Hastings County Historical Society

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Historical articles from Hastings County

Stories

View of footbridge during flood of 1886.

A Bridge Over Moira’s Waters

In 2022, a new footbridge was built across the Moira River in Belleville. John Lowry...
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People playing lawn bowls.

Belleville Lawn Bowling Club

This is an announcement in the Intelligencer on Thursday July 16, 1908 for a meeting...
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Seated woman with a standing man in clerical clothing.

Stirling Minister Tarred and Feathered

In November 1923, the local newspapers were full of the story of Elijah Bundock, a...
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Old Hay Bay Church

A New Dress for Old Hay Bay Church

The Grand Old Lady of Hay Bay, as it is known casually, is wearing a...
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Four Decades of Belleville Buildings

Four Decades of Belleville Buildings

NEWS FROM THE COMMUNITY ARCHIVES:  Don and Joyce Keller of Keller Pools began to take...
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Canada 150: Here was Hastings County in 1867

The County of Hastings had been around in some form or other for 78 years...
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Billa Flint

Billa Flint

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Wishart Family Papers

Read about this family’s time in Belleville...
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Belleville Theatre Guild Records

View the Guild collection of organizational records...
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