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The file contains 117 photographs on the religion in East Angus and other places in Eastern Townships in 20th century. It includes many aspects of the religion such as churches, clergies, services, religious groups, events and so on.

The file contains documents on the history of the town Stoke including its development and religion.

The file contains a compiled research document on religion in the history of Eastern Townships. It consists of the following documents: The Bishop’s Connection: College Missions and the Brotherhood of Layreaders, Reverend John Dalziel’s Experience in Cookshire, Thomas Shaw Chapman and United Churches in the Eastern Townships.

The file contains source material on the preservation of architectural heritage in Eastern Townships from 1988 to 1997. It consists of a guide on preservation of traditional buildings, a copy of a law on heritage protection (Loi sur les biens culturels) in 1989, an application form requesting protection of heritage properties, newspaper articles on the restoration and demolition of churches and two documents on the competition for an award in preserving architectural heritage (3e Concours de Plaque de Gratification) in Estrie.

The file contains source material on the sale of the Island Brook (Anglican?) Church in 1995 and 1996. It consists of meeting minutes on the sale of the church in 1995, the price list, the sale contract between Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François and Quebec Inc. and correspondence on the sale of church and its future reuse in 1996.

The file contains source material on histories of parishes, churches and towns, which are not included into other files. It consists of a history of chapel Bethlehem and father Jerome in Ditton, a history of the town Victoria, Clifton and East Angus, a record of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix parish from 1919 to 1923, biographical sketches of parish Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Saint-Raymond-de-Pennafort, Sainte-Martin-de-Martinville, Sainte-Famille-de-Newport and Saint-Mathias and a history of land grant in Ascot and Orford.

The file contains source material on churches and histories of Sherbrooke from 1890 to 1975. It consists of newspaper articles and documents on the first mass in Sherbrooke published in 1933, histories of the Congregational church by 1890, Anglican Church by 1948 and Presbyterian Church by 1975. It also includes a chronology of the Service of Gas and Electricity of Sherbrooke from 1902 to 1908, newspaper articles on the history of Sherbrooke based on a directory for the year 1876-1877 and a disastrous flood in Bromptonville in 1948.

The file contains source material on historical research of various subjects from 1967 to 1969. It consists of the following research documents: Au Township D’Eaton, Notre-Dame-du-Saint-Rosaire de Sawyerville, Messire A. E. Dufresne et Les Anglo-Protestants, La Mine de Chesham, Avenement des Chemins de Fer dans Les Townships, Quelques Sources de Renseignements en Histoire Regionale et en Genealogie.