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This issue acknowledges the support and friendship of bibliophile Hugh Anson-Cartwright. For more than forty-five years, Anson-Cartwright has had the interests of Bata Library and Trent University Archives at heart and has made many contributions to our holdings. We also include a description of an important new acquisition of print Canadiana, a bound volume of nineteenth-century pamphlets related to Louis Riel and the North-west Rebellion of 1885.

Contents include images of our newly acquired Susanna Moodie paintings. Also included is information about our new Disaster Preparedness and Response Plan prepared this spring by Fleming College's Collections Conservation and Management class. And, highlighted from our holdings is an image of an Indigenous woman at nearby Rice Lake painted in 1860 presumably by Colonel Robert Brown of the Royal Scotch Fusiliers.

This issue is focused on a winter theme. Diary entries, segments of letters, and photographs reflect the experiences of Peterborough area residents during the nineteenth century and early twentieth century.

Contents include a discussion by Janice Millard titled "Forensic Investigation in the Archives." Several examples of nineteenth-century legal documents from the Archives' court and legal firm collections are depicted.

This issue focuses on nineteenth-century weddings in the Peterborough area. Several examples of marriage documents are depicted. Also included is a tribute to Dr. Fern Rahmel, playwright, educator, and journalist.

This issue focuses on Gilbert and Stewart Bagnani, after whom the newly opened Bagnani Hall, located at Traill College, is named. The Bagnanis both held positions at Trent University during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Contents include letters to Santa written by the Boyd family children of Bobcaygeon, Ontario between 1897 and 1901.

This issue highlights the newly acquired collection of first edition Richard Outram and Barbara Howard books and broadsheets which were donated to Trent University Archives and Special Collections by Professor Emeritus John W. Burbidge. The July appointment of Janice Millard as Curator of Archives, Special Collections, Rare Books and Gifts is also mentioned, along with overviews of three recent digitization projects in the Archives: the Katchewanooka Herald (1855-1859); Arthur student newspaper; and the immigration letters of Frances Stewart.

This issue focuses on the professional achievements of Dr. Bernadine Dodge, University Archivist Emeritus, who retired in June 2009 from Trent University Archives. Included are tributes to Bernadine from Trent University Founding President, T.H.B. Symons, Trent University Professor Emeritus John Wadland, and University of Manitoba archival theorist Dr. Terry Cook. Also included is a description of a booklet recently published by the Archives, Sketchbook Moments: The Early Works of Marmaduke Matthews.

Contents include a focus on gardening featuring Sheila Boyd, Frank Morris, Kittie Revell Peck, and Catharine Parr Traill.

Contents include a tribute to Dr. Gilbert Monture, former member of Trent's Board of Governors and an officer of the Order of the British Empire. Dr. Monture was instrumental in the formation of the Indigenous Studies program at Trent University.

Contents include cartoons by Arthur G. Racey. Racey worked for the Montreal Star in the early 1900s and gained international recognition for his cartoons. The images depicted in the Newsletter have Christmas themes and are reproduced from the original cartoons housed in the Archives.

Contents focus on the Turner family of Millbrook, Dr. Henry Allan Turner Sr. (1828-1922), Dr. Henry Allan Turner Jr. (186?-1951), and Dr. Turner Jr.'s sister (Alice Turner) and wife (Alice Turner) who were nurses. Included are short synopses of their practices along with images of x-rays and medical records.

Contents focus on the early 20th century gardens of the Boyd family of Bobcaygeon. Included are images from seed catalogues and a photograph of the the Boyd house surrounded by magnificent gardens. Also included is a commentary on the Peterborough publication, The Canadian Horticulturalist & Beekeeper, first published in 1881.

Contents include a commentary on the relationship between the Honourable Leslie M. Frost and Trent University. Included are photographs of Chancellor Frost at Convocation and of the Garden Party held at Trent in 1969 to honour the Frosts.

Contents include images and excerpts with Christmas themes from various nineteenth-century publications housed in our Michael Treadwell Special Collections and Rare Books Room. One of the examples depicted is from Charles Dickens' 1888 "author's copyright edition" of A Christmas Carol.

Contents focus on Upper Canadian surveyor John Huston (1790-1845). Huston received authorization from Sir Peregrine Maitland to "practice the art of surveying land" in Upper Canada in 1820, and he assisted Peter Robinson, Commissioner of Crown Lands and Surveyor General of Upper Canada, in settling the 1825 contingent of Irish immigrants in the Peterborough area.

Contents include tributes to Michael Treadwell (1942-1999) and Mary Northway (1909-1987), whose contributions to Trent University have been recognized through the naming of the reading rooms in the Archives and the Special Collections and Rare Book Room in their honour. Michael Treadwell and Mary Northway were responsible for several important acquisitions at Bata Library and the Archives.

Contents include the announcement that Margaret Laurence's personal library has been relocated to Trent University Archives. Margaret's long relationship with Trent is discussed in brief. Also included are examples of the types of questions that researchers using our Archives are asking, and the surprising statistics that their research endeavors generate as they peruse the Archives website.

Contents include 19th century Christmas recipes for turkey, mincemeat pie, and cake. Also included is an 1891 quote from a letter written by Anna Leveridge to her mother in England in which she describes the Coe Hill Christmas social and the types of food that were available.

Contents include "Trent Archives in the Larger World;" a tribute to Peter Gzowski; and a note about the Frances Browne Stewart papers.

Contents focus on Cobourg, Ontario's Central Exhibition of 1878. Scans and excerpts from the "Prize List" are featured and commentary includes references to the September 2006 International Plowing Match and Rural Expo held near Peterborough in the town of Keene.

Contents include excerpts from the writings of Catharine Parr Traill, Susanna Moodie, Frances Stewart, and John Langton relating to water navigation in the Kawarthas during the nineteenth century. Also included are photographs of the steamer, "City of Peterborough," and advertisements offering transportation through the lakes on such boats as the Esturion, Ogemah, Manita, and Empress.

Contents explore the relationship between the naming of Haliburton, Ontario and the Honourable Judge Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1796-1865). Thomas Haliburton, an internationally-known author, was the creator of the fictitious character, Sam Slick.

Contents include excerpts pertaining to winter taken from nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century diaries and letters. Also included are images of photographs and Christmas cards from the same era.