and newspaper clippings relating to the death of Durward Allen, January 1968

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 016
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Durward Allen: workbook indicating jobs he performed for people in the Colborne area, 1954-1957; finance accounts booklet, 1921-1924;

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 015
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Greeting cards received from daughters Kathryn and Mary, 1970-1979

• 14-016 Box 001 Folder 019
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Greeting cards received from family and friends, n.d., i.e. Valentines, birthday cards, and get well cards (Note: most indicate that they were sent to Ruth)

• 14-016 Box 001 Folder 020
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Handwritten menu book of Presqu’ile Hotel, Brighton, Ontario, 1958-1959 (Note: accompanying note states that Ruth Bellamy bought the “menu book” at a Presqu’ile Hotel auction sale in the late 1960s or early 1970s)

• 14-016 Box 005 Folder 003
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Kathryn Bellamy: “Babyhood Record” book of information pertaining to Kathryn’s birth; includes childhood immunization records and baptismal record; also, birth announcements of several other children

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 001
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Kathryn Bellamy: letters received from parents, family, and friends, 1960s & n.d.

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 004
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Kathryn Bellamy: letters received from Ruth Bellamy (mother), 1973-1975

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 006
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.

Kathryn Bellamy: letters received from Ruth Bellamy (mother), 1976-1979

• 14-016 Box 003 Folder 007
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Part of Allen-Bellamy family fonds.