Arnprior & McNab/Braeside Archives

Format

textual records

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Peter Hessel collection

Description Level

File

Scope and Content

1. 8 colour photos of the Canada Day parade in Braeside held on July 1, 1997 (photos taken by Stan Horrall)

2. 1935 voters’ list for the Village of Braeside.

3. 50th Anniversary Booklet of Braeside United Church (formerly the Braeside Presbyterian Church). Key terms: Rev. D.J. Maclean, John T. Waite, Gillies Brothers (p. 7), Rev. W. Moore (page 11), Rev. James Taylor (page 14), Dr. P. de Jong (page 23) and photocopied copy with notes.

4. Typescript “Braeside United Church, 82nd Anniversary Update, 1984”.

5. Hand-written notes on Braeside United Church, 1902-1945 (from booklet).

6. Scribbler with notes and clippings about Braeside and area history, dated 1937, by Jean Bronskill.

7. 5 color photos the house and property located at 935 Pem Ott Road (formerly 21 Pem Ott Road) in Braeside, Ontario, depicting the result of the January 7, 1998 ice storm on the house and property (donated by Stan Horrall in March 1999).

8. 2 copies of The History of Braeside United Church, formerly Braeside Presbyterian Church, 1902 to 1997, commemorating the Church’s 95th anniversary (donated by Jayne Gillies for reference collection in June 1998)

9. Braeside United Church pamphlet circa 2001, invitation to Anniversary Service and Luncheon, Sunday April 29, 2001, and Welcome to Braeside comment card published by The Braeside Pastoral Charge.

10. Photocopy of article “First Ordained Minister, Braeside Presbyterian Church” with photo of Rev. W. Moore, Minister 1904-1907.

11. Photocopy of title page and copyright page of novel set in Braeside, “Tolerable Levels of Violence” by Robert G. Collins, publ. by Lester & Orpen Dennys, 1983.

12. Envelope with two photos of Braeside railway station. (a) postcard marked “Braeside, 12 July at station before 1915” [12th July was the day of the Orangemen’s Parade]. King Billy. (b) Braeside station in winter without notation or date.

13. Photocopy of pages 9 - 12 of typescript, “Association of Municipal Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario, Municipal Administration Program, Lesson 4, Unit 1”. It relates to the constitution and definition of a police village, which Braeside was at one time.

14. Two-page photocopy from History of the Braeside United Church ... 1885-1952, with handwritten list of ministers (by Mrs. G. Sereney of Braeside). Photo of Rev. D.J. McLean, who organized the first Sunday School in Braeside in 1885 and ministered until 1904.

15. Page from Chronicle, Sep. 29, 1976, article “Braeside: Village on river influenced by mill” by Judy Barker [Arnprior Librarian] about Braeside, with photos of houses, the Roman Catholic Church, the United Church, the Gillies mill and office building.

16. Temporary Receipt of Records indicating that on March 27, 2000, Phyllis Brennan of 120 John St., Arnprior, donated 4 articles about Braeside by Fred Inglis in the Citizen. They are kept in Map Cabinet Drawer 6.

17. Clipping from Chronicle, Aug. 6, 1975, two articles: “Title question blocks school sale”, and “Braeside News”.

18. Clipping from Chronicle, Aug. 6, 1975, article: “Braeside playground news”. “Cowboys and Indians Day”.

19. Copy of “Open Letter to all Residents of Braeside” by Kimberley Snider, Braeside Recreation Assn., June 15, 1998.

20. Two b&w photocopies of colour photos of Braeside Public School class of Grade 8 Class in 1960 and Grade 7-8, 1963/1964. Identification of almost all individuals provided by donor Mrs. Della Tournangeau. Colour photographs were scanned and returned to donor.

Notes

Re name: see File “Geographical Names” in Peter Hessel collection. Folder was personally prepared by Alan Rayburn for the Arnprior and District Historical Society in 1992, “The Geographical Names of the Arnprior Area”.

Event report: Article about Braeside United Church in Chronicle, April 17, 1952.

Accession No.

1994 0021

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Date

1960c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Braeside Women’s Institute fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 2A P0118

Scope and Content

Book 2: View of board and baton home with attached shed.

Accession No.

1993-0007

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Date

1970

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0521

Scope and Content

Colour photograph of Braeside Mill, a division of Consolidated Bathurst. Photograph shows stacked lumber in foreground and mill in background.

Accession No.

1995-0060

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Date

1950c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0595

Scope and Content

Shot of slab resaw in mill. Caption reads, “Brick & cement & electrically driven fire proof Lumber mill built 1919, capacity 200000 FBM10 HRS”.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

1950c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0596

Scope and Content

Interior shot of equipment.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

1950c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5B P0597

Scope and Content

Interior shot of equipment.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

1920c

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0605

Scope and Content

Scene of old 1900 shingle mill on left and log boom in foreground.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

1920

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0606

Scope and Content

Shot of Braeside Mill from river showing log slide. Caption reads, “ Scene of Mill and logs, Braeside Mill, 1920”.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5C P0615

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of mill from west side.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5C P0616

Scope and Content

Exterior shot of mill from east side showing smoke stack, burner and sorting table.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

unknown

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gillies Family fonds

Description Level

Item

Reproduction Location

Binder 5 P0617

Scope and Content

Exterior of mill from north (river) side showing mill buildings and logs in foreground.

Accession No.

1995-0060

Less detail

Date

1910

Format

map

Collection/Fonds

Braeside Women's Institute fonds

Description Level

Item

Reference No.

M001

Physical Description

Photo B&W

Size: 43 x 28

Material Details

Scale: not given

Physical Condition

folded and severely creased

Scope and Content

Map showing lots and numbers, streets, lumber mill, railway lines, and spurs. Owners names include: Gillies, Connell, Campbell, Gilmours, Russell, Cullen, and Lovely.

Notes

Near front of binder - page 2

Accession No.

1993-0007

Subject Access

Maps - Lot Plan

Geographic Access

Braeside

Less detail

Date

1961

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Carol Anne Smith fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; digital only

Scope and Content

1961 photograph of the Braeside Beach showing boathouse and swimers. The photograph also shows log booms floating in the Ottawa River in the background. The group in foreground shows from left to right Geraldine Desjardins, Gladys Desjardins (plaid), Carol Anne in front of Gladys, Theresa and Joanne.

Accession No.

2014-0339

Less detail

Date

c1930

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Joanne Clouthier fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; digital only

Scope and Content

Photograph of Braeside school, showing students and teacher, circa 1930.

Accession No.

2014-0338

Less detail

Date

c1920

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Braeside Women's Institute fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; 13 cm x 10 cm

Scope and Content

The photograph shows a view of the front of the old two room Braeside School.

Accession No.

1993-0007

Less detail

Date

c1956

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Joanne Clouthier fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; digital only

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Braeside Inn with an unidentified man standing on the porch and two cars in front of it.

Accession No.

2014-0338

Less detail

Date

c1940

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gordon Bethune fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; digital only

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Braeside Dairy circa 1940.

Accession No.

2015-0344

Less detail

Date

c1920

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Gordon Bethune fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : b&w ; digital only

Scope and Content

Postcard shows an old fashioned car, a horse and wagon as well as several buildings. One of the buildings says G.A. Dack on the front.

Accession No.

2015-0344

Less detail

Date

c1950

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Brian Rafter fonds

Description Level

Item

Physical Description

1 photograph : full colour ; digital only

Scope and Content

Photograph shows the Braeside Inn which was located at the top of Arthur's Hill in Braeside.

Accession No.

2012-0295

Less detail

Date

2017

Format

photographic

Collection/Fonds

Blythe Russett fonds

Description Level

Fonds

Physical Description

2 x photographs : colour

4 x photographs : b&w

History / Biography

Braeside Dairy was started about 1930 on the McLean Russett farm located in McNab Township. Milk was transported to Braeside and delivered door to door. McLean Russett took over delivering milk to Braeside after Gordon Hyde retired. Later, a small dairy was built on the corner of Pem-Ott Road about 1936. Claude Desjardins pasturized the milk there until 1943. Hartley Kerr was then hired to work at the dairy until about 1947. Ebert McQuaig took over this job until Blythe Russett started pasteurizing from 1950 to 1955. The Braeside Dairy was purchased by Merryside Dairy of Arnprior in the fall of 1955 following the death of Rayburn Russett. Milk from the farm was sold to Merryside Dairy for approximately four years before Merryside was sold to Smith's Dairy. In 1964, Smiths began picking up milk at area farms by truck. Bill and Blythe Russett continued in the dairy business producing bulk milk until 1990.

Acquisition Source

Blythe Russett

Scope and Content

The photographs (copy prints) in this small fonds include: McLean Russett, Claude Desjardins with horse and delivery wagon, Braeside Dairy in Braeside, the dairy converted to a house, bottle caps from Russett's Dairy and Braeside Dairy, McLean Russett with children Gloria and Bill circa 1930 in a the McLean Russett Dairy truck.

Accession No.

2016-0355

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