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Elmwood Cemetery Inc. fonds
CA ETRC P247 · Fonds · 1890-2018

The fonds contains information on the operation and management of Elmwood Cemetery Inc. in Sherbrooke from 1890 to 2018. It consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, financial statements, ledgers, and plans. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History and constituent documents (1890-1923, 1978-2018), Administration (1890-2005), Cemetery management (1890-2005), Legislation ([1895], 1960-1966, 2004).

Elmwood Sherbrooke Inc.
Diary of a Canadian Teacher
CA ETRC P997-010-01-001 · File · 1836
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of the diary of a young teacher named Mabel during the time of the settlements in the Eastern Townships. The diary is titled "Leaves from the Diary of a Canadian Teacher in 1836". It follows the twelve-week period in which Mabel travels to a town or village to be a teacher (maybe Bondville, Knowlton). It contains information on everyday life, such as the way the houses were built in that area, the accommodations where Mabel was boarding, the type of food she ate and the way religion was celebrated and perceived by some. The author also gives information on many families such as the Furniss', the Burtons, the Carnes, the Murrays and the Wests. She also speaks of a Mr. Gardner, who is later arrested and thrown in the Sherbrooke jail and of a "brother Clifton" who owns a small grist mill. There is also a passage on the economy of the region, in which Mabel explains the process of making "Salts" (a.k.a. potash and pearlash). She mentions some of her students and their academic background, but all in all, there is little information on school life.

Charles Taber
CA BCHS BCHS976-S2-SS2-D1-P07 · Item · [1958]
Part of Taber family fonds

Reproduction of a charcoal drawing of Charles Taber, who came to live in East Farnham with his family and the part of an american Quaker community.

East Angus
CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P674 · Item · [1911?], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a view of the town of East Angus and the surrounding landscape, with the Anglican (Christ Church) and Catholic (Saint-Louis-de-Westbury) churches visible.

Main Street, Coaticook
CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P528 · Item · [1910?], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of Main Street in Coaticook, with a view of the second building of the Coaticook Methodist Church (eventually Sisco Memorial Church) in the background from around 1885. The church building pictured was constructed around 1874 and was destroyed by fire in 1923.