Sale list – June 2023
- From Saddlebags to Seventy-five; A History of Newcastle United Church from 1824 to 1975, by Marion Rickard Farr
- $25
- The Townships of Darlington and Clarke by John Squair (1984 reprint of the original 1927 book). An in depth history of what is now known as The Municipality of Clarington.
- new, $40 each.
- The Townships of Darlington and Clarke by John Squair (rare 1st edition). An in depth history of what is now known as The Municipality of Clarington.
- $100 each.
- Clarke High School Yearbooks – 1989-90; 2000-01; 2004-05; 2005-06; 2006-2007; 2008-09
- $10 each
- Newcastle Celebrates 150 years – by Newcastle Village & District Historical Society. Photo book celebrating Newcastle’s Sesquicentennial in 2006
- New, hardcover $5 or softcover, $2
- Newcastle Sesquicentennial booklets
- $2
- Bible Christian Chapels of the Canadian Conference – by Sherrell Branton Leetooze. Stories of all the Chapels built by Bible Christians between 1833 and 1884.
- New, $25
- Heritage Buildings – Clarke Township – by Clarington Local Architectural Conservation Advisory Committee (LCAC)-1993. Photos and short history of significant houses in the former Township of Clarke (now Clarington).
- Used, $25
- Heritage Buildings of Darlington
- Used $25
- Life at Lakeshore Public School – by Hazel Crago (2010). Small booklet – former teacher at the school tells stories about the school also called SS No. 2 Clarke Twp.
- $5 each
- Churches of Old Durham County – by Sherrell Branton Leetooze (2013). History of churches in the former Townships of Clarke and Darlington (now Clarington).
- $40
- From the Oak Plain to the Lakeshore – a Brief History of Clarke
- $25
- Homesteads – by Mary Byers and Margaret McBurney
- $15
- Shaw’s School History – booklet, rare
- $25
- Newcastle Community Hall Anniversary booklet
- $5
- Eldad United Church by Marguerite Fraser. Booklet, rare.
- $25
- St. George’s 150th Anniversary booklet
- $20 ea
- Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, original edition
- Very poor Condition, $75
- Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, Mica reprint
- Excellent condition $400
- Belden’s Atlas – Northumberland and Durham, Wilson reprint
- Excellent condition $200
- Rickards of Shaws – by Marion Rickard Farr. Very rare.
- $75
- 1793-1813 Settlers of Durham County – by Leslie Wilson
- $40
- The Rickards of Shaws by Marion Rickard Farr
- $75
- Out of the Mists by Schmidt and Rutherford
- $35
- Historical Sketch of Tyrone by Nancy Lambert. Booklet, rare.
- $25
- Clarke Township Eastern Section by Agnes Burley. Booklet, rare.
- $25
- Inventory of Clarke Township Cemeteries by Sher Leetooze. Booklet.
- $2
- Marriage Registers of Upper Canada – Vol 7, Part 2 – Newcastle District 1848-1855. Rare.
- $25
- Memories and Such by Pat Lake. Booklet.
- $5
- Happy Jack by Thornton Burgess (first edition)
- $50
- Buchanan’s Works – Rev. Claudius Buchanan 1812 – Researches in Asia (very rare, leatherbound)
- $75
- Lost in the Backwoods by Catherine Parr Traill (reprint from 1930s, hardcover, rare, very good condition)
- $75
- Books by or about the Massey family/business
- $10-$45
Note: prices for books are if they are picked up at Newcastle Village & District Historical Society, 20 King Avenue West, Newcastle, ON. The Historical Room is open Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. to noon. Please contact the Society for prices regarding shipping.