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Fonds consists of a speech given by Ms. Rumble on the occasion of the unveiling of a plaque, located on the site of the original Bowes homestead, commemorating the contribution of the Bowes to the area. The Bowes line is traced back to 16th century England, but the speech principally concentrates on the descendants of Anthony Bowes (1789-1870), who settled on Lot 3, Concession 2, Vaughan Township in 1831. Fonds also includes a family tree and history of the Bowes and Maxwell families, with particular emphasis on William Maxwell, son of Anthony and Ellen, and his wife, Ann. Other properties of note are Lot 7, Concession 2, Lot 10, Concession 3 and Lot 11, Concession 3.

Fonds consists of a family tree that traces the Phillips family back to Jacob Phillips (1794-1879) and Sarah Kaake (1794-1884) and includes the birth, marriage and death dates, occupations, and locations of births, marriages, residences, deaths and internments of the descendants of the Phillips as well as that of those who married into the family. Also includes two pictures, one of Margaret and William Caldwell and the other of Jesse Edgar Phillips and Margaret Josephine Agar. Chronology of Jacob Phillips by Guylaine Petrin also included as well as photocopy of a broadside advertising the auction sale of farm stock of Edgar Phillips in 1949. Also includes David Phillips' 2012 article in Families publication "The Family of Jacob Phillips and Sarah "Sally" Kaake of Etobicoke: An Overview", magazine Families with published article, launch party edition of his article, copy of United Empire Loyalist Association certificate, and a reproduction of a photograph from 1939 depicting Jesse Edgar Phillips and his sons.