Annual convocation 2003 Proceedings (2003)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2003. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and forty-fifth annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2004 Proceedings (2004)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2004. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and forty-sixth annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2005 Proceedings (2005)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2005. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and forty-seventh annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2006 Proceedings (2006)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2006. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and forty-eighth annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2007 Proceedings (2007)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2007. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and forty-ninth annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2008 Proceedings (2008)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2008. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and fiftieth annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2009 Proceedings (2009)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2009. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and fifty-first annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2010 Proceedings (2010)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2010. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and fifty-second annual convocation.

Annual convocation 2011 Proceedings (2011)

Annual Convocation proceedings for the year 2011. The title varies slightly and convocation is held at different cities or towns in Canada. One hundred and fifty-third annual convocation.

Colonel John Butler (Niagara)/St. Catharines District Branch of the United Empire Loyalists fonds

United Empire Loyalist is an honour given to American Loyalists who came to British North America and the British Colonies to show their loyalty to King George III after the British defeat in the American Revolution. The Loyalists settled in Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and modern day New Brunswick. The Colonel John Butler (Niagara) Branch (formerly the St. Catharines and District Branch) has origins which date as far back as 1898. A branch was organized in Virgil by Captain John D. Servos, but was unsuccessful. In 1905 there was another attempt to form a branch, but the war of 1914-1918 resulted in this branch becoming inactive. In 1914, an Act of Parliament incorporated the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada. The St. Catharines and District Branch was formed in 1921. This branch remained active, and in 1992 they changed their name to The Colonel John Butler (Niagara) Branch. The Loyalists also have a strong focus on genealogy. All descendants are eligible to use UE (which stands for Unity of the Empire) after their names. source: http://www.coljohnbutleruel.com

Genealogical notes of Elizabeth Pettit and Benjamin Bell

Genealogical notes of Elizabeth Pettit and Benjamin Bell. Lists dates of birth for Benjamin Bell and Elizabeth and includes birth dates for ten children. Also included is the date of the death of Benjamin and Elizabeth and four of their children.

Genealogical notes of Cyrus and Mary Sumner

Genealogical notes of Cyrus and Mary Sumner, n.d.; includes birth and some death dates of children. Listed are eleven names of children with birth dates and one child's death dated at two months of age.

Rethinking Fiscal Decentralization Policies in Developing Economies: A Case Study of Ghana

This thesis invites geographers to pay more attention to public policy research by addressing the need to rethink fiscal decentralization policies in Ghana. By applying “Simandan’s wise stance in human geography” and “Grix’s building blocks of social research design”, I developed a conceptual framework that unites two incommensurable ontological and epistemological research positions in geography—the positive and normative positions. I used the framework to investigate two key research questions. First, does fiscal decentralization actually work in Ghana? Through quantitative analysis of empirical revenue and expenditure data (1994-2011) of local governments in Ghana, this study reveals significant issues of inefficiency, inequity, and unaccountability. Local governments generate less revenue, and therefore depend largely on central government transfers for developing their jurisdictions. Worse yet, these transfers are highly unpredictable in terms of amount and timing. Even though a multivariate regression analysis revealed that these transfers are apolitical, the actual disbursement formula tends to focus on equality instead of equity. Additionally, the unclear expenditure assignments in each locality make accountability difficult. In view of these problems, I addressed the question: why is fiscal decentralization held out as a good thing in Ghana? By drawing lessons from Foucault’s and Escobar’s critical discourse analysis, I traced a genealogy of Ghana’s fiscal decentralization. I found that the policy is held out as a good thing in Ghana because of the triangular operation of multiplicities of power, knowledge, and truth regimes at the local, national and international scale. I concluded that although nation-states remains a necessary causal link in fiscal decentralization policy process in Ghana, direct and indirect international involvement have profound effect on these policies. Therefore, rethinking fiscal decentralization involves acknowledging the complex intermingling effects that global, national, and local territories produce.

The Woodruffs of New Jersey

A book written by Francis Eben Woodruff about the Woodruff family in New Jersey. The inside cover is signed by H.K. Woodruff.

Oak Chest

Oak chest measuring 36 cm in height 45 cm in width and 32 cm in depth. The cabinet contains 5 graduating drawers and it closes with 2 hinged doors, each bearing an arch. There are recessed brass handles on the 2 sides of the cabinet and one of these handles on each of the drawers. On the top of the cabinet there is an escutcheon engraved with “S.D. Woodruff Esq., St. Catharines, 157 Ontario”. The cabinet has a lock which is still functional and opens with a skeleton key which is part of this collection. The top 2 drawers have been lined with a piece of cardboard carefully cut to size and covered with brocade. There is some scratching on the top of the cabinet and one of the front doors is missing some of the wooden trim.