Some Titles referring to Prince Edward County and the Quinte Region
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| Title | Author | Publisher | ISBN | Year | Edition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Historic Prince Edward, Millenium Edition | (ed) | Prince Edward Historical Society | 0-919825-18-4 | 2000 | 1 |
| Picton - 'County' - Combines 2nd Annual Oldtimers Tournament | (ed) | County | 1986 | 1 | |
| History of Cheesemaking in Prince Edward County | Ackerman, Gerald | Picton Gazette | 1971 | 1 | |
| The History of Cheesemaking in Prince Edward County | Ackerman, Gerald (enlarged by Linley Calnan and Phil Dodds) | Black River Cheese Company Ltd. | 0-9689024-0-5 | 2001 | 1 |
| County of Prince Edward Official Plan | Ainley and Associates Ltd. | County of Prince Edward | 1991 | 1 | |
| A Respectable Ditch | Angus, James T | McGill Queen's U.P. | 0-7735-0597-0 | 1988 | 1 |
| Handbook of Upper Canadian Chronology | Armstrong, Frederick H. | Dundurn Press | 0-919670-92-x | 1967 | 1985 rev |
| On the edge of history | Ashton, Edith D. Taylor | Hermitage Publishing | 0-9691026-1-5 | 1996 | 1 |
| The Little Immigrants; The Orphans Who Came to Canada | Bagnell, Kenneth | Macmillan of Canada | 0-7715-9593-x | 1980 | |
| Honor Roll Picton Collegiate Institute | Benson, W.H. (ed) | Picton Gazette Publishing | 1917 | 1 | |
| Memories of Lakeshore Road | Bishop, Reg | private | 2003 | 1 | |
| Sketch of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada : Vol 1, Our Canadian Heritage Series | Boulton, D'Arcy and Gellner, John (ed) | Baxter Publishing, Toronto | 1805 | 1961 | |
| The Rebels of Hastings | Boyce, Betsy Dewar | University of Toronto Press | 0-8020-6920-7 | 1992 | 1 |
| Historic Hastings | Boyce, Gerald E | Hastings County Council | 1967 | 1968 | |
| Historical Glimpses of Lennox and Addington | Brochure Committee of the Lennox and Addington Historical Society | The Lennox and Addington County Council | 1964 | 1964 | |
| Views of Canada and the Colonists | Brown, James B[Ryce] | Adam and Charles Black, Edinburgh | 1851 | 2 | |
| Vanished Villages | Brown, Ron | Polar Bear Press | 1-896757-00-6 | 1996 | 1 |
| Striking Times - the workings of Pince Edward County | Burley, Candy et al | Picton Gazette pub co | 1975 | 1 | |
| Historical Sketches of Prince Edward County | Burr, Dr W.K. | Picton Gazette | 1974 | 1 | |
| Quinte Women of Distinction | Butler, Fisher, Walker et al | Canadian Federation of University Women Belleville and District | 0-9730218-0-2 | 2002 | 1 |
| Gunshot and Gleanings of the history of Carrying Place, Bay of Quinte | Calnan, Marion; Leavey, Peggy and Sager, Julia | 7th Township Historical Society | 0-9691935-0-5 | 1987 | 1 |
| The Settlement of Upper Canada | Canniff, William | Mika | 1869 | 1971 | |
| Upon the Level, by the Square | Capon, Alan R. | Printcraft, Picton | 0-919025-57-5 | 2007 | 1 |
| Everybody called him Harvey | Capon, Alan R. | Mika Publishing | 0-919303-68-4 | 1982 | 1 |
| A Goodly Heritage | Capon, Alan R. | Printcraft | 1980 | 1 | |
| More Stories of Prince Edward County | Capon, Alan R. | Printcraft | 0-919825-36-2 | 1996 | 1 |
| Prince Edward County Information Book | Capon, Alan R. | Picton Gazette | 0-920028-12-8 | 1977 | 1 |
| Prince Edward County Information Book | Capon, Alan R. | Prince Edward Printing | 1985 | 1 | |
| Prince Edward County Memories | Capon, Alan R. | Printcraft | 0-919825-27-3 | 1989 | 1 |
| Prince Edward County Treasury | Capon, Alan R. | Picton Gazette | 0-919825-27-3 | 1989 | 1 |
| This House of Healing PECMH | Capon, Alan R. | Printcraft | 0-920028-00-4 | 1976 | 1 |
| Triumphant Journey, the TCS story | Capon, Alan R. | the TCS Group | 0-919825-55-9 | 2006 | 1 |
| Spencer's Common | Capon, Alan R. and Haylock, Margaret E. | Printcraft | 0-919825-16-8 | 2001 | 1 |
| Ontario An Informal History of the Land and its People | Choquette, Robert | ministry of education | 0-7743-8959-1 | 1984 | 1 |
| The Quinte-Kingston Area of Canada's unique 425-mile waterway corridor | CORTS | CORTS | 1975 | 1 | |
| Impressions of Prince Edward County | Cory, Sue | Cory Cards and Photographs | 0-9694600-0-7 | 1990 | 1 |
| Upper Canada The Formative Years 1784-1841 | Craig, Gerald M. | McClelland and Stewart Limited | 1963 | 1 | |
| County Canners | Crawford, Douglas | County Magazines | 0-9683109-2-3 | 2000 | 1 |
| The Settler's Dream | Cruickshank, Tom | Corporation of the County of Prince Edward | 0-9692049-0-6 | 1984 | 1 |
| The Settlement of the United Empire on the Upper St. Lawrence and Bay of Quinte in 1784 : A Documentary Record | Cruikshank, Brg. General E.A. (ed) | Ontario Historical Society, Toronto | 1934 | 1966 (reprint) | |
| County Scenes | de Witt, Peggy | Peggy de Witt | 0-9689107-0-X | 2001 | 1 |
| Historic Ontario | Department of Public Records and Archives | Department of tourism and information, Province of Ontario | 1 | ||
| County Scenes | deWitt, Peggy | Paper Images | 0-9789107-0-x | 2001 | 1 |
| Athol | Dodds, Philip F. | Athol Township | 1979 | 1 | |
| Former Days and Quaker Ways | Dorland, Arthur G | Picton Gazette | 1961 | 1 | |
| Former Days and Quaker Ways | Dorland, Arthur G. | Picton Gazette | 1965 | 1 | |
| Honor Roll Picton Collegiate Institute | Editorial Staff | Garnet and White | 1917 | 1 | |
| Prince Edward County 1991 directory | Ellis, Randy | PECCTAC | 1991 | 1 | |
| The Calnan Family | Foster, Aileen Calnan | Printcraft | 1981 | 1 | |
| Bath on the Bay of Quinte | Foster, Jane | Lennox and Addington County Museum | 0-9680877-1 | 1996 | 1 |
| Pioneering, a history of Loyalist College | French, Orland | Loyalist college | 0-969809-0-2 | 1992 | 1 |
| Heritage Atlas of Hastings County | French, Orland (ed) | County of Hastings, Belleville | 0-9781099-0-2 | 2006 | 1 |
| Rumrunners a prohibition scrapbook | Gervais, C. H. | Firefly | 0-929668-08-9 | 1980 | 1 |
| My war | Giroux, G.L. | Printcraft | 0-919825-22-2 | 1999 | 1 |
| Diary of a Journey Through Upper Canada and Some of the New England States, 1819 | Goldie, John | private | 1967 | 1 | |
| Hans Waltimeyer: Being an Historical Account of the Life and Times in Turbulent Eighteenth Century America of Captain John Walden Meyers, U.E. | Goodard, Jane Bennet | Self-published, Cobourg | 1980 | 1 | |
| 50 years a County Veterinarian | Goodwin, Dr Charlie | Mika Publishing | 0-919303-77-3 | 1983 | 1 |
| Early Life in Upper Canada | Guillet, Edwin C | Ontario Publishing Co. | 1933 | 1 | |
| The Great Migration | Guillet, Edwin C | Thomas Nelson and Sons | 1937 | 1 | |
| The Great Migration | Guillet, Edwin C | Thomas Nelson and Sons | 1937 | 1962 | |
| The Valley of the Trent | Guillet, Edwin C | Champlain Society | 1957 | 1 | |
| The Great Migration : supplement : the Atlantic crossing by sailing ship 1770-1860 | Guillet, Edwin G. | Thomas Nelson? Private? | 1962 | 1 | |
| Country Life in Canada | Haight, Canniff | Mika, Belleville | 1885 | 1971 | |
| This year come to Ontario, Canada's Premier Province | Hele, C.C. | Tourist and Publicity Bureau | 1931 | 1 | |
| Picton's 100 Years | Historical Committee | Picton Gazette | 1937 | 1 | |
| By the Thunderation Bootjack All Around the Haystack | Hook, Debra | Local | 1974 | 1 | |
| Booze boats and billions | Hunt, C. W. | Billa Flint Publications | 0-9685762-1-4 | 1988 | 1 |
| Booze boats and billions | Hunt, C. W. | Billa Flint Publications | 0-9685762-1-4 | 1988 | 2000 2ed |
| Gentleman Charlie (3rd ed) | Hunt, C. W. | Billa Flint Publications | 1999 | 1 | |
| Whisky and Ice | Hunt, C. W. | Dundurn Press | 1-55002-249-0 | 1995 | 1 |
| Rumrunners of the County - including gamblers of the County | Hunt, C.W. | County Magazine Printshop Ltd | 0-9683109-4 | 2006 | 1 |
| Baptists in Upper and Lower Canada before 1820 | Ivison, Stuart and Rosser, Fred | University of Toronto Press | 1956 | 1 | |
| Legendary Guide to prince Edward County | Kellough, Janet | Kellough Publishing | 1994 | 1 | |
| Redcoats and Loyalists | Kiil, Toivo (ed in chief) | Jack McClelland | 0-9196-4415-5 | 1978 | |
| Historic Kingston: Transactions of the Kingston Historical Society, vols 1 to 10 | Kingston Historical Society | Mika | 0-919-302-88-2 | 1974 | 1 |
| Loyal she remains | Koene, William (ed) | United Empire Loyalist's Association of Canada | 0-9691566-1-8 | 1984 | 1 |
| Adolhustown 1784-1984 | Lamont, Katherine J. | Adolphustown Bicentennial Committee | 1984 | 1 | |
| Commemorating the United Empire Loyalist settlement of Prince Edward County 1784 - 1984 | Love, Mrs Malcolm | North Marysburgh | 0-919825-05-2 | 1984 | 1 |
| The County | Lunn, Richard and Janet | Picton Gazette | 1967 | 1 | |
| The Emigrant's Guide to North America | MacDougall, Robert | Natural Heritage Books, Toronto | 1-896219-43-8 | 1998 | 1998 |
| Canvas and Steam on Quinte Waters | Metcalfe, Willis | South Marysburgh Marine Society | 0-920028-18-7 | 1979 | 4ed (4imp?) 1993 |
| Canvas and Steam on Quinte Waters II | Metcalfe, Willis | Prince Edward Historical Society | 1968 | 1 | |
| Marine Memories | Metcalfe, Willis | Picton Gazette | 0-920028-04-7 | 1976 | 1 |
| Memories of Yesteryear | Metcalfe, Willis | Picton Gazette | 0-920028-08-X | 1977 | 1 |
| Municipality of Toronto, Canada - A history, Vol 1 | Middleton, Jesse Edgar et al | Dominion Publishing Co, Toronto | 1923 | 1 | |
| Municipality of Toronto, Canada - A history, Vol 2 | Middleton, Jesse Edgar et al | Dominion Publishing Co, Toronto | 1923 | 1 | |
| Municipality of Toronto, Canada - A history, Vol 3 | Middleton, Jesse Edgar et al | Dominion Publishing Co, Toronto | 1923 | 1 | |
| Bridge on the Bay of Quinte | Mika, Nick and Helma | Mika, Belleville | 0-919303-66-8 | 1982 | 1 |
| Community Spotlight | Mika, Nick and Helma | Mika Publishing | 0-919302-82-3 | 1973 | 1974 |
| Prince Edward County Heritage | Mika, Nick and Helma | Mika Publishing Co | 0-919303-46-3 | 1980 | 1 |
| The Settlement of Prince Edward County | Mika, Nick and Helma | mika Publishing Company | 0-919303-87-0 | 1984 | 1 |
| The Loyalists- Revolution, Exile, Settlement | Moore, Christopher | Macmillan of Canada | 0-7715-9781-9 | 1984 | |
| History of the County of York, Ontario - Vol 1 | Mulvany, C.P., Adam G.M. et al | C. Blackett Robinson, Toronto | 1885 | 1 | |
| History of the County of York, Ontario - Vol 2 | Mulvany, C.P., Adam G.M. et al | C. Blackett Robinson, Toronto | 1885 | 1 | |
| Building the Rideau Canal: A Pictorial History | Passfield, Robert W. | Fitzhenry & Whiteside | 0-88902-706-4 | 1982 | 1 |
| Lunenburgh Or the Old Eastern District | Pringle, J.F. | Mika reprint | 1890 | 1980 | |
| 200 years of Hudgins 1776 - 1976 | Proctor, Charles L. | Picton Gazette | 1976 | 1 | |
| It happened in Prince Edward County | Redner, D.K. | Mika Publishing Company | 0-919303-05-6 | 1976 | 1 |
| It's good to get home | Redner, D.K. | Mika | 0-919302-79-x | 1983 | 1 |
| Indian Christmas Carol | Robb, Wallace Havelock | Abbey Dawn Press, Kingston | 1940 | 1 | |
| Mistress Molly, The Brown Lady | Robinson, Helen Caister | Dndurn Press | 0-919670-49-0 | 1980 | 1 |
| Cherry Valley (blue binder) | Rorabeck, Muriel | Rorabeck, Muriel | 1999 | ||
| Vancott Family (Blue binder) | Rorabeck, Muriel | Rorabeck, Muriel | 1999 | ||
| Walmsley Family (blue binder) | Rorabeck, Muriel | Rorabeck, Muriel | 1999 | ||
| Golden Jubilee 1869-1919 | Scribe | T. Eaton Co. Limited | 1919 | 1 | |
| 7th Town/Ameliasburgh Township : Past & Present | Seventh Town Historical Society | County Magazine Printshop Ltd. | 0-969135-0-5 | 1984 | 1984 |
| A Short Topographical Description of His Majesty's Province of Upper Canada | Smyth, David William | Faden, London | 1799 | 1 rev | |
| As I remember | Spafford, P.K. | Prince Edward Historical Society | 0-919825-30-3 | 1998 | 1 |
| An Account of the Construction and Embellishment of Old Time Ships | Stevens J.R. | Toronto for author | 1949 | ||
| The County Decoys | Stewart, Jim | Boston Mills Press | 1-55046-446-9 | 2004 | 1 |
| Pioneer Life on the Bay of Quinte | Tackaberry, Brian (intro) and Flint, R. Arless (index) | Global Heritage Press | 1-894378-33-4 | 1904 | 1999 |
| Historic Prince Edward | Taylor, David (ed) | Prince Edward Historical Society | 0-919825-18-4 | 2000 | |
| The Hart Pottery, Canada West | Taylor, David and Patricia | Picton Gazette | 1966 | 1 | |
| History of the Churches of Prince Edward County | Taylor, Patricia | Picton Gazette | 1971 | 1 | |
| Toronto Harbour : the passing years | Toronto Harbour Commissioners | Toronto Harbour Commissioners | 1985 | 1 | |
| Captain John Williams | Townsend, Robert | Odyssey Publishing | 0-9683798-5-0 | 2001 | 1 |
| Quinte and Prince Edward (when canvas was king) | Townsend, Robert | Virtual Impact Marketing | 0-9683798-1-8 | 2001 | 1 |
| Blue water Ontario and the road North | Trusler, Arthur C. | Blue Water Editions | 1951 | 1 | |
| Voyage of a different kind: the Associated Loyalists of Kingston and Adolphustown | Turner, Larry | Global Heritage Press | 1-894378-08-3 | 1984 | facs 1999 |
| Prince Edward County Yarns | Walmsley, Dr J Howard | Prince Edward Historical Society | 0-919825-13-3 | 1985 | 1 |
| Historic Prince Edward | Welsman, Jack | Prince Edward Historical Society | 1976 | 1 | |
| Boats Unlimited | Wilson, Harold | Boston Mills Press | 0-919783-98-8 | 1990 | 1 |
| Songs from Kawartha | Young, Florrie Baxter | Vantage Press | 1959 | 1 |
The above represents part of our holdings on this subject - these books are all available for consultation - some of the older titles may be handled only by a Curator, or by a Member who has received approved training in the handling of archival material. Engravings, paintings and charts are not listed.
Our online catalogue (OPAC) is available here.
We are continually expanding our collections - donations would be sincerely welcomed
More references to the County may be found in books referring to:
- the County Magazine
- the War of 1812
- our Great Lakes Collection
- our C.H.J. Snider Collection
- our Royal Canadian Navy
- and in our Sandy McPherson Collection
