Hastings County Historical Society
254 Pinnacle Street K8N 3B1 Belleville, ON, Canada

There is so much history to discover in our own backyard. This is the Ontario Heritage Plaque in Victoria Park, Belleville. Check out our Historical Plaques web site to learn about this and many more. https://hastingshistoricalplaques.ca/

The HCHS wishes to express our condolences to the Canadian Royal Family over the passing of HRH The Duke of Edinburgh. This photo, from the collection of the Community Archives of Belleville and Hastings County, was taken in 1951 during then Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Belleville. https://www.flickr.com//c/41214005541/in/photolist-25MWxYr

The second in our series of virtual presentations on Zoom is coming up later this month. It's free but you must preregister. The presentations are recorded, and posted to our YouTube channel in case you can't attend.

On this day in 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act, creating the Dominion of Canada. The Act established Canada’s Constitution and... the powers of the federal and provincial governments. On the same day in 1982, the UK Parliament passed the Canada Act. The Act allowed Canada to patriate its Constitution, giving it full independence as a country.

C is for Corbyville. This aerial view was taken shortly before the closure of the Corby's Distilleries site in 1989. https://flic.kr/p/2gWndwu #ArchivesAtoZ (2019-077)

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"When you go home, tell them of us and say, for their tomorrow we gave our today." So many answered the call, so many lost their lives. Today, we remember all Veterans and thank them for their service and sacrifice. #RemembranceDay #CanadaRemembers #LestWeForget

Trenton's was called Relief Project #28. The 1929 stock market crash and resulting world-wide depression struck just as construction on the Trenton Air Station ...was beginning. This made the base an ideal candidate for an official government "relief project." The camp at RCAF Trenton was just one of the many unemployment relief camps established across Canada by the federal government. The purpose was to provide work for single, unemployed and homeless Canadian males who had been laid off from their jobs during the great depression. Some of the camp occupants were teens whose parents couldn't afford to feed them. In return for a bed, three daily meals, work clothes, medical care and 20 cents a day, the men laboured at 44-hour work weeks clearing bush, building roads, planting trees and constructing buildings. Construction of the new base, which had began in the spring of 1930, also provided relief work for many Trenton men with families. It was estimated that "one man in six" who was head of a family was unemployed. The town issued relief vouchers amounting to $7000. Trenton citizens who were able donated food, clothing and fuel to help many families.

A new official Canadian portrait of Her Majesty The Queen is now available. The photograph was taken last year at Windsor Castle in the UK. Her Majesty is wear...ing her Canadian insignia, as Sovereign of the Order of Canada and the Order of Military Merit. Created in 1967 by Her Majesty, the Order of Canada is our country’s highest civilian honour. The Order of Military Merit recognizes distinctive merit and exceptional service displayed by the men and women of the Canadian Armed Forces. You can download here https://www.canada.ca//roya/order-download-portraits.html

Belleville, Ontario in the 1920s.

DocFest 2021 film submissions are now officially open! Closing December 15th. Submit your film here. https://downtowndocfest.ca/submit-a-film/ Please read updated rules and regulations.

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This is wonderful!

Recognize any of these beers in storage in Toronto in 1970?

In the Weekly Ontario of September 13th, 1917, retailers were encouraging readers to buy new suits and shoes to mark the changing season.

This is a picture of my Grandpa Carman Foster's Madoc farm. They sold jersey milk and eggs. This is a picture of my aunt Dorothy Foster Mesher in front of the barn The other picture is the auction sale at the farm in 1942 when they moved to Whitby.

LET'S TALK LOCAL History, that is. How much of Belleville's history do you know about? Impress your pals at your next Zoom trivia night after exploring these fi...ve ways to experience Belleville's history: https://discoverbelleville.ca/5-ways-to-experience-bellevi/ ------ City of Belleville | Municipal Government Discover Belleville South Eastern Ontario

The original season of "The Friendly Giant" in Wisconsin in the mid 1950s.

Anyone want to guess which building and carriageway this is in the Downtown District?

Check out the latest from our friend Sean Scally!

Did you know that this August 15th is the 75th anniversary of Victory in Japan Day and the end of WWII? Today we remember the 10,000 plus Canadian soldiers who ...fought with the Allies to triumph over Japan. For more information, visit https://www.veterans.gc.ca//commem/second-world-war-vj-day #CanadaRemembers #VJ75 See more

Our latest newsletter is out! Find out more about our reopening plans and read about our Deseronto Post digitization project: https://mailchi.mp/8ecc154e429a/cabhcaug2020

The Community Archives will be reopening with new hours on August 10th. Read more about our reopening plans here: https://www.cabhc.ca//ne/community-archives-reopening.aspx