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Loyal Orange Lodge (Sherbrooke, Que.)
Collectivité

The Orange Order was established in Canada in 1830. Earlier members were mostly Irish, but later English and Scottish. It was founded in Canada for Protestants and to safeguard the English language in the country. The order was also established to help the community by organizing benevolent activities.

Douglas, William James, 1854-1930
Personne · 1854-1930

William James Douglas was born on 30 June 1854 in Farnham at "The Forks, where he lived as a farmer until 1903. He was the son of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas of Scotland. He had three sisters: Margaret (Maggie), Mary and Elizabeth (Lizzie); he also had two brothers, Robert and Carlton. On 29 October 1879, he married Susanna Pearson in St. Luke's Church, Waterloo. Together they had four children: Janet (Mrs. E.A. Mellor), Anna (Mrs. G.H. Moynan), Bessie and Cedric S. Douglas. In 1903, they moved to Waterloo and in 1914, they moved to East Farnham after living one year in Lennoxville. He died on 21 March 1930, at the home of his daughter, Janet, in Montreal. His funeral was held on 24 March 1930 in the Anglican Church in Cowansville and he was buried in the Union Cemetery, Cowansville.

Douglas, Janet, 1815-1881
Personne · 1815-1881

Janet was born on 28 February 1815 in Scotland. She married James Douglas 9 June 1840, and together with their first three children Robert, Mary and Margaret, they immigrated to West Farnham, in the Eastern Townships. In Canada, they had two more children William James and George Carleton. Janet died the 24 August 1881, in Farnham, Quebec.

Mellor, Cedric Douglas, 1913-1979
Personne · 1913-1979

Cedric Douglas Mellor, known as Douglas, was born in 1913, and was the son of Edward Arthur Mellor and Janet Dunlop (Douglas) Mellor. On 25 June 1938, he married Margaret Ruth Cushing. Together they had two children: Margaret Ruth (b. 1940) and Joyce Douglas (b. 1944). Cedric Douglas Mellor died in 1979.

Douglas, James, 1768-1834
Personne · 1768-1834

James Douglas was born 13 November 1768 in Torthorwald, Scotland. He was the son of Joseph Douglas and -Kirkpatrick. On 24 November 1797, he married Mary Kerr and they had five children together: Anna, John, Joseph, William, and James Jr. James Douglas died 13 December 1834.

Douglas, James, 1814-1883
Personne · 1814-1883

James Douglas was born in 1814, in Mouswald, Scotland and baptised 8 September 1814. He was the son of James Douglas Sr. and Mary Kerr. James married Janet Kirkpatrick 9 June 1840, and together with their first three children, Robert, Mary, and Margaret, they immigrated to Farnham, Quebec. In Canada, they had two more children: William James and George Carleton. James died 12 December 1883, in Farnham, Quebec.

Berwick, John Douglas, 1888-1952
Personne · 1888-1952

John Douglas Berwick, known as Douglas, was born in 1888 in Farnham, Quebec. He was the son of F. Arthur and Janet (Douglas) Berwick, moving with his family to Colorado in 1895. John served in World War I as an engineer before returning to work in the United States. In October 1919, Douglas married Ethel Vista Eubank. The couple had at least one child: James Douglas Berwick. In 1922, he founded the Berwick Electric Company. John Douglas Berwick died in 1952.

Douglas, Cedric Stuart, 1890-1968
Personne · 1890-1968

Cedric Stuart Douglas was born on 16 December 1890 in East Farnham, Quebec. He was the son of William James and Susan (Pearson) Douglas. He received his BA in 1914 from McGill University, then qualified as a teacher and French specialist and taught in Sutton. In 1916-1917, he was principal at Danville Academy where Marjorie Todd Bridgette was a teacher. In December 1917, he passed an army medical examination, reporting for duty at the end of the school year in July 1918. Attestation Papers induct #2522776 Gunner Cedric S. Douglas in to the 79th Battery Canadian Field Artillery (C.F.A). His battalion, by now the Second Canadian Tank Battalion, sailed from Quebec City on 5 October 1918. En route the Spanish Flu broke out and on arrival in England, everyone was hospitalized until after the Armistice. In England, waiting to be sent home, Cedric was made a Sergeant and taught at Khaki College.

Cedric eventually returned from England and was discharged on 30 July 1919. He had already secured the position of Principal at Cowansville Academy, and promptly wrote to Miss Bridgette, arranged to visit Birchton and in October proposed. Cedric and Marjorie Todd Bridgette were married 3 July 1920. Together they had two children: John Creighton and Robert Keith.

During the 1930s Great Depression, Cedric was Principal at several schools in different parts of the Province, but when Creighton entered McGill, he found a teaching position at Westmount High School in Montreal. At home in Sutton, he ran a small printing business, and after retirement, taught at St. Helen's School in Dunham. Cedric died in Sutton, Quebec on 26 June 1968.

Douglas, Susanna Pearson, 1852-1935
Personne · 1852-1935

Susanna Pearson was born in 1852 in the Adirondacks of New York State. She was the daughter of William and Mary Pearson. Early in her life, the family moved to Shefford County, Quebec. She was confirmed in Quebec the 22 August 1868. Susanna married William James Douglas of East Farnham on 29 October 1879 in St. Luke's Church, Waterloo, and had four children: Janet, Bessie, Anna Mabel, and Cedric Stuart. She and her husband later moved to the Notre Dame de Grace neighbourhood of Montreal. Susanna died suddenly on the 2 July 1935 at the home of her sister, Mrs. H.N. Rockwell, in Foster. Her funeral service was held at Bishop Carmichael Memorial Church in Foster on 4 July 1935 and she was buried in Cowansville.

Douglas, Robert, 1841-1912
Personne · 1841-1912

Robert Douglas was born the 13 November 1841 in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, to James and Janet Douglas (Kirkpatrick). He emigrated to East Farnham, Quebec with his family in the 1850s. He was confirmed the 17 July 1868. He married Sarah Louisa Loud in June 1879. They never had any children. During his life, Robert owned a farm, called "Longview", near Cowansville. He died 20 May 1912 and is buried in Cowansville.

Pendlebury, Mary Douglas, 1848-1932
Personne · 1848-1932

Mary Douglas was born in Mouswald, Scotland on 1 December 1848, and was daughter of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas. Mary immigrated to Canada from Scotland when she was one year old, settling with the family in Farnham. She was later confirmed in Montreal on 17 July 1868. She married James Pendlebury and together they had three children: Gertrude, Margaret Janette, and William J. Mary died at the home of her daughter Gertrude on 8 March 1932 in Bedford, Quebec.

Douglas, Carleton, b. 1859
Personne · 1859-

George Carleton Douglas, known as Carleton, was born on 5 March 1859 in Farnham, Quebec. He was the son of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas. As a young man, he moved to Eureka, California where he was manager of the Pacific Lumber Company and later became superintendant of bridges and buildings for the Northwestern Pacific railway. He was a member of No. 35, Knights Templar and Islam Temple of the Mystic Shrine. During his life, he married and had one daughter, Ada Douglas.

Douglas-Bridgette (family)
Famille

James Douglas (Jr.) and his family emigrated from Scotland to Canada East in 1850. They settled in the Township of East Farnham where he first rented and then purchased a farm. James Douglas (d.1883) married Janet Kirkpatrick (d.1881), which is how the Douglas and Kirkpatrick families are related. Their children were Robert, William James, George Carleton, Margaret, and Mary. Robert Douglas married Sara Louisa Loud. As a young man, George (known as Carleton) moved to California where he a successful businessman, becoming manager of the Pacific Lumber Company. While many descendants of James Douglas and Janet have left to live on the west coast, and in the northeastern United Sates, a number still remain in the townships.

The father of John Bridgette emigrated from North Ireland probably between 1825 and 1830, first settling in St. Giles and later moving to St. Sylvestre. His son, John W. Bridgette (1832-1917) married Maria Orr (1838-1922) and worked in the lumber trade as well as farming. They had eight children: Emily M., Albert E., Richard Edwin, Alma, Jennie, Georgia, William S., and Samuel J. Emily's grandson is Capt. Josiah Sawyer, founder of Sawyerville. William and Richard Edwin moved to New York, becoming successful businessmen, while Samuel was ordained at Mossisburg in July of 1903. Albert Edward married Arabella Todd, which is how the Bridgette's and Todd's are related. Their daughter Marjorie married Cedric S. Douglas, which is how all three families are related.

It is believed that the Pearson family immigrated from the British Isles at the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815. They settled in the Eastern Townships as one of the pioneering families in the region. They settled primarily in the area between Ste. Bridgide, Farnham and Waterloo. William Pearson and his wife Mary Jane Dunlop Pearson were the first to have children in Canada. Their children were: Susanna, William James and Etta Labinia.

The Todd family left the United States to settle in Eaton Township in the early 1800s. Alonzo Todd, son of Elisha and Sally (Willard) Todd. Together Alzono and his wife, Susan Luther, had five children: Eva Lucinda, Arabella, Ernest, Etta Fidelia, and Mary Jane. Arabella married Albert Bridgette, and that is how those two families are related.

Jenks, Archie, 1889-1938
Personne · 1889-1938

Archie Nathaniel Jenks was born the 14 October 1889 in Coaticook, the second youngest son of Leslie Hall Jenks and Nancy Cushing. Archie studied at Coaticook Academy, at McMaster University in Toronto beginning in the fall of 1910, and at McGill College in Montreal beginning in the fall of 1912. While still a dental student at McGill, Archie enlisted during World War I with the 13th Battalion of Royal Horse Guards, C.E.F. in 1915 where he served as a medical officer. He transferred to the Royal Flying Corps in March 1917, scoring seven victories as an observer and achieved the rank of Lieutenant. Archie was found temporarily unfit for active service in 1917 following an injury he sustained when his airplane was shot down by Germans and returned to Canada as an aviation instructor. He was honourably discharged in 1918 and, after finishing his studies, went on to have a dentistry practice in Montreal. He married Elizabeth McKim (1892-1980) and together they had one child, Anson N. Jenks (1929-1931). Archie committed suicide on the 29 July 1938, after shooting his wife. He is buried at the Mount Forest Cemetery in Coaticook.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996
Personne · 1897-1996

La peintre Doris Snowdon (née Lucy Doris Maffre) est née à Montréal le 7 janvier 1897. Elle épouse James Clifford Snowdon en 1921. Ils auront trois enfants (deux fils et une fille). Elle commence à peindre à l’âge de 60 ans, après avoir élevé sa famille. Elle prend ses premiers cours de peinture dans les années 1950 à la Women's Art Society de Montréal. Elle étudie avec deux artistes canadiens réputés, Adam Sherriff Scott et Oscar de Lall. Ses œuvres représentent des paysages et des natures mortes aux fleurs. Elle a un studio dans sa maison, mais elle réalise bon nombre de ses œuvres à son cottage près de Knowlton. Durant sa carrière, elle dessine également quelques croquis. Elle cesse de peindre à l’âge de 93 ans. Elle est décédée à Montréal le 9 février 1996.

Mikasen, Marjorie L., 1959-
Personne · 1959-

Marjorie Mikasen was born in Chicago, Illinois, USA in 1959. She is a Phi Beta Kappa graduate of The University of Minnesota, 1981, with a degree in Studio Arts. Since 1990 she has lived in Lincoln, Nebraska, working as a geometric painter. She has exhibited her work nationally and internationally; awards include an Individual Artist Fellowship from the Nebraska Arts Council and the Lincoln Mayor’s Arts Award for Artistic Achievement in the Visual Arts. Her work is in public and private collections including the Sheldon Museum of Art. She collaborates on historical projects involving the arts and sciences with her husband Mark Griep, co-authoring the book Reaction! Chemistry in the Movies, Oxford University Press, 2009, and Joseph Maffre: Master of the Band, published independently, 2015.

Copping, George (family)
Famille · 18th cent.-20th cent.

(Generation 1) George Copping (1780-1849), born in Hatfield, Essex County, England, married Elizabeth Saggers (1782-1852), born in Chigwell, Essex County, England, in 1806 in London, England. The couple, along with their children immigrated to Quebec in 1811 and eventually settled in Rawdon by 1823. Among their eleven children were: George William (1807-1879), Henry (1818-1894), and William George (1808-1889).

(Generation 2) George W. Copping, son of George Copping and Elizabeth Saggers, married Mary Grey in Rawdon in 1830. Together they had ten children: John (b. 1831), Thomas (b. 1833), George (b. 1835), Elizabeth (b. 1837), Margaret (b. 1839), Mary E. (b. 1841), Ann (b. 1844), Charles (b. 1846), Sarah (b. 1848), and Jane (1851).

(Generation 3) John Copping, son of George W. Copping and Mary Grey, married Nancy Marlin in 1855 in Rawdon. Together they had three children: James Henry (b. 1857), Mary Jane, and John Alexander (b. 1868). John A. married Sarah Alice Mason in 1896 in Rawdon. The couple settled in Sand Hill after a short time in Comtpon until they moved to Lennoxville in 1945. They did not have any children. John died at the Sherbrooke Hospital in 1949. Alice died in 1960.

(Generation 3) Mary Ellen Copping, daughter of George W. Copping and Mary Grey, married Edward Mason in Rawdon in 1861. Together they had ten children: James Charles (b. 1862), Mary Ellen (b. 1864), Eliza Jane (b. 1865), George William (b. 1867), Annie Mariah (b. 1869), Sarah Alice (b. 1873), Charlotte Edith (b. 1877), Edward Armstrong (b. 1878), Thomas Albert (b. 1880), and Ethel Maude (b. 1882). Annie Mariah Mason married John Richard Copping. Mary Ellen Mason married Richard F. Boyce. Sarah Alice Mason married John Alex. Copping.

(Generation 3) Sarah Copping, daughter of George W. Copping and Mary Grey, married Samuel Dixon. She died in Cobden, Ontario in 1909.

(Generation 2) William G. Copping, son of Henry Copping and Elizabeth Saggers, married Margaret Gray in Rawdon in 1833. Together they had twelve children: Henry (b. 1834), William (1835-1836), George (b. 1838), Elizabeth (b. 1840), James (b. 1842), Thomas (b. 1844), William (b. 1845), John (b. 1847), Joseph (b. 1849), Charles (b. 1851), David (b. 1852), and Samuel (b. 1856). William died in 1889 in Rawdon. Among his children, George married Elizabeth Copping (daugther of Henry Copping and Jane Cook).

(Generation 2) Henry Copping, son of Henry Copping and Elizabeth Saggers, first married Jane Cook (ca. 1817-1846) in 1841 in Rawdon. Together they had three children: Mary (b. 1842), Elizabeth (b. 1844), and Jane (b. 1846). He married second Frances “Fannie” Harkness (1827-1872) in 1847 in Rawdon. Together they had eleven children: George (b. 1848), Ellen Maria (b. 1849), Jane L. (b. 1851), Sarah Ann (b. 1853), Henry (b. 1856), William Thomas (b. 1858), Margaret Frances (b. 1860), James Charles (b. 1862), John Richard (b. 1864), Clara Emiline (b. 1866), and Reuben (b. 1868). Henry Copping married third Mary Sinclair (ca. 1833-1887).

(Generation 3) Elizabeth Copping, daughter of Henry Copping and Jane Cook, married George Copping (son of Wiliam George Copping and Margaret Gray) in Montreal in 1870. Together they had six children: Helena, Clara Maude, Wiliam Henry Grey, Mary Alice, Melvin Francis, and Charles Clayton.

(Generation 3) Jane L. Copping, daughter of Henry Copping and Fannie/Frances Harkness, married John Johnston in Montreal 1874. Together they had five children: Violet, Victor, Augustus “Gus” Hyatt, Laura Sinclair, and John Walter.

(Generation 3) Sarah Ann “Lail” Copping, daughter of Henry Copping and Fannie/Frances Harkness, married James Barrow in Montreal in 1880. Together they had seven children: Lester, Hartley, Eleanor, Garnet, Grace, Hazel, and Douglas.

(Generation 3) John “Jack” Richard Copping, son of Henry Copping and Fannie/Frances Harkness, married Annie Mariah Mason in Montreal in 1893. Together they had one child: Vivian Iris.

(Generation 3) Reuben Copping, son of Henry Copping and Fannie/Frances Harkness, married Eliza Jane Mason in Montreal in 1894. Together they had three children: Laurence Edward, Reginald Lloyd, and Ruby Isabel. Reuben worked for a time in Montreal for Christie, Brown & Company, followed by the purchase of a farm in Sand Hill. He died in Sand Hill in 1929.

Abbott, Louise, b. 1950
Personne · 1950-

Louise Abbott est née à Montréal le 26 juillet 1950. Diplômée de McGill University, elle entreprend dès 1971 une carrière de rédactrice pigiste, de photographe, d’auteure et de documentariste. Bon nombre de ses œuvres sont dédiées à des minorités culturelles, notamment la communauté anglophone du Québec et les Inuits. Elle vit actuellement dans les Cantons-de-l’Est.

Jusqu’ici, elle a publié de nombreux livres et ses photographies ont paru dans de nombreuses autres publications. Elle a participé à de nombreuses expositions personnelles ou collectives. Des institutions publiques bien connues, telles que Bibliothèque et Archives Canada, le Musée canadien de la photographie contemporaine et le Musée du Québec comptent des photographies de Louise Abbott dans leurs collections. Elle a produit son premier documentaire en 1991.

Louise Abbott a reçu de nombreuses récompenses pour ses œuvres. En 1996, elle a obtenu une subvention du Conseil des Arts du Canada pour écrire un livre sur la communauté anglophone des Cantons-de-l’Est.

Bowen, Lloyd H. (1903-1995)
Personne · 1903-1995

C. Lloyd H. Bowen was born to Alfred Cecil Hale Bowen and Minnie Hallowell in Sherbrooke on 3 November 1903. He attended the Sherbrooke High School and the University of Bishop's College before working as a bookkeeper and traveling salesman. During WWII, Major C.L.H. Bowen worked with the Prisoner-of-War section of the Directorate of Repatriation to repatriate Canadian prisoners of war who were being held by the Japanese. Lloyd married Helen Jane Dingle in Toronto on 8 July 1944. Together they had one child: Sally Jane (b. 1946). He died on 9 January 1995.

Hopper, Sam, 1899-1980
Personne · 1899-1980

Sam Hopper est né le 15 février 1899 à Wilson’s Mills. En 1921, il déménage à Huntingville, où son frère et lui achètent une ferme et travaillent à la Waterville Veneer. Dans les années 1940, il déménage à Waterville avec sa femme Aveline, où il dirige un moulin à bois.

Sam Hopper apprend très jeune à jouer du violon et commence à jouer dans les fêtes à 12 ans. À partir de 1945, il participe à des spectacles d’amateurs avec Norman Masters. Peu après, les deux musiciens forment un groupe avec l’épouse de Sam Hopper, Albert Nutbrown et Stuart Deacon. Pendant une trentaine d’années, ce groupe jouera dans les mariages et les soirées dansantes des Cantons-de-l’Est et fera de la radio pendant 25 ans.

Sam Hopper est décédé le 29 mars 1980.

Jackson, Jessie Dorcas Milne 1904-1997
Famille · 1904- c.1994

Jessie Dorcus Milne Jackson was born in 1904 to parents Katherine Mallinson and Francis Joseph Milne She married Harry Jackson on 19 June 1930 at St. Luke's Anglican Church in Magog, and had two children: Christine “Cathy” C. and Phillip G. They lived in various locations in Canada and the United States, however towards the end of her life she settled down in Hackettstown, New Jersey.

Milne, Francis Joseph (1870-1948)
Personne · 1870-1948

Francis Joseph Milne was born in 1870 in Rochdale, England. He married Catherine (Kate) Mallinson ([before 1870]-1924) and together they had the following children: Frank Milne (1894-1970), Allan Edward Milne (died 22 April 1900, aged 15 months), Jessie Dorcas Milne (b. 1904), Harry Austin Milne, and Doris Kathleen (b. 1914).

Francis J. Milne worked for the Dominion Textile Company in Magog where he was overseer of the Folding Room for almost 20 years, retiring in December 1935 after 47 years of service. He was well travelled, both before and after retirement and documented his travels with photographs. Included among his travels were the Chicago Wrold's Fair in 1933, England in 1934 and Washington, DC in 1936, as well as other US cities where his daughter, Jessie, lived with her husband, Harry Jackson, who worked with failing textile plants.

Francis J. Milne died 22 March 1948 at the Sherbrooke Hospital and is buried at the Pine Hill Cemetery.

Auger, Leonard Arthur, 1893-1973
Personne · 1893-1973

Leonard Arthur Auger was born 15 February 1893, in Magog, Que to parents Alfred Auger (1868-1950) and Ella Elmira Buzzell (1870-1934). On 25 November, 1915, Leonard married Clarida Darcy (1892-1969). Throughout his life, Leonard lived in Vermont, Massachusetts, and Quebec. He was employed as a personnel manager for Dominion Textile in Magog until his retirement in 1948. He also served on the Magog Protestant Board of School Commissioners. Leonard Auger became well known for his study of Indigenous and Eastern Townships history. He published several articles on his various history topics and lectured around the United States and Canada. He died on 25 January, 1973 and is buried with his wife in the Pine Hill Cemetery, Magog.

Banfill, Bessie Jane (1899-1975)
Personne · 1899-1975

Bessie Jane Banfill was born on 18 January 1899 on the family farm outside Richmond. Her parents were Enos Leroy Banfill and Sarah Augusta Healy. After some secretarial training, she obtained a position in the office of an asbestos mine near Thetford Mines and secured enough money to support her studies at the Sherbrooke Protestant Hospital, where she graduated in June 1923. Ms. Banfill traveled to Mutton Bay (Labrador) in 1928 and took a missionary training course at the United Church Training School in Toronto. After travelling to the Magdalene Islands, she opened the new W.M.S. Hospital at Smeaton, Saskatchewan in 1933 and was awarded the a medal from King George V in 1935. She went to the Indian Residential School at Ahousaht in 1937 and went back to the Labrador Mission in 1942-1944. After receiving a back injury that prevented her from doing full-time work, she did part-time duty at Cornwall General Hospital and later in Ottawa. Bessie Banfill wrote books and articles on her nursing experience. This includes titles such as "Labrador Nurse" (1952), "Nurse of the Islands" (1965) and "Pioneer Nurse" (1967). She died on November 13, 1975. Her body was given to Queen's University Medical School. She had never married.

Bowen, Minnie Hallowell (1861-1942)
Personne · 1861-1942

Minnie Hallowell Bowen est née à Sherbrooke le 4 février 1861. Fille de l’avocat John Hallowell et de Helen Maria Clark, elle s’est mariée le 10 septembre 1890 avec Cecil H. Bowen, fils de George Frederick Bowen. Ils ont eu deux enfants : Lloyd H. et Rose Meredyth. Minnie Hallowell Bowen s’est impliquée dans plusieurs organisations philanthropiques, patriotiques, religieuses et littéraires comme la Women's Auxiliary Missionary Society, la Sherbrooke Patriotic Association, le Imperial Order Daughters of the Empire, la Women's Conservative Association, la Canadian Authors Association et la Sherbrooke Choral Society. Elle a publié six livres ou livrets de poésie; elle a aussi écrit d’autres textes littéraires qui furent publiés dans des journaux et des périodiques. Elle a utilisé différents noms de plume : le Drum-Major, Jane of Brompton Road et possiblement Rapier. Elle est décédée à Québec en 1942 et a été enterrée au cimetière Elmwood à Sherbrooke.

Waldron, Mildred, 1924-2008
Personne · 1924-2008

Mildred Ettra Waldron was born on 28 January 1924 in East Clifton. She was the daughter of Luman Augusta Waldron and Flora A. Cairns. She never married. She was a Townships author and researcher. She published family and local histories of the Compton County area and, in particular, the East Clifton area, such as the Descendants of T. Waldron and M. Morse, The Hills of Clifton, Sheepskin Joe and Descendants of Hugh E. Cairns and Sarah A Waldron.

Mildred passed away 21 May 2008 at the age of 84 and is buried at the East Clifton Cemetery.

Marshall, Joyce
M016 · Personne · 1913-2005

L’auteure Joyce Marshall est née à Montréal le 18 novembre 1913. Après avoir fréquenté la Westmount High School, elle étudie à la St. Helen’s School à Dunham jusqu’en 1932. Elle poursuit alors des études d’anglais à McGill University, où elle obtient un baccalauréat en 1935. Joyce Marshall commence à écrire des textes de fiction dès son enfance et publie une première nouvelle en 1936. En 1937, elle déménage à Toronto, où elle passe la plus grande partie de sa vie, sauf la période de 1961 à 1963, où elle séjourne au Danemark et en Norvège. Bien que son œuvre soit principalement composée de nouvelles, Joyce Marshall exploite une grande variété de genres littéraires : poésie, roman, essai, article, critique. Ses écrits alimentent longuement la série radiophonique « Anthology de la CBC. Joyce Marshall est aussi reconnue pour la qualité de ses traductions d’œuvres québécoises. Elle remporte d’ailleurs le prix du Conseil des arts du Canada en 1976 pour la traduction de Cet été qui chantait (Enchanted Summer) de Gabrielle Roy. Cette traduction et celle de deux autres œuvres de Gabrielle Roy donnent lieu à une correspondance entre la romancière et la traductrice. Joyce Marshall est aussi engagée au sein d’associations nationales pour la défense des intérêts des écrivains. Enfin, Trent University l’accueille comme écrivaine en résidence durant l’année universitaire 1981-1982.

Collectivité · 1973-

In 1973, soon after the inauguration of the Robert Fournier arena, the Club de Patinage Artistique d'East Angus (Les Lames Magiques) was founded in East Angus by Denis Martin, the East Angus recreation director, alongside Mrs. Isabelle Dugal and Mrs. Micheline Bouchard. The club operates out of the Robert Fournier Arena and is a non-profit organization whose mission is to teach the basics of skating to anyone at any age. The club was first sponsored by the Filles d'Isabelle and was first chaired by Micheline Bouchard. During the first couple of years, skating lessons were given by Madame Fernande Fraser, a professional and ex-skater from the Holiday on Ice troupe. The leadership of its first administrators (Isabelle Dugal, Madelaine Cathcart, Shirley Hawkes, Lucette Dion, Denise Roy, Jean-Paul Dionne, Jacqueline Munkittrick, Madeleine Legault, Laurence Trépanier and Nicole Bergeron) and the work of volunteers allowed the club to progress. On November 13, 1975, the club joined the East-Angus Sports and Recreation Coordinating Committee, and on March 28, 1977, the club obtained its charter of incorporation. From then on, the club was affiliated with the Regional Association, the Quebec Figure Skating Federation, and eventually became a member of the Canadian Figure Skating Association, now known as Skate Canada. The club offers many different programs such as Patinage Plus, Patinage STAR, Patinage Adulte, and many more, which allow for the development of figure skating in the region. Every year, the club organizes various regional competitions such as the Suzanne Cathcart competitions and the Programme Court competitions, and at the end of each season, the skaters put on a show suitable for any age.

Personne · 1911-2001

Henrietta Kathleen Warren was born on 21 January 1911. She was the daughter of Alice Frances Rattray (1881-1968), and Herbert Lawrence Warren, (1881- 1952, Herbert and Alice had three children, all born in Montreal: Herbert Hamilton Warren (25 April 1908- 9 January 1987, Ottawa), Henrietta Kathleen (Kay), and Mary Hamilton Warren (16 February 1913- 2 July 1960, Magog).

Herbert Lawrence Warren, in partnership with Mr. Dale, founded of the Warrendale Shirt Company in 1927. He was also involved with The Montreal Quilting Company. Herbert Hamilton, his son, was Secretary Treasurer of Warrendale for most of his working life. He expanded to include the Belding-Corticelli Company, which included the factory in Coaticook, a lace factory in Ways Mills, a warehouse and a factory in St. Jean sur Richelieu. Herbert Hamilton became a director of Belding-Corticelli, Warrendale, the Montreal Quilting Company, and Iroquois Chemicals.

Henrietta Kathleen graduated from McGill University in 1932. She was married to Harry Austin Milne in 1941. She had two daughters: Catherine and Jean, who both attended McGill.

Member of the Board since 1971, H. K. Milne became President of the Memphremagog Library in 1974 and assumed this responsibility until 1993 when it was municipalized. All those years, she worked hard to defend the interests of the library. Its growth is indeed due to her devoted work. Beyond her noteworthy role in the growth of the Memphremagog Library, her community involvement is represented through her participation in numerous other organizations and projects, such as the founding of Pinecroft Residence in Magog, Social Services Sherbrooke, the Magog District Home and School Association, the 1st Magog Company of Girl Guides, the Sherbrooke University Women's Club, and the Sherbrooke Hospital Foundation, among other things. Her significant contribution to the community was recognized in 2004 when the Municipality of Magog named a street in her honour.

She also maintained a great interest in the history of Magog and the Eastern Townships, represented by her collection of historical articles and photographs.

H. K. Milne died 5 April 2001 at Magog. She is buried in Pine Hill Cemetery.

Warren, Herbert Hamilton, 1908-1987
Personne · 1908-1987

Herbert Hamilton Warren was born on April 25, 1908 in Montreal to Alice Frances "Kitty" Rattray (1881-1968) and Herbert Lawrence Warren (1881-1952). He had two sisters: Henrietta Kathleen (Kay) (1911-2001), and Mary Hamilton Warren (1913-1960). Herbert Hamilton was Secretary Treasurer of Warrendale for most of his working life. He expanded to include the Belding-Corticelli Company, which included the factory in Coaticook, a lace factory in Ways Mills, a warehouse and a factory in St. Jean sur Richelieu. Herbert Hamilton became a director of Belding-Corticelli, Warrendale, the Montreal Quilting Company, and Iroquois Chemicals. Herbert died on January 9, 1987 in Ottawa.