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Listed below are the documents currently available in this section.

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Articles

• ALMONTE
  The Rosamond Woollen Company of Almonte
• BATHURST TOWNSHIP
• Licenses issued in Lanark County -- 1848
• The Story of the Village of Harper
• The Watt Murder Trial
• DARLING TOWNSHIP
  The French Settlement in Darling Township
• LANARK COUNTY, GENERAL
  The Early Legal History of the Bathurst District and County of Lanark
  The Establishment of the Bathurst District
  A History of the Perth Area
  The First Tay Canal
  Lanark County Commerical Directory 1881-2
  Lanark County Commerical Directory 1936
  Lanark North and South
  A Love Story
  The Story of Lanark County
  The Mammoth Cheese
  Mining in Lanark County
  Old Photos at the Archives of Ontario
  Upper Canada Military Settlements Of 1815-16
  Lanark County Cemeteries and Buring Grounds
  
  
• THE TOWN OF PERTH
• The Duel of 1833
• A History of Newspaper Publishing in Perth
• The History of the Perth Baptist Church
• Banking In The Early Days
• The W. & J. Bell Fractional Currency
• The Centennial of the Perth Settlement
• Early Days of Methodism in Perth
• Early Days of the Perth Settlement
• Early St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Baptisms
• Early St.John the Baptist Roman Catholic Church Marriages
• Captain Anthony Leslie and the Historic Leslie Property
• Origin And Development Of The Perth Museum
• 1859, The Year the Railroad Came to Town
• Perth Old Home Week, 1948 Souvenier Booklet

  LANARK VILLAGE
  - A History of Lanark Village

  SMITHS FALLS
  - History of Fort Hemlock
  - SMITHS FALLS DIRECTORY 1940 Edition

  ONTARIO in GENERAL
  - Amalgamation of Ontario Communities
  - The Early History of Marlborough Township
  - 1842 Census Headings
  - Fort Stewart Families
  - Hints To Emigrants
  - A Short History of McArthur's Mills
  - The McArthur Love Story

  MIGRATION FROM ONTARIO TO MANITOBA
  - An Affecting Scene at the Railway Station
  - The First Trains For the North-West
  - The Manitoba Train
  - Second Manitoba Party
  - Off To Manitoba

  MISCELLANEOUS
  - Out In Dakota
  - Hints To Emigrants
  -"She Had a Part In Making Alberta"
  - Indian Hill Cemetery, Pakenham
  - Welcome Speech To Three Soldiers
  - Sailing Across the Atlantic Sixty Years Ago
  - Some Scottish Definitions
  - Archaic Medical Terms for Genealogists
  

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  Family Bibles
  

  ADAMS Bible
  BARBER Prayer Book
  BELL-GIBB Bible
  BELL-JUDD Bible
  Two BURCHELL/BURCHILL Bibles
  CAIRNS Bible
  Two CHAPMAN Bibles
  COUCH Bible
  CRAWFORD Bible
  DAROU Bible
  DAVIS - BURNS Bible
  DOBIE-SMITH Bible
  DUKE Bible
  DUNLOP-GIFF Bible & Marriage Certificate
  FOLEY-WEBSTER Bible four photographs and a pew ticket
  GIBB Bible
  JAMES-MATTHEWS Bible
  JAMES-HISLOP Bible
  JAMIESON - HOLLIDAY Bible
  JENSEN-CHRISTENSEN Bible
  KELLS Bible
  McBEAN Bible
  McDONALD Bible
  McFARLANE - SNEDDEN Bible
  McKEOWN - BAWDEN Bible
  McNAUGHTON Bible
  MEIKLE Bible & Documents
  MOGGRIDGE Bible
  MORSON Bible
  PATTIE - MORPHY Bible & Death Cards
  William PATTIE Bible
  REID Bible
  ROBERTS - McEACHERN Bible
  SHAW Bible
  SINCLAIR - BALLANCE Bible
  SPALDING-DUDGEON Bible
  SPALDING-WILSON Bible
  THOMPSON Bible
  TODD Bible
  WILLIS-FLOYD Bible
  WONCH Bible
  Two WOOD Bibles
  WOOD-COOK Bible
  WORDIE-RENDNICK/RUDNICK Bible
  YOUNG - ERSKINE Bible and Death Cards
  YOUNG - WOOD Bible

Family Histories

Joseph Coombs
Obituary of Mrs. Robert Affleck
The Baileys: Bathurst Township
A Bell Family History
Obituary of Rev. George Bell
Some Bond Family Obituaries
The Golden Wedding of Mr. & Mrs. George Bond
Some Craigs In Pontiac & Lanark Counties
Andrew Dickson, Sheriff of Pakenham
"She Had A Part In Making Alberta"
Obituary of George H. Jones
The Obituary of "Granny Majaury"
The Legacy of Peter McGarry
History Of George W. Millikin Farm
PACE: A Family History And Lineage
The Daniel Pretty Family
Documents Related to George Goodson Pretty
The Robsons of Lanark County
Roe Family History see photo
Staffords: From Wexford, IRL, to Lanark County
Mystery In Almonte: The Eccentric Family Of Henry Stafford
Perth Lads Triumph in The Cradle of Jazz
Timeline Of Joseph Stanzel (Sgt.)
A Short History of the Wallace & Pettapiece Families

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Personal Letters

R. Bell to Alex Stewart, 1858
Albert Bennett to David Bennett, 1891
Dick Family Letters

John Jones to Sir John Colborne, 1831
John McMillan to the Colonial Office, 1829
W.A. Moore to Mrs. Alice Snyder, 1936-7
Letter from John Dick to his Uncle
Letter from John Dick to his Uncle- 1822
Letter from James Dick to his Uncle - 1825
Letter from Robert Dick"To Relatives and friends"
Three letters From W.A. MOORE To ALICE SNYDER
Letter From Albert Bennett To David Bennett
Letter From R. BELL To ALEX. STEWART
 

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Marriage Certificates

Buffam - Code
Caswell - Code
Craig - Ballie
Doud - McCaw
Dunlop - Giff
Empey - Summers
Maguire - Leatherland
McMillan - Davies
Shillington - Branyan
Wood - Drew

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Mostly Names

A Column of News and Gossip
A Few Notes About the Forming of a Military Settlement at Perth and Surrounding Country
Back From The Wars, What the Soldiers Got
Some British Pensioners Who Settled in Lanark County
Blacksmiths' Price List, 1912
Canada General Service Medals Awarded to Lanark County Soldiers
Community Histories from the Western Provinces
Constables, 1861
Descendants of the York Chasseurs
Funeral Cards
Indian Hill Cemetery, Pakenham
Lanark County Burials, 18 June 1857 - Jan. 1872
Lanark County Names on an Algoma District Plaque
Lanark County Teachers, 1898
Some Lanark County Century Farms
Some Lanark County Wills
Land Record Index for Lavant Twp.
Land Record Index for N. Sherbrooke Twp.
Lanark Era Subscribers 1935 - 1944
Licenses issued in Lanark County - 1848
Methodist Church, Montague Circuit, Membership Lists
Names from a Wedding Guest Log, 1945 & 1969
Out In Dakota
Paisley Townhead Emigration Society List (1)
Paisley Townhead Emigration Society List (2)
Pakenham, St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church Communion Roll, 1896-1900
Perth Collegiate Institute Honor Roll, 1917
Perth Collegiate Institute Commencement Program, 1927
Perth Old Home Week Souvenir Booklet, June 27th to July 4th, 1948
Perth Volunteers Served Along St. Lawrence in 1866
Ramsay Twp. Cess Roll, 1837
Ramsay Free Church Communion Roll, 1846
Record Book of the Mission Station of Poland & Lavant
Reserve Militia Company Roll, 1871
St. John's Catholic Church, Perth, Early Marriages
St. John's Catholic Church, Perth, Early Baptisms
31 Names from a WW1 Autograph Book

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The 1905 Perth Old Boys' and Girls' Reunion

Sept 30, 1904, News Item
Nov. 11, 1904, News Item
Nov. 18, 1904, A column of News & Gossip
Nov. 25, 1904, News Item
Dec. 9, 1904, News Item
April 21, 1905, Perth Old Boys And Girls
April 28, 1905, Perth Old Boys And Girls
May 5, 1905, Perth Old Boys And Girls
May 12, 1905, Names Of Old Perthites
May 19, 1905, Names Of Old Perthites
- Letter to the Editor
May 26, 1905,
- Births, Marriages, Deaths
-Local Matters
-Names Of Old Perthites
-News Item
-Obituaries
-Personal Mention
June 2, 1905,
- Names Of Old Perthites
-A Full Column Of News And Gossip
-News Item
June 9, 1905,
- Names Of Old Perthites
June 16, 1905,
- Names Of Old Perthites
June 23, 1905,
- Names Of Old Perthites
Page One
- Perth Welcomes Back Her Own
Page Two
- History of Old Perth and the Perth District
Page Three
- Perth's Early Schools, Teachers & Folklore
- The Old Store
Page Four
- The Wilson-Lyon Duel
- The Old Fire Companies
Page Five
- Reminiscences of Perth by a Former Pastor
-The Churches
-Some Ancient Political History
-Selected Advertisements
Page Six
- Business Establishments in Perth in 1850
-Old-Time Industries
-A Drummond Boy's Travels
Page Seven
- How Writing Was Taught By Old School Masters
-The Old Fairs
-Sports and Pastimes
-Early Banking
Page Eight
- Perth of Other Days Passes in Review
-The Old Red House
-The Old Courier
Page Nine
- The Early History of Balderson's Corners
Page Eleven
- An Old Sunday School
-Names of Old Perthites
-News Items
Page Twelve
- Local Matter & News Item
-Two Marriages & One Obituary
Page Thirteen
-Advertisements
-Births, Marriages & Deaths
-Local Matters
-Personal Mention
Page Fourteen
- Early Military Days
-News Items
Page Fifteen
- Advertisements & News
-Lanark County Council, June Session
Page Sixteen
-News & Sports Items
-"Old Home Week" in Perth
July 7, 1905,
- Local Matters
-Marriages & Death
-Obituaries
-Old Boys And Girls
-Overflow Locals
-Personal Mention
July 28, 1905,
- Visitors To The Perth Old Boys' Reunion (1)
August 4, 1905,
- Visitors To The Perth Old Boys' Reunion (2)

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Mostly Photographs

Photos of Jas. Townend & Isabella A. Gilmour
Photos of Bert Craig
Photo of Henry Kehoe
Photo of Old Home Week, in Perth 1948
Photo of Clementina and Margaret Bell
Rev. William Bell and Mary Black
Photo of George Bond
Photo oc Robert Craig and Isabella Gilchrist
Photos from the Foley Bible
The Foley Bible
John Johnston and Janet McLaren
Lanark Village Scene
Margaret and Theophile Larocque
Orange Hall, Prospect, c.1920
Perth Junior Hockey Team, 1935 - 1936
George Goodson Pretty and Agnes Bellamy
-George Goodson Pretty and second wife Janet Evans.
-obituaries and other documents related to this family.
Robertson/Watchorn/Jensen Photo
Jensen Bible
Henry Roe
Roe Family History
St. Andrews Presbyterian Church Choir, 1911
The ROBERT J. STEAD Photograph Collection
-Mrs. Mary Affleck on her 100th birthday
-Fallbrook school class, about 1915.
-Main Street Lanark Village
-Similar Postcard View, circa 1913
-Lanark Village
-Lanark Village with town hall
-Lanark Village town hall
-Reputedly the oldest house in Lanark Village
-Downtown McDonalds Corners
-Downtown Watson's Corners
-Probably Watson's Corners
-Church in Watson's Corners
-Ida Stead
-Steam Saw
-Steam Threshing Machine
-Unknown Cheese Factory
-Unknown Creamery
-Unknown School Children (1)
-Unknown School Children (2)
-Unknown School Children (3)
-Unknown Woman
-Unknown Workers
-Thomas Watt & Sons display
-Obituary of Robert J. Stead, photographer
Charles Stone Family
Timothy and Hanora Sullivan
Alfred Therien
Work Crew on Highway 7, circa 1930.
The Drysdale Photographs.

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Voters' Lists, Directories

Occupation Codes
Post Office/Residence Codes
Twp. of Dalhousie & N. Sherbrooke, 1905
Twp. of Dalhousie & N. Sherbrooke, 1940
Lanark County, 1881/2
Lanark Village, 1875
North Sherbrooke, 1884
Town of Perth, 1884
Town of Perth, 1898
Town of Perth, 1936
Town of Perth, 1936
Town of Smiths Falls, 1933
Town of Smiths Falls, 1940

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Ephemera & Whimsey, etc.

The Census Taker
The Sences Taker
Some Creative Cemetery Inscriptions
I want
Life in 1600
Murphy's Law for Genealogists
Now What Do I Do With All Of This Stuff?
The Will of Herman Obelweiss