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Accession # |
A2012.27 |
Title |
Dr. Kenneth Fisk, Harriston, photos, programmes, invitations, correspondence, 1966-1999. |
Date |
1966-1999 |
Description |
Dr. Kenneth Fisk, Harriston, photos, programmes, invitations, correspondence, 1966-1999. Kenneth Reid Fisk was a native of Walkerton, graduated from the Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph in 1949 and from that time carried on a mixed practice in Harriston, in partnership with Dr. William Lawless, also a graduate of O.V.C. Dr. Fisk was active in his community and in municipal politics from the 1950s. From 1965 - 1974 he was Reeve of Harriston and Warden of the County of Wellington in 1968 - at 41, one of the youngest Wardens to serve the County. From 1977 - 1984 he was Mayor of Harriston, and in 1993, part of the Centennial Homecoming Committee. Dr. and Mrs. Fisk (nee Irene Klages) have five children; the eldest, Terry, succeeded his father in the veterinary practice in 1975, and with his brother Norman has also been active in municipal affairs. SERIES 1: PHOTOGRAPHS, 1966-1999. [Black and white, unless otherwise noted] - ph 37356: Portrait of hockey player for Toronto Maple Leafs, with printed signature Dick Duff; he played for the Leafs 1955-1964, and was on the coaching staff 1979-1981. [STACKS] THE FOLLOWING PHOTOGRAPHS STORED STACKS PHOTOS OVERSIZED - ph 37357: Wellington County Council, with names, 1966. - ph 37358: Wellington County Council, with names, 1967. - ph 37359: Wellington County Council, with names; Warden K.R. Fisk, 1968. Removed from frame: on back: "F.W. Hardy & Son / Furniture & Funeral Service / Phone Harriston." - ph 37360: Wellington County Council, with names. Photo: Ken Barton, 1969. - ph 37361: Wellington County Council, with names, 1970. - ph 37362: Wellington County Council, with names, 1971. - ph 37363: Wellington County Council, with names. Photo: K.C. Tam, Heritage Studio, 1972. - ph 37364: Wellington County Council, with names. Photo: K.C. Tam, Heritage Studio, 1973. - ph 37365: Colour print. Wellington County Council, with names. Photo: K.C. Tam, Heritage Studio, 1974. - ph 37366: Colour print. Wellington County Past Wardens, with names. Photo No.7346-74: K.C. Tam, Heritage Studio, 1999. THE FOLLOWING FILES STORED MU 1070 SERIES 2: CORRESPONDENCE, INVITATIONS, PROGRAMMES, NOTES, 1968-1986. - file 1: 1968. - Item 1: Copy to Dr. Fisk, Reeve of Harriston, letter from John Root, M.P.P., on letterhead of the Ontario Water Resources Commission, regarding the Harriston sewer project, 3 Sept. 1968. - file 2: Minutes, Proceedings of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Wellington, January - December 1968 / Dr. K.R. Fisk, Warden. - file 3: 1970. - Item 1: Thank-you letter to Dr. and Mrs. Fisk, from Jacqui Perrin, Miss Dominion of Canada, 3 Feb. 1970. - file 4: 1972. - Item 1: Newspaper clipping, election results showing Kenneth Fisk elected Reeve of Harriston. - file 5: 1973-1974. - Item 1: Letterhead, Corporation of the Town of Harriston. - file 6: 1976. - Item 1: County of Wellington, Warden's Banquet, menu and programme, 12 Nov. 1976. - Item 2: Letter of congratulation to K.R. Fisk, Mayor of Harrison[sic], from Stuart Smith, Leader of the Liberal Party, 13 Dec. 1976. - file 7: 1977. - Item 1: Minutes of inaugural meeting, Harriston Town Council, Mayor Kenneth R. Fisk, 6 Jan. 1977. - Item 2: Letter for K.R. Fisk to Hon. Robert Welch, Ontario Minister of Culture and Recreation, Toronto, inviting him to open the new Harriston-Minto arena, 22 Jan. 1977. - Item 3: Handwritten letter to mayor Dr. Ken Fisk, regarding "several good firemen who have put in their resignation or who have just up and quit or threatened to quit because of some conflict in the association," [signed] "A concerned Citizen and Mother." - Item 4: Newspaper clipping: "Centennial Committee Held Open Meting," 2 March 1977. - Item 5: County of Wellington, Warden's Banquet, menu and programme, 21 April 1978. - Item 6: Harriston Lions Medical Centre, programme for opening, 19 June 1977 [2 copies]. - Item 7: Newspaper clipping: "Official Opening Lions Medical Centre." - Item 8: Harriston-Minto Community Complex, programme for opening, 23 July 1977 [2 copies]. - Item 9: Harriston Lioness / Leos Charter Night, programme, 25 Nov. 1977. - Item 10: Centennial Committee Organization, 15 pages, undated. - Item 11: Harriston 100 Years, invitation, undated. - Item 12: Harriston Centennial Committee, No.10 envelopes with imprint, undated [2 copies]. - Item 13: Official Program, July 1st till July 8th, undated. - Item 14: Letter addressed to His Worship Mayor K.R. Sick(sic), from A.0. [Andre Ouellet], Minister of State / Urban Affairs Canada, undated. - file 8: 1978. - Item 1: Newspaper clipping: "Harriston raises flag to launch centennial," undated. - Item 2: Letter to Ken Fisk, Mayor, Town of Harriston, from Grant & Deverell, Barristers and Solicitors, re promissory note, 5 June 1978. - Item 3: Newspaper Clipping: "Ribbon cutting ceremony" at new Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in Harriston, June 1978. - Item 4: County of Wellington, Council meeting, agenda, held at the auditorium, Harriston Minto arena, 27 June 1978. - Item 5: Newspaper clipping: "When Wellington County Council" met in Harriston 27 June ... Wellington Advertiser, 3 July 1978. - Item 6: Harriston Centennial, opening ceremonies, programme 1 July 1978 [2 copies]. - Item 7: Harriston Centennial, Community Worship Service, programme, 2 July 1978. - Item 8: Harriston Centennial, Knox-Calvin Presbyterian Church Service, 2 July 1978. - Item 9: Decoration Day at Harriston Cemetery, 2 July 1978. - Item 10: Harriston School Homecoming, programme, 2 July 1978. - Item 11: Letter to Dr, and Mrs. Ken Fisk, from Fred Kabbes, National Farmers Union, Walkerton, inviting them to a dinner and dance in honour of Roy Atkinson, retiring president of the N.F.U., 6 Oct. 1978. - Item 12: Newspaper clipping: "Mayor K.R. Fisk received an engraved gavel ... [undated]. - Item 13: Newspaper clipping: "From the Mayor's desk ... [undated. - file 9: 1979. - Item 1: Letter to Mayor K.R. Fisk and Members of Harriston Town Council with recommendations from F.C.Johnston. Chairman, Harriston Centennial Committee, 5 Feb. 1979. - Item 2: Invitation from Jean-Jacques Blais, Solicitor General of Canada and Gordon Walker, Minister of Correctional Services, Province of Ontario, to attend the opening of an exhibition of industrial products manufactured by inmates of Ontario Correctional Institutions and Federal Institutions, 13 March 1979. - Item 3: Senior Citizen Apartment project, invitation and programme, 10 May 1979. - Item 4: Newspaper clipping: "From the Mayor's Desk," [Harriston Review, 24 August 1979]. - Item 5: Mount Forest Queen of the Fair Competition, handwritten programme and invitation/confirmation , 8 Sept. 1979. - Item 6: Newspaper clipping: "Official Opening Of Geri-Care Addition; includes programme, 26 Sept. 1979. - Item 7: Harriston Lions Club, 40th Anniversary Social, dinner and dance, invitation, ticket and table card, 20 Oct. 1979. [item on display in Ephemera exhibit until August 2026] - Item 8: [Conestoga College]10th Annual Awards Night, programme, 1978. - file 10: 1980. - Item 1: Newspaper clipping: "Officials For The Old Timers" hockey game, 16 April 1980. - Item 2: Copy of letter from Evelyn Parker, General Wolfe Chapter I.O.D.E. [Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire], Harriston, to the office of the Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario, regarding the visit of Mrs. [Pauline] McGibbon, 15 May 1980. - Item 3: Thank-you letter to Dr. Fisk from Jean C. Homes, General Wolfe Chapter, I.O.D.E., June 1980. - Item 4: Newspaper clipping: "Official Opening" [of] Kinsmen sponsored wading pool, June 1980. - Item 5: Canada Packers Inc., letter and invitation to Dr. Kenneth Fisk, Mayor, Town of Harriston, to attend and Open House and Reception on the occasion of the official opening of the Harriston Cheese Plant, 4 Nov. 1980. - Item 6: His Worship K.R. Fisk, Mayor, Town of Harriston, letter of congratulation on his re-election, from Stuart Smith, Leader of the Opposition, 17 Nov. 1980. - Item 7: Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies, District No.7, program [part], 1980. - file 11: 1981. - Item 1: Newspaper clipping: "Presents Cheque To Council" from Harriston firefighters to Mayor K.R. Fisk, Harriston Review, 18 Feb. 1981. - Item 2: Invitation to Dr. And Mrs. Ken Fisk from the Women's Institutes to attend a tea to honour Public Health Nurse Miss Irma Ternan on her retirement, 3 May 1981. - Item 3: Invitation to Dr. And Mrs. Fisk from Marguerite Hodgson to attend a recital in the Minto Clifford School, 15 May 1981. - Item 4: Letter confirming the attendance of Dr. Fisk at a park bench unveiling, Harriston Branch, Royal Bank of Canada, 30 May 1981. - Item 5: Newspaper clipping: "Presentation of park bench." [undated]. - Item 6: Newspaper clipping: "The Block parent Program Is In Town." [after 30 May]. - Item 7: Invitation to opening at the Palmerston and District Hospital, 9 Oct. 1981. - Item 8: Programme, Official Opening and Dedication Ceremonies at Palmerston and District Hospital, 9 Oct. 1981. - Item 9: Invitation to a reception at Touche Ross to meet new partners Robert A. Early and George A. Shaw, London Hunt and Country Club [Ontario], 21 Oct. 1981. - Item 10: Invitation to the opening of Stinson Bridge, Con.6, Minto Twp., 23 Oct. 1981. - file 12: 1982. - Item 1: Invitation to Mr. Fisk to Harriston Boys Scouts of Canada, Open House, 20 Feb. 1982. - Item 2: Invitation to dinner and reception for Miss CNE 1982, Carolyn Pridham, 7 Sept. 1982. - Item 3: Newspaper clipping and ad: "Harriston Welcomes Miss CNE Carolyn Pridham [Sept. 1982]. - Item 4: Thank-you letter to Ken Fisk for attending the dinner and Annual Meeting of the Wellington County Unit, Canadian Cancer Society, 21 Oct. 1982. - Item 5: Letter of congratulation to Dr. Ken Fisk, from B.C. Cofell, Manager, Royal Bank of Canada, Harriston Branch, on his recent acclamation as Mayor, 10 Nov. 1982. - Item 6: Letter of congratulation to Dr. Ken Fisk from Jack Johnson, M.P.P., on his recent acclamation as Mayor, 10 Nov. 1982. - Item 7: Invitation to the opening of the Clifford Municipal Offices and Fire Department Building, 4 Dec. 1982. - file 13: 1983. - Item 1: Invitation and programme, Harriston Minor Sports Association 19th Annual Bantam Tournament, 19-27 March 1983. - Item 2: Programme, The 1983 Wellington County Intermediate Drama Festival, Harriston Opera House, 17 May 1983. - Item 3: Invitation from the Kinsmen Club of Harriston to attend the opening and flag raising ceremonies of their 1983 District Convention, 20-23 May 1983. - Item 4: Programme, Mortgage Burning Ceremony of the Harriston Lions Medical Centre, 10 July 1983. - Item 5: Invitation from Grey-Wellington Theatre Guild to attend their Gala Evening and say a "few words ... a five minute message would be sufficient," 13 Sept. 1983. - Item 6: Invitation to attend a retirement dinner and dance for Ted and Eileen Zimmer, 23 Sept. 1983. - file 14: 1984. - Item 1: Programme, Harriston Minor Sports Association 20th Annual Bantam Tournament, 10-18 March 1984. - Item 2: Programme and menu, Harriston Kinsmen 25th Anniversary, 28 April 1984. - Item 3: Programme Harriston and Minto Firefighters Memorial Park Opening, 19 May 1984. - Item 4: Invitation to opening, Administration Centre of the Maitland Valley Conservation Authority, Wroxeter, 16 Aug. 1984. - Item 5: Letter with agenda for Media Day, International Plowing Match, 29 Aug. 1984. - Item 6: Confirmation of attendance at Wintario Draw, 7 Sept, 1984. - Item 7: Invitation to Luncheon, Ontario Plowman's Association, 25 Sept. 1984. - Item 8: Programme and Invitation as Head Table guest at Awards Banquet, Plowing Match, 28 Sept. 1984. - Item 9: Invitation to His Worship Mayor K.R. Fisk, from William G. Davis, to attend a Bicentennial Medal presentation, 28 Nov. 1984. - file 15: 1985. - Item 1: Invitation from Corporation of the Town of Hanover to Mayor's Luncheon, 9 Jan. 1985. - Item 2: Programme and agenda for Opening Ceremonies, Harriston Minor Sports Association 21st Annual Bantam Tournament, 1-3 and 9-16 March, 1985. - Item 3: Programme, Community Memorial Service at Harriston Cemetery, 2 June 1985. - Item 4: Programme and agenda for Opening Ceremonies, Waterloo-Wellington District Senior Games, 11-13 June 1985. - Item 5: Invitation from Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society to their parade, 20 Aug. 1985. - file 16: 1986[?] - Item 1: Newspaper clipping: "From the Mayor's Desk." Ken Fisk recalls his involvement in municipal politics from 1 January 1955 (when he started on the School Board) for over 30 years. [1986?] - file 17: Undated. - Item 1: Newspaper clipping: "Dr. and Mrs. Fisk left on a trip through the Muskoka District ..." - Item 2: Newspaper clipping: "Ted Reeves celebrated his 98th birthday ..." - Item 3: Newspaper clipping: "The AAA-AA Town of Harriston Consolation trophy was presented ..." - Item 4: Newspaper clipping: "Observations" [regarding industrial development and economics by] Mary McNab. - Item 5: Handwritten text of speech[?], beginning: "Tonight's meeting [was] conceived last year after a meeting with Mr. Al Ward of the Ministry of Industry and Tourism ..." - Item 6: Handwritten text to speech[?], beginning: "Senior Citizens started as a project of Recreation Committee in 1960 ..." He refers to their work on the old railway station. - Item 7: Typed text to speech[?], beginning "Welcome new, continuing & recycled members..." concludes: "Finally, in closing, remember we want ‘Decision not Division'; and please no private vendettas." ADDED 13 April 2012: - file 18: 1967 Journal of Proceedings, The Council of the Corporation of the County of Wellington, Cameron Lush Warden, 1967. [MU 1071] - file 19: 1971 Journal of Proceedings, The Council of the Corporation of the County of Wellington, Allan F. Ross, Warden, 1967. [MU 1071] |
Creator \ Maker |
Fisk, Kenneth (Dr.) |
Creator \ Maker |
Barton, Ken Tam, K. C. Heritage Studio Corporation of the County of Wellington |
Item Name |
Invitation Letter Menu Minutes Prints Program Speech |
Person \ Organization |
Atkinson, Roy Auger, Harold Badley, Arthur Barden, R. M. Barton, Ken Beardwood, Clive Beirnes, W. Blais, Jean-Jacques Block Parent Programme Bolton, Joseph Bosomworth, Robert Bowman, Samuel Boy Scouts of Canada Bridge, Lorne Bridge, R. G. Bridle, Harold Brown, R. C. Brown, Roy Cadwell, Earl Campbell, J. F. Canada Packers Canadian Cancer Society Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce Canadian National Exhibition CNE (Miss) Coburn, J. E. Cofell, B. C. Conestoga College Connell, James Corporation of the Town of Hanover Corporation of the Town of Harriston Cox, F. L. Cox, Fred Cunningham, B. M. Cushing, Dan Darroch, Arnold Davis, William G. Denny, W. K. Deverell, Gilbert Doig, W. Dominion of Canada (Miss) Duff, Dick Early, Robert A. Elliott, K. O. F. , M. T. F. W. Hardy and Son Fasken, James Fisher, R. Fisk, K. R. Fisk, Ken Fisk, Kenneth R. Fixter, Scott Fletcher, J. H. Foote, Les Fuller, S. Fuller, Stanley General Wolfe Chapter I. O. D. E. Gimblet, R. L. Grant and Deverell Grey Wellington Theatre Guild Guthrie, Hugh C. Hall, Elwood Harriston Boy Scouts Harriston Cemetery Harriston Centennial Committee Harriston Cheese Plant Harriston Firefighters Harriston Kinsmen Harriston Knox Calvin Presbyterian Church Harriston Lions Club Harriston Lions Medical Centre Harriston Minor Sports Association Harriston Opera House Harriston Review Harriston Town Council Harriston-Minto Agricultural Society Harriston-Minto Community Complex Heritage Studio Hodgson, Marguerite Hoffer, A. R. Hoffer, Art Holmes, A. Holmes, A. R. Holmes, Allan Holtom, Bert Homes, Jean C. Hostrawser, Doreen Hungerford, R. B. Ibbotson, Frank Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire International Plowing Match Jackson, Alex Johnson, Jack Kabbes, Fred Keleher, Catherine Kells, Clifton Kinsmen Kozinets, David Kurtz, James Ladd, Linda Lang, Lloyd Langdon, Murray Lennox, J. Lennox, Jack Logan, Luella London Hunt and Country Club Louttit, C. G. Louttit, Clifford Lush, Cameron MacKenzie, L. G. MacKenzie, Laurence MacLellan, G. MacLennan, A. D. MacPherson, D. M. MacRobbie, Archie Mainland, R. Maitland Valley Conservation Authority Matheson, Donald McAninch, J. L. McClung, I. W. McCulloch, Allan McCulloch, H. A. McCutcheon, J. T. McEachern, Fred McGibbon, Pauline McIntyre, A. D. McNab, Mary McPhedran, Duncan Milne, James Minister of Correctional Services Minto Clifford School Minto Fire Department Mitchell, W. J. Mitchell, William Moore, Bert Mundell, James Mundell, L. Mundell, Lorne Myers, Vera B. (Mrs.) National Farmers Union Noble, Fred Oakman, Clifford Ontario Association of Agricultural Societies Ontario Ministry of Culture and Recreation Ontario Ministry of Industry and Tourism Ontario Plowmen's Association Ontario Water Resources Commission Ouellet, Andre Palmerston and District Hospital Parker, Evelyn Parkinson, Warren Perrin, Jacqui Pridham, Carolyn Quanz, Walter Reading, L. A. Root, John Ross, Allan Roszell, N. I. Roszell, Norman Roszell, W. E. Roszell, Wilfred Royal Bank of Canada Samuel, Edward Schneider, Irvin Seifried, Matthew Shaw, George Skerritt, Norman Smith, Clarence Smith, Stuart Snowe, Allan Solicitor General of Canada Stickney, W. L. Tam, K. C. Ternan, Irma Tilden, William G. Toronto Maple Leafs Touche Ross Trask, Wilfred Truemer, R. Van Norman, Mervin Waind, Henry Carman (Sheriff) Walker, Gordon Walker, J. Warren, L. Warren, Lyle Waterloo-Wellington District Seniors Games Weadick, Frank Welch, Robert Wellington Advertiser Wellington County Council Wellington County Intermediate Drama Festival Wimmenhove, H. Wintario Wolfe, S. Women's Institute Worton, Harry A. Zimmer, Eileen Zimmer, Ted |
Place |
Harriston Minto Twp. |
Subject |
Agriculture Bridge Cheese Factory Education Fraternal organizations Government Medical Ploughing Religion Seniors Sports Theatre Women's Institute |
Photo, Map # |
ph 37356 - ph 37366 ph 37357 ph 37358 ph 37359 ph 37360 ph 37361 ph 37362 ph 37363 ph 37364 ph 37365 ph 37366 |
Year Range from |
1966 |
Year Range to |
1999 |
Accession # |
A2012.27 |
Containers |
PHOTOS OVERSIZED MU 1070 STACKS MU 1071 MC70 |