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Royal Visit

Item is a photograph of a royal visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (future King George V and Queen Mary) at the Sherbrooke Courthouse, with a large crowd in front of the courthouse.

Ice jam

Item is a photograph of mounds of ice on the street, left from the St. Francis River flood in Bromptonville in 1948. A bulldozer is visible, pushing the ice blocks from the main street to open the road.

W. Gillies Ross fonds

  • CA ETRC P233
  • Fonds
  • 1767 [Photocopied]-2006

The fonds contains of research done by W. Gillies Ross on the following subjects: the mines at Eustis, Capelton and Albert Mines, asbestos mining at Asbestos, the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic, the Stanstead granite industry, and covered bridges in the Eastern Townships and surrounding areas. It consists largely of research notes, research documents, photographs, and oral histories. The fonds is organized i the following series: Interviews (1944-1996), Harvard’s Baker Library Trip and Research (1887-1996), Jo Cooper (1977-1987), Newspaper Index (1971-1975), National Archive of Canada Research (1903-1921), Publications (1890-1938), Granite Project (1898-1900, 1976), Copper / Pyrite Mining Studies (1867 [Photocopied] -1996), Asbestos Mining and Landscape Research (1897 [Photocopied]-1965), Spanish Flu Research (1918 [Photocopied] -2006), Photographs (1888-1972), Maps and Plans (1767 [Photocopied] - 1979), Asbestos Mining (1950-2004), Mining Study – Correspondence (1883 [Photocopied]-2005), Book Translation (1995), Cookshire (1979), Research on covered bridges ([ca. 1990?]).

Ross, W. Gillies (1931-2019)

Leisure Occupations

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.

Kay Kinsman fonds

  • CA ETRC P062
  • Fonds
  • 1947-1998

The fonds contains source material on Kay Kinsman's life as an artist from 1947 to 1998 and a student at Bishop's and McGill Universities from the 1970s to 1998. It consists mainly of notebooks, watercolour books, sketchbooks, press clippings, correspondence, papers submitted for courses at Bishop's, her M.A. thesis, exhibition catalogues, slides and photographs. The fonds is comprised of the following series : Private Life (1947-1998), Artistic Life (1949-[between 1980 and 1998]), Academic Life (1964-1996), and Works on Kay Kinsman (1992-1995).

Kinsman, Kay, 1909-1998

Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds

  • CA ETRC P173
  • Fonds
  • [1783 - photocopied ca. 1999]-2005

The fonds contains primary source information on the family life; social, religious and economic activities; and education of various members of the Baldwin family, May family and other relatives and friends during the 18th to 21st centuries. It also contains historical information on the Stanstead County and Barnston Township areas, as well as genealogy. The majority of the records were produced in the Eastern Townships, many come from the New England states as well as across Canada and worldwide. It consists primarily of personal and business correspondence, postcards and photographs, maps, historical notes and family history. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Baldwin family ([1783 - photocopied ca. 1999]-2005), May family (1863-[1988, photocopied 2022]), Other Correspondence ([18--]-1970), Genealogy (1832-1999), Photographs ([185-?]-1995), Subject Files and Historical Research (1842-2002), Ferrin Family (1811-1974), Mead Family (1832-1853, 1917, [1934-1948?]), and Stevens Family (1910-1961).

Elvyn M. Baldwin (family)

Family of Eugene Arthur Baldwin

The item is a group photograph of the family of Eugene Arthur Baldwin, taken around 1913 in Stanstead. Pictured are: (standing at back, left-right) Beatrice (approx. age 14), Pardon (approx. age 36), Mary (approx. age 5), Florence (nee Ives, wife of Percival), Percival, Adele (nee Wilcox, wife of Eugene A.), (seated, left-right) Ethel (nee Peck, wife of Pardon), Eugene (approx. age 12), Lyman Heath (husband of Blanche), Blanche (approx. age 26), Oscar Heath (approx. age less than 1 year), Sidney (approx. age 14), Adele (approx. age 5), Eugene Arthur (approx. age 60), (sitting in front) Richard (approx. age 7).

Percy A. Baldwin

The item is a studio portrait photograph of Percival (aka Percy) A. Baldwin, probably taken in the 1890s. Photographer: Kilburn (Coaticook, Que.).

Buildings, landscapes and animals

The subseries consists of photographs of landscapes, buildings and animals. Included among the building photographs are: the Baldwin's Mills General Store, Baldwin's Mills Baptist Church, Barnston United Church and parsonage, MacDonald College in Montreal, the Baldwin's Mills school house, a barn (possibly from the Baldwin homestead), the Feller Institute in Grande Ligne, The Balsams Resort at Dixville Notch, Rose May's house ("The Pine's"), Judd's Mill (grist mill belonging to Percy Baldwin), the Baldwin's sawmill, and Harold Baldwin's stone house. Included among the landscape photographs are: Baldwin's Mills, the Pinnacle Mountain, Lake Lyster as well as photographs from trips and from an agricultural exposition. Included among the animal photographs are dogs, cats, cows, horses, deer, a fox, and a bear. The subseries also includes many unidentified photographs.

Ruby, Keith, Elvyn, Eunice and Alice Baldwin

The item is a photograph of Ruby (far left), Keith, Elvyn, Eunice, and Alice Baldwin (front row) taken around 1930. The five Baldwin children are standing behind several pumpkins and gourds. Lac Lyster and the Pinnacle are visible in the background.

Harold Baldwin and Family

The item is a photograph of Harold F. Baldwin with his children (Ruby M., W. Keith, Elvyn M., Eunice R., Alice L., H. Richard and Lester S.) in bathing suits (swimwear) at Lake Lyster, with Mount Pinacle visible in the background, taken around 1936.

Doris Snowdon fonds

  • CA ETRC P138
  • Fonds
  • [195-?]-[2002?]

The fonds contains biographical source material on Doris Snowdon's life as an artist and on her family genealogy. It consists of a biographical brochure, an article on the Maffre's genealogy, 3 paintings (reproductions) and 6 sketches. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Biography ([196-?]-2001), Maffres' Genealogy ([2002?]), and Artistic Works ([195-?]-[196-]).

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Bruce Snowdon's Cottage, Sally's Pond

The part consists of a sketch showing Bruce Snowdon's cottage on Sally's Pond. Trees surround the cottage. The pond and the hills surrounding it can be seen in the background.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

Still Life / Self Portrait

The part consists of a still-life sketch showing what appears to be a purse sitting on a reflective surface with a pair of gloves resting on top of it. An ashtray can be seen to the right, the smoke of a lit cigarette rising from it. Other items can be seen on the table, including what appears to be jewelry.

Snowdon, Doris, 1897-1996

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