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Caroline Parsons Coombs
CA ETRC P997-001-04-013 · File · 1954
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains source information on the life of Caroline Parsons Coombs (1818-1907) and her family's immigration and settlement experiences in Bury, Sherbrooke and Orford, Quebec. Caroline immigrated to Canada with her family in 1836. She married John Coombs in 1837. The file consists of a memorial booklet written by Eva A. Coombs, Caroline's grand-daughter.

Yearbooks
CA ETRC P997-007-03-006 · File · 1946-1972
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of information on the graduates from the Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1946 to 1972. In consists of three yearbooks, titled "Invictus". Found in the pages of yearbooks are newspaper clippings: a photograph of the graduating class of North Hatley High School from 1969, a photograph of the graduating class of Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1948, various obituaries of past graduates and an undated 'card of thanks' article from Pearl Robinson.

Diary of a Canadian Teacher
CA ETRC P997-010-01-001 · File · 1836
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of the diary of a young teacher named Mabel during the time of the settlements in the Eastern Townships. The diary is titled "Leaves from the Diary of a Canadian Teacher in 1836". It follows the twelve-week period in which Mabel travels to a town or village to be a teacher (maybe Bondville, Knowlton). It contains information on everyday life, such as the way the houses were built in that area, the accommodations where Mabel was boarding, the type of food she ate and the way religion was celebrated and perceived by some. The author also gives information on many families such as the Furniss', the Burtons, the Carnes, the Murrays and the Wests. She also speaks of a Mr. Gardner, who is later arrested and thrown in the Sherbrooke jail and of a "brother Clifton" who owns a small grist mill. There is also a passage on the economy of the region, in which Mabel explains the process of making "Salts" (a.k.a. potash and pearlash). She mentions some of her students and their academic background, but all in all, there is little information on school life.

Leisure Occupations
CA ETRC P997-007-03-003 · File · 1916-1998
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file primarily consists of 36 programmes for awards nights and graduations at Alexander Galt Regional High School, Lennoxville. The file provides information about the school's cultural events, performances, and student activities, such as plays, awards nights, graduation ceremonies, and reunions from 1973 to 1998. It is also a source of information on the Waterville School and includes a reunion souvenir booklet, newspaper clipping and program from 1989; a photograph of the Waterville classes of Grades 4, 5 and 6 from around 1940; a proficiency certificate awarded Evelyn Smith in 1916; two concert prorgrammes from the Mitchell school from 1948 and 1965; and a programme from a performance of "Our Hearts were Young and Gay" by the Lennoxville High School Dramatic Society in 1947.

Item is a pamphlet published by the Eastern Townships Associated Boards of Trade and Eastern Townships Settlement Society advertising "The Eastern Townships of Quebec: A Good Place to Live and Play." The pamphlet discusses the region's topography, climate, agriculture, settlement opportunities, mining, cities and towns, tourist attractions, and transportation and markets. It dates from around 1947.