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Pagé Family Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1068 · Fonds · ca. 1880-2003

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information about the Pagé family, originally from Quebec City, who came to live in the Eastern Townships through Louis Gustave Pagé (1856-1948) and Élise Gingras (1854-1894). They had six children: two daughters and four sons. Henri-Arthur Pagé (1887-1929) and his wife Catherine Moquin (1890-1990) setlled in Knowlton, along with the youngest son Ernest Pagé (1894-1978), who became a well-known commercial printer after buying the business of Henry F. Smith in Knowlton. The fonds include documents and photographs inserted in a big photo album that was created by the children of Jean-Paul Pagé, son of Henri-Arthur, and Madeleine Vézina. It contains four generations of portraits of the Pagé Family and some documents about André Pagé, who was a missionary in Africa.

Abel family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS360 · Fonds · 2002

The fonds contains secondary source information on the Abel family, including a letter (BCHS) dated February 1, 2002.

Cooper Family Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS494 · Fonds · [ca. 1910]-2002

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Cooper family, particularly the descendants of William Brill Cooper and Sarah Jane Davis who were born in Bolton.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS494-S1 · Series · 1948-2002
Part of Cooper Family Fonds

The series consists of secondary source documents relating to the Cooper family, particularly the William Brill Cooper and Sarah Jane Davis descendants, who lived in Bolton. It includes family charts, obituaries and genealogical information, and a letter from Marguerite Chappell about her genealogical research.

Nina May Pickel Owens Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1097 · Fonds · 1876-2001

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents about Nina May Pickel, married to Owen Ernest Owens. The textual records contains personal and family documents but also documents about her professional career as a painter. The photographs include family portraits, some of them being ambrotype and tintype, and postcards.

Nina May Pickel Owens
CA BCHS BCHS1093 · Fonds · 1955-2000

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source administrative documents relating to the Brome County Farm Forum Association. It includes the minute book (not bound) from 1955 to 1968, correspondence, financial documents, activity reports and printed handbooks.

Brome County Farm Forum Association
Knowlton Grove Hotel Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS1106 · Fonds · [1930]-2000

The fonds consists of a souvenir folder created by Hugh McVittie of Ridgetown, Ontario, who came to stay at the Knowlton Grove Hotel during his childhood around 1940 to 1946. It contains information about the hotel, a hand drawn map of the different buildings and many photographs taken during that period. The Knowlton Grove Hotel used to be operated by the Knowlton Conference Association.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS1106-S1 · Series · 2000
Part of Knowlton Grove Hotel Fonds

The series consists of secondary source documents relating to the Knowlton Grove Hotel. It includes a list of trivia facts about the commercial complex and a hand drawn map of all the buildings, with references to the photographs file (S2), both of them written by Hugh M. Vittie, who spent summers over there during the 1930 and 1940.

Homer M. Blackwood
CA BCHS BCHS312 · Fonds · 1924-1999

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Homer Mitchell Blackwood, son of James Blackwood and Bertha May Tibbits. The textual records include documents about James Blackwood, Bertha May Tibbits and the private and professional life of Homer M. Blackwood. An important file concerns the death of Homer Blackwood in 1999. The photographs depict official and personal portraits of the Blackwood/Tibbits family.

Blackwood, Homer Mitchell
Aiken family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS363 · Fonds · [ca. 1966]-1996

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Aiken family, living in the Mansonville region.

Hon. Sydney A. Fisher Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS259 · Fonds · [186?]-1991

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher, who became member of Parliament from 1896 to 1911 for the Brome County, and Minister of Agriculture. He lived in a beautiful house beside Brome Lake, named Alva House.

CA BCHS BCHS1094 · Fonds · 1949-1991

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source administrative records relating to the Brome County Cooperative Medical Service. This includes minute books from 1949 to 1986, correspondence, financial records, reports and medical claim forms [FULL RESTRICTION ON THIS FOLDER].

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS259-S1 · Series · 1890-1991
Part of Hon. Sydney A. Fisher Fonds

The series consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher.

Letters of congratulations
CA BCHS BCHS291-S1-D1 · File · 1982-1988
Part of William E. Pettes fonds

Ottawa - Letters of congratulations on special occasion of 97th. birthday from Prime Minister P.E. Trudeau and on 102nd birthday by Brian Mulroney.

William E. Pettes fonds
CA BCHS BCHS291 · Fonds · 1939-1988

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to William Edward Pettes (1885-1988), married to Lettie Mizener. The textual records concerns his career as the Quebec Central Railway Company and the numerous honors received on his 100th, 101th and 102nd birthdays.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS291-S1 · Series · 1939-1988
Part of William E. Pettes fonds

The series consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to William Edward Pettes and his wife Lettie Mizener. They include Victory Bond certificates, correspondence, genealogy chart, and many newspaper clippings about the royal visit of 1939 as Pettes was operating the train that traveled the royal couple, and on his birthdays as a centenarian.

Fred Powell
CA BCHS BCHS554-S2-SS2-D1-P11 · Item · 1988/04/03
Part of Erskine family fonds

Portrait of Fred Powell, Ottawa, on cardboard frame.

Photographs
CA BCHS BCHS291-S2 · Series · [ca. 1986]
Part of William E. Pettes fonds

The series consists of a photograph of William Edward Pettes, probably on his 100th birthday party.

Boright family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS416 · Fonds · [185?]-1985

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Boright family. The fonds consists of Boright family papers and an interesting collection of photographs, some of them dating back to the 1850's.

Family photographs
CA BCHS BCHS494-S2-D1 · File · [ca. 1910]-1985
Part of Cooper Family Fonds

The file contains photographs of four generations of people related to the Cooper family. The photographs were collected by Marguerite Cooper Chappell who did a thorough genealogical research, partially focusing on the "mothers" in the family line.

Photographs
CA BCHS BCHS494-S2 · Series · [ca. 1910]-1985
Part of Cooper Family Fonds

The series consists of photographs of the Cooper family, particularly William Edwin Cooper and Nellie Fuller family and descendants.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS416-S1 · Series · 1870-1985
Part of Boright family fonds

The series consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Boright family, particulary genealogical documents, correspondence and various family charts.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS789-S1 · Series · 1892-1981
Part of Mitchell family fonds

The series consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Mitchell family, including correspondence mentioning the George Mitchell and Jane Armstrong descendants, a notebook written by Homer Acton Mitchell, and transactions deeds relating to pieces of lands in Brome owned by Malcolm M. Mitchell, including lot 749 (Range 7, lot 6) on which there was a butter and cheese factory.

Mitchell family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS789 · Fonds · [ca. 1870]-1981

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Mitchell family. It includes documents and photographs relating to George Mitchell and Jane Armstrong descendants, and Malcolm M. Mitchell and Homer Acton Mitchell. The photo album is related to the Hagan-Mitchell family.

Jesse Pennoyer fonds
CA BCHS BCHS101 · Fonds · 1798-05-23; 1808; 1840-07-06; 1981

The fonds consists of a photostat copy of a letter to Nathaniel Coffin, concerning settlement in the Townships, dated May 23, 1798, a letter to Mr. Vaughan regarding cleaning the outlet of Brompton Lake dated July 6, 1840 and three newspaper articles on the activities of Jesse Pennoyer and his account of military events in 1813.
Also, a printed notice, dated December 15, 1808 - Executive Council Office Quebec by His Excellency, the Governor to all Applicants petitioning for grants of Waste Lands of the Crown should go before the commissioners appointed for the purpose and take the Oaths requested by His Majesty's instruction and receive the Certificate of having so clone - twenty-five commissioners are named for Lower Canada and among those listed we find:Henry Ruiter of Potton; Philip Ruiter of Missisquoi Bay; Philip Luke of Missisquoi Bay; Calvin May of Missisquoi Bay; Jesse Pennoyer of Compton; Patrick Conroy of Compton; Leon Lalanne of Shefford; and Gilbert Hyatt of Ascot.
Also, a printed notice - A Proclamation by His Excellency Sir J.H. Craig, Gov. of L.C., strictly forbidding all persons from cutting down the White Pines, or other Timber reserved for His Majesty's use within the Townships.
Finally, a letter from Paul Darisse, regarding the service de l'arpentage, written in reply to one from Marion Phelps, B.C.H.S., Knowlton asking for information on Jesse Pennoyer -in which he encloses a copy of a list from a notebook relative to surveys for the Crown Lands listing Townships or Lands surveyed by Jesse Pennoyer, dated April 2, 1981 at Quebec.

Pennoyer, Jesse
Correspondence
CA BCHS BCHS789-S1-D1 · File · 1899-1981
Part of Mitchell family fonds

The file consists of primary and secondary source documents about the Mitchell family. It includes research notes and correspondence about finding proofs that George W. Mitchell was a United Empire Loyalist. Some documents refers to family research done by Norma Owens.

Hawley family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS641 · Fonds · [187?]-[1980?]

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Hawley family. It includes textual records, a photo album and an oversized book about the Hawley family history, published in 1890, that incorporates handwritten genealogical information.

Textual records
CA BCHS BCHS641-S1 · Series · 1906-[1980?]
Part of Hawley family fonds

The series contains primary and secondary source documents about the Hawley family, mostly genealogical. There is also a marriage certificate, dated in 1906, between Peter George Feeney and Ernestine A. Hawley.