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The Brookbury Women's Institute was organized at the home of L.H. Martin on December 5, 1919, by Miss Chute and Mrs. Kirby of Macdonald College. At this time, it was originally called the "Homemakers Club", until the name was changed to the "Brookbury Women's Institute" in August 1920. Mrs. L.H. Martin was the first president, and Mrs. W.F. Batley was the first vice-president, and there were 10 charter members. The Institute would always host dances and card parties, give fruits and flowers to the sick, and donate items to school children, doing what they can to raise money and support the community. The Institute celebrated their 50th Anniversary on September 3rd, 1970.

Christopher Dunkin est né le 25 septembre 1812 à Londres, en Grande-Bretagne, fils de Summerhays Dunkin et Martha Hemming. Après des études aux universités de Londres et de Glasgow, il vient en Amérique en 1831 pour résider chez sa mère, qui vit à Cambridge, au Massachusetts. Après la mort de son mari, elle s’était remariée avec le Dr Jonathan Barber, anciennement de Londres, mais qui fut promu à l’Université Harvard. En 1835, Christopher Dunkin épouse Mary Barber, fille du Dr Jonathan Barber, issue d’un premier mariage, et deux ans plus tard, il s’installe au Canada où il entre dans la profession juridique. De 1858 à 1861, il est député provincial des comtés de Drummond et d’Arthabaska. Puis il déménage à Knowlton pour habiter une propriété sur la rive du lac Brome. Il est élu en 1867, à la Chambre des communes, pour le comté de Brome et sera ministre de l’Agriculture de 1869 à 1871, année où il est nommé juge de la Cour supérieure. Il meurt en 1881.

The Ladies Orange Benevolent Association #689, Maple Leaf Lodge, was organized on November 2, 1925 in Sawyerville. Sister F. Pink, the provincial organizer, was assisted by 20 sisters from L.O.B.A #668 to open the lodge. At the start, three candidates joined by certificate and twelve were initiated, after which they elected officers. They began meeting on the first Wednesday of every month at 7:30 p.m, and in their meetings discussed lodge activities, membership, and allocation of lodge funds. They donated funds to their members in need and community alike. The Maple Leaf Lodge also hosted church services and parades, and provided catering at events. They had an annual tea and sale table. L.O.B.A #689 was active at least until June 2002, when they sponsored a 500 card party at the Bulwer Community Centre.

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Loyal Orange Lodge #2991 was a branch of the Orange Association located in Bury, and they were active at least between 1925 and 1938.

Loyal Orange Lodge # 3231 was organized on July 4, 1953 in Richmond, after a French Protestant group under Reverend Jacques Smith received a charter from the Grand Orange Lodge of Quebec. This was the second French Orange Lodge instituted in Quebec. They held monthly meetings in which they discussed lodge activities, membership, and fund allocation, and they hosted an annual Orange parade. Lodge #3231 was active at least until 1971.

Loyal Orange Lodge in Sherbrooke County was a branch of the Orange Association, and they were active at least between 1926 and 1984. During their monthly meetings, they discussed lodge activities, membership, and fund allocation.

Loyal Orange Lodge # 1591, the Lord Erne Lodge, was organized on May 21, 1890 by members of the Orange Order and Protestants. Leonard Van Luven worked towards the opening of the Lord Erne Lodge with charter members Geo. Gardiner, James Rooney, James Lytle, Thomas Armstrong, James Campbell, Charles House, Geo. Flangers, F. Lewis, and John Johnson. In March 1896, the Grand Lodge of Quebec met in Waterville for the first time. Among other activities, L.O.L. 1591 oragnized yearly picnics, parades, and entertainment at the Gertrude Scott grove on July 12th for Orangemen’s Day, and were joined by members of the Orange Order and families from many districts in Quebec, Ontario, and the United Staes. They also hosted an annual oyster supper on November 5th.

Loyal Orange Lodge #1308 was incorporated on May 1, 1890 by an Act of the Parliament of Canada, and received a warrant establishing the lodge on May 23, 1890. During their monthly meetings held at 7:30 p.m. Fridays on or before the full moon from at least from 1879 to 1885, they discussed membership, allocation of funds, such as donations to both public institutions and members, and other lodge activities. They also held church parades and annual oyster suppers, and attended July 12th celebrations. Lodge #1308 was active at least until December 31, 1995.

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.

Janet Elizabeth Creighton Douglas, known as Lizzie, was born on 11 September 1863 in Farnham, Quebec. She was the daughter of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas. She married Frederick Arthur Berwick on 13 September 1887 in Farnham. Together they had two children: John Douglas Berwick (b. 1888) and Beatrice Marion Berwick (b. 1889). For health reasons, they moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado in 1895 where her husband established himself as a prominent grocer. F. Arthur died in 1922 in Colorado and Janet died on 29 March 1949 at Glockner-Penrose hospital in Colorado after falling in her home.

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.

Margaret Douglas, known as "Maggie" was born the 23 July 1846 in Mouswald, Scotland. She was the daughter of James and Janet (Kirkpatrick) Douglas. Margaret immigrated to Canada from Scotland when she was a child, settling with the family in Farnham. She married Richard Pearson. Margaret Pearson died in August 1878 and is buried in Farnham.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.