The fonds contains primary source material on the personal, professional and military lives of the Wark family in Sherbrooke between 1911 and 2002. It consists primarily of photographs and theatre programmes. The fonds is comprised of the following series: James H. Wark, Florence (Bryant) Wark, Barbara Wark, Wark theatre, Photographs, and Miscellaneous.
The item consists of a programme for an evening of music and dancing held to benefit the 1st Lennoxville Volunteer Rifle Corps at the Albion Hotel in Lennoxville in 1863.
The file consists of a programme for the change of command of the Sherbrooke Hussars from Lt-Col Daniel M. Braün to Lt-Col W.K. Sanderson on 6 May 2000. The document includes biographical information on Colonel Denis Belleau, Colonel Thomas Garfield Gould, Lieutenant Colonel Jack R. Garneau, Lieutenant Colonel Daniel M. Braün, and Lieutenant Colonel W.K. Sanderson.
The fonds contains source material mainly on the activities of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Association from 1934 to 1967 and is also of value for information relating to the activities of Eastern Townships soldiers and veterans during World War I, Quebec Branch No. 10 of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League; the 117th Eastern Townships Battalion Association; and the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment. It is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1934-1966), Correspondence (1953-1967), Membership Lists (1934-1967), Accounting and Financial Documents (1961-1966), Newspaper Clippings ([191-]-1975), Iconographic Documents ([191-]-[198-?]), Cartographic Documents (1910-1942), Personal Documents (1916-1958), Minutes of the Quebec Branch of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League (1930-1942), Artefacts ([191-]-[1940?]), and Miscellaneous Documents (1915-1965).
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Association (Sherbrooke, Que.)The file contains photographs of members of the Desruisseau/Labonte/Leonard family, as well as many unidentified photographs, possibly taken between 1870 and 1940. It consists of a photo album comprised of 56 studio photographs, a photo scrapbook comprised of 230 photographs, and 37 other photographs.
The item is a group photograph of three unidentified individuals, one man in his military uniform and two women standing on each side of him, probably taken sometime between 1930 and 1940.
The item is a photograph of two unidentified individuals, a man in his military uniform and a woman, probably taken sometime between 1930 and 1950.
The item is a photograph of two unidentified individuals, a man in a military uniform and a woman, standing in front of a house, probably taken sometime between 1930 and 1950.
The part is a photograph taken by Doris Wilkins of the Army Transport Service building while she was on board the U.S.A. Transport "Cambrai" steamboat, probably taken sometime between 1910 and 1930.
The item is a photo scrapbook that contains 230 photographs of individuals within the Labonte/Leonard families. The photos were probably taken between 1910 and 1930.
The part is a postcard with a studio photograph of possibly Eleger Desruisseau in his soldier uniform, probably taken sometime between 1870 and 1890.
The part is a postcard with a studio photograph of Leon Desruisseau in his soldier uniform, probably taken sometime between 1870 and 1890.
The item is a photo album that contains 56 studio photographs and 2 postcards of individuals within the Desruisseau/Labonte families. The photos were probably taken betwen 1870 and 1890.
The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.
The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).
Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942The file contains primary source information on the military involvement of Cecil H. Bowen of Sherbrooke, QC from 1878 to 1925. It consists of a list of his military appointments and certificates; a letter of congratulations from J. Archer Brown; and two issues of the war periodical Fragments from France, containing war cartoons. It also consists of one photograph showing a group of six soldiers and officers at Petawawa Camp in August 1914, two photographs of Cecil H. Bowen in the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment uniform from 1884 and 1885, and two photographs of soldiers and headquarters in Ciego de Avila, Cuba from 1901.