La collection témoigne de divers aspects des Cantons-de-l’Est aux dix-neuvième et vingtième siècles tels que la colonisation, la politique, la milice, l’économie, le transport, les communications, la santé et le bien-être, l’éducation, la religion et la culture. Elle est surtout composée d’horaires, d’avis de décès, de statuts et règlements, de polices d’assurance, de certificats, de photographies, de cartes de souhaits, de dessins, d’affiches, de cartons, de pétitions, d’arbres généalogiques, de journaux personnels, de spicilèges, de journaux, de lettres, de feuilles de musique, de concessions de terre, de rapports, de registres comptables, de procès verbaux, de cahiers de notes et de programmes. La collection comprend les séries suivantes : Établissement et colonisation ([18--]-Documents photocopiés 1994), Politique (1965-1974), Milice (1802-1988), Économie (1830-1987), Transport et communications (1826-1990), Santé et Bien-être (1931-1949), Éducation (1854-1998), Religion ([18-?]-Documents photocopiés 1993), Culture ([18-?]-1990).
The file consists of one road survey notebook dated 1838. It provides information on land measurements between Otter Brook and Lake Megantic. It also contains data on land features, hydrography, roads and vegetation.
The file consists of a photocopy of a book, Newport First Records, Province of Lower Canada, dated from 1800 to 1814, and four photocopied pages of clippings. The file contains the minutes of the meetings of the Associates and other inhabitants of the Township of Newport. It provides information on the development of Newport settlement, the grant made to Stephen Williams and his 40 associates on 25 September 1800, land distribution, the names of the grantees and the dates of their settlement, and some obituaries.
The file contains primary source information on land transactions concerning Hatley in 1823 and in 1872. It consists of a photocopy of a sale and conveyance by Ebenezer Hovey to Simon Kezar for the northwest quarter of lot 7, range 3 in Hatley Township, in 1823. Appended to the photocopy of the deed is a hand-drawn plan of the land concerned. It also consists of a receipt for a final mortgage payment received from Benjamin Burland by F.D. Gilbert in 1872, for part of lot 5, Range 1 and part of lot 7, Range 2 in Hatley.
The file contains primary source information relating to land in Barnston in 1849, 1862 and from 1874 to 1876. It consists of a photocopy of a letter written March 14, 1849 by [A. Sowen?] to Robinson Oughtred, Esq. regarding a property dispute concerning lot 6, range 11 in Barnston. It also consists of a complaint filed by William Locker Felton against Alexander Edson, Junior, for non-payment of a mortgage on the north quarter of lot 3, range 2 and the north half of lot 1, range 2 in Barnston, as well as a court summons for the same case. It also consists of a mortgage (1874) and mortgage and obligation (1876) by John Hunter, William Hunter, and Ann Lane Walker to Ernest Maloney for the north half of lot 10, range 2 and the north half of lot 11, range 2 in Barnston.
The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.
The file consists of two pamphlets, "Come and See The Eastern Townships" and "The Eastern Townships of Quebec: A Good Place to Live and Play". It also contains annual and quarterly meeting agendas for the years 1928 and 1929 and annual reports from 1913 until 1917 for the Eastern Townships Immigration Society and the Eastern Townships Associated Board of Trade. The file provides information on the advertising used to attract Europeans to the Eastern Townships, and on the Eastern Townships Immigration Society, which was an incorporated branch of the Eastern Townships Associated Board of Trade.
Item is a set of annual reports submitted at the Fifth Annual Meeting of the Eastern Townships Associated Boards of Trade and Eastern Townships Immigration Society on 20 February 1917. It consists of lists of officers for both groups, annual reviews for both groups, and financial statements for both groups.
The file consists of a photocopied transcription of James S. Ramage's memoirs, written in the early 1880s. The file provides information on his family, located in the Highland Scottish Settlement in Megantic. These memoirs also contain data on education, military matters, colonization, economic resources, geography, and hunting and farming in St. Agnes.
The file consists of documents related to the genealogy of the Perkins family. The files provides information on the settlement of the Perkins family in the Eastern Townships in the 19th century.
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.
The file contains biographical information on members of the Copping family from 1909 to 2005. It consists of a letter from Daniel Parkinson to Doris Banfill, dated 2005; an obituary for Ellen Colvin Cooper, dated 1921; a death announcement for John Alexander Copping, dated 1949; and a birthday annoucement for David McCurdy, dated 1909; a photograph of John and Alice Copping on the occasion of their 50th wedding anniversary, from 1946; and a memorial record for Annie Maria Mason Copping, dated 1965.
Sans titreThe file consists of a photocopy of typewritten memoirs, as dictated by George Wilkie around 1940, regarding the history and early families that settled in the area of Hardwood Hill. The family names included in his memoirs include: Daniels, Begin, Connely, Knox, Hall, Dearden, Howan, Heatherington, Bliss, Campbell, Donaghey, Wooler, and Frame.
Sans titreThe file contains primary source information about Jonathan Slater (ca 1816-1889) and his wife, Rebecca Walker (ca. 1818-1890) in Barnston from 1881 to 1896. It consists of an invoice addressed to Jonathan Slater, register extracts for their marriage and deaths, and Rebecca Walker's will. Rebecca Anglisa Walker was the daughter of Joseph Walker and Mary McCaw. Together, Jonathan Slater and Rebecca Walker had at least six children: Frances, Mary, Jane, Jonathan Henry, Emma, and Retinah.
The file consists of a marriage certificate for John Andrews, of New York state, and Hattie Cameron (daughter of James A. Cameron and Mary Mann) of Leeds, dated 19 December 1900. They were married by the minister of the Leeds Presbyterian Church.
The file contains primary source information on the Barrows family around Lake Memphremagog in 1909 and 1964. It consists of a copy of "Samuel June Barrows: A Circuit Rider in the Humanities" by Paul U. Kellogg and a copy of an article by Michael M. Davis titled "A History of Lake Memphremagog Region," originally published in the Sherbrooke Record on March 21, 1964, which discusses the Barrows family's summer properties on Lake Memphremagog.
The file contains information on the financial resources of the village of Cowansville from 1917 to 1927. It consists of financial statements.
The file contains information on the founding and history of Piopolis from 1996. It consists of a booklet of punch-out souvenir postcards, including historical facts, assembled on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Piopolis.
The file consists of printed electoral lists from 1896 to 1980 and two maps, one of Sherbrooke and the other of Megantic-Compton, Orford and Saint-François. The file provides information on electors in the electoral districts of Sherbrooke, Megantic-Compton Stanstead, and the Township of Cleveland (subdivision A). The lists are divided into urban polling-subdivisions and contain data such as electors' names, surnames, occupations and addresses.
The file contains primary source information on Saad Gabr's development plans in North Hatley from 1979 to 1980. It consists newspaper clippings and correspondence to Page and Hally Dame from Isabel Dobell, Emily LeBaron and Charlotte Detchon regarding Gabr news.
The file contains primary source material on the municipal affairs of the Municipality of the Township of Melbourne. It consists of two annual reports, which include financial statements, lists of the municipal council members and a list of past mayors from 1855 to 1951.
The subseries consists of a pamphlet produced by the Liberal Central Committee on how to operate polling booths in 1896 and a ribbon from the Liberal convention, held in Sherbrooke on 25 August 1911.
The subseries contains source material on the development of agriculture in the Eastern Townships from 1836 to 1926. It is comprised of the following files: Farmers' Diaries (1836-[1909 photocopied 1983?]), Farmers' Account Books (1868-1926), and Fairs (1893-1983).
The file consists of four diaries: one diary of a farmer from Lacolle, dated 1836-1839, divided up into three booklets; a photocopy of "The Farm Journal of P.H. Gosse from the Season of 1837"; "The Farmers' Manual and Complete Accountant", edited and compiled by J.L. Nichols and Co., dated 1895, filled out by Bonn Little ca. 1903, North Hatley; and Mr. Dufy's diary covering the years 1903-1909. The file provides information on the development of agriculture in the Eastern Townships. Many details are provided on the following subjects: weather forecasting, cattle breeding, transportation, health, and cultural and political events such as the Rebellion of 1837. The farmers' manual contains general information on farming accountancy and records of production.
Item depicts the pages for November and December 1837 from the "Memorandums for 1837" diary of a Lacolle farmer.
Item is the last page from the "Memorandums for 1837" diary of a Lacolle farmer.
The subseries contains source material on the mining in the Eastern Townships from 1861 to 1864. It contains the following file: Ascot Mining (1861-1864).