Trent University Archives Newsletter
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Trent University Archives News Number 20: December 2006
Year: 2006, 2006
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Name(s): Editor (edt): Aoki, Jodi
Abstract: 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.
Trent University Archives News Number 17: March 2006
Year: 2006, 2006
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Name(s): Editor (edt): Aoki, Jodi
Abstract: 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.
Trent University Archives News Number 18: June 2006
Year: 2006, 2006
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Name(s): Editor (edt): Aoki, Jodi
Abstract: 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. more
Trent University Archives News Number 19: September 2006
Year: 2006, 2006
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Name(s): Editor (edt): Aoki, Jodi
Abstract: 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. more