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Archival description
William Twist collection
07-008 · Collection · 1881-1995

Collection consists of materials pertaining to Lakefield, Ontario, including Lakefield's Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (L.A.C.A.C.) meeting minutes, correspondence and research materials; issues of The Parish Magazine; medical receipts of Dr. John Rodger Fraser, Assessment Rolls; Fire Insurance Plans; business daybooks, one of which at least may have been related to the Hendren Funeral Home of Lakefield; and various other records.

Twist, William
78-001 · Collection · 1861-1888

This fonds consists of assessment and collectors rolls for Victoria County, Canada West and Ontario.

DEACCESSION NOTE: In October 2025, most of these rolls were returned to the City of Kawartha Lakes (successor body to Victoria County) and can be accessed by contacting their archives: https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/government-administration/municipal-records/

See the list of deaccessioned rolls in the note below. Trent University Archives continues to retain volumes related to townships in Victoria County North, which are described in this finding aid.

Victoria County
77-030 · Fonds · Microfilmed 24 Jan. 1957

The microfilms are copies of assessment and census rolls, 1803-1850, voter's lists, 1854, and poll books, 1816, 1820, 1824 for the Newcastle District. Area covered includes various townships in the present-day counties of Peterborough, Northumberland, Durham and Victoria. The townships of Hamilton and Haldimand were not filmed.

Upper Canada. Newcastle District
82-002 · Collection · 1850-1967

This fonds consists of minutes, by-laws, cash books and miscellaneous correspondence of Emily Township, Victoria County, Ontario.

DEACCESSION NOTE: In October 2025, Emily and Omemee assessment and collectors' rolls were returned to the City of Kawartha Lakes (successor body to Victoria County) and can be accessed by contacting their archives: https://www.kawarthalakes.ca/government-administration/municipal-records/

A list of deaccessioned rolls is in the note below. Trent University Archives continues to retain the rest of this accession, which is described in this finding aid.

Emily Township
80-009 · Fonds · Microfilmed 26 Feb. 1979

This index consists of computer output microfiches of land records held in Archives of Ontario. The microfiches provide an index to Crown Land Papers, Canada Company Papers, and the Peter Robinson Papers from 1819 to 1830.