This collection consists of 13 images of Island scenes, landmarks, and individuals. Craswell appears to have been the photographer of most of the images although many are copy prints of earlier photographs, some pre-1900. Item 23.1-13 was taken by William Cumming, a Montague photographer.

This single collected item consists of lottery ticket for a "Map of P. E. Island To be drawn for on the 2nd of Feb. 1864." The ticket is made out to a Mr. Angus Andrew Walker of Grand River, Lot 55. The creator of this item is unknown. The ticket indicates that a Patrick Morrison was the manager of the unidentified company or organization which sponsored the lottery.

This collection consists of 6 ledgers from Alex Campbell's blacksmith shop which are arranged by the customers' names and include such information as date, service or materials involved in the transaction, debits, and credits. Also included in the collection are correspondence and receipts concerning the younger Alex Campbell's involvement in fox farming and a photograph of Mr. and Mrs. James Acorn.

This collection consists of a day book, a copy of the "Kings County Gazette and the Eastern Advocate" for 21 March 1872, and a copy of the "Royal Gazette" for 11 December 1860. The day book appears to be a business journal for a general store from the Lower Montague or Sturgeon area. It is arranged by the names of the individuals who had accounts with the business and includes such information as the date and nature of the transaction as well as the amount of the purchase and/or the amount paid on account. It dates from 10 October 1886 to 8 December 1911.

'This collection consists of 5 photographs of the Montague area including the wharf on the North side of Montague River, a locomotive, railroad surveyors, the Brudenell Island Monument, and the collector's grandmother, Mrs. G. Gordon.

This single collected item consists of a ticket for the Eldon Tea which was held on 13 July 1893. The ticket cost 25 cents and may have been produced by a local church or community group.

The fonds contains two postcards of the interior and exterior view of the Montague Restaurant taken in 1926.

The fonds consists of three journals kept by Michael McCarron, blacksmith, recording the purchases of goods and services as well as payments made on account by his clients.

This fonds consists of a diary/account book of Austin Macdonald spanning the years 1873 to 1916. The first pages of the volume contain an account of stock taken for MacDonald Bros. & Co. in April 1873. The remaining pages are a diary recorded by Austin Macdonald beginning on 3 January 1881 and continuing until 12 April 1916. He describes daily happenings and comments occasionally on the weather.

The fonds contains records of the Memories of Montague 1915-1925 project. In March 1986, a project was begun by the Garden of the Gulf Museum, financially assisted by the Department of Employment and Immigration, to mount an exhibit and plan activities around the theme "Memories of Montague, 1915 to 1925". Based in the Montague Town Hall, Joanne Bieler, project leader, assisted by three museum interpreters interviewed senior citizens, collected research notes and photographs, mounted the exhibit and planned demonstrations of crafts and food preparation, lectures, and a games afternoon all based on the information gathered concerning life in the 1920s.

The fonds consists of the administrative records of the project as well as the materials gathered. The former consist of correspondence, monthly reports, information and training materials collected, mailing lists and brochures. The latter include research index cards, taped interviews and notes from other tapes with senior citizens and large format photographs and captions which were used in the exhibit.