This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
New Features Arrive at Durham Central Fair for 1965
The Orono Fair adds Miss Durham Central Beauty Queen contest open to girls 16 and over from Durham and Northumberland County with prizes from 25 to 10 dollars. A new harness horse event, the wolf stake race, requires 10 dollar nominations due July 1 and a further 10 due September 1, with 200 more dollars in prize money. Also featured is the Lawrence phooey Fat Calf Show and Sale. Town Council eyes annexing land east of Gages Creek to the CPR tracks near Highway 2 for future industrial growth, with Planning Board officials and Port Hope Board of Trade backing annexation efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
The
Agricultural Society
Northumberland County