File presents information on the economic history of the Coaticook region from 1875 to 2014. It consists of an account book for James Williamson for R.C. Baldwin’s store (1875), an invoice from Charles H. Bryan (freight delivery) for Belding-Corticelli (1917), a poster for J. H. Knapp’s ambulance and funeral service and a wedding book printed to J. H. Knapp ([192-?]), a flyer for Georges Vaillancourt's store (date unknown), three promotional posters for Cercle de Couture Pfaff, Felix I. Lajoie (Coton Wabasso) and J. B. Dionne (dates unknown), two wallpaper sample catalogues from W. E. Dionne & Fils (dates unknown), a programme for the Penman's employee picnic held at Jacques-Cartier Park (22 August 1953), a promotional brochure for Massey-Harris owned by Kenneth Walker (1953), a poster for Fernand Riendeau's ambulance service (ca. 1955), an article “Scientific fish culture in Quebec since 1945” by Louis-Roch Séguin (1957), an article “Étude d’un important projet pour la promotion touristique de la Station Piscicole du Lac Lyster” (1957), a brochure “Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery/Station piscicole des Cantons de l’Est” (1958), a brochure for Camping Piskiart at Lake Lyster (1960s), a ribbon from the Penman's employee picnic held at Crystal Beach in Magog (26 August 1961), two flyers for the Marché Suprême Benoit (1963) and Coaticook Pharmacy, a promotional poster for Michael Élias & Co. (ca. 1964), an article “Trout rearing with the minimum of fresh make-up water possible/Élévage de truites avec le minimum d’eau fraîche de compensation possible” by Louis-Roch Séguin, Benoit Dion and Raymond Charbonneau (1978), a commemorative photo album and medallion celebrating Niedner's 100 years in Coaticook (2014), a profile of H.L. Boisvert mill in "Le Meunier" (1990), and a cabinetry catalogue from Cabico (2014).
File presents information on education in Coaticook from 1923 to 1971. It consists of a prize list for Marie Blanche Boisclair from the Présentation de Marie Pensionnat de Coaticook in 1923, correspondence with Romuald Dumont during his role in the planning committee for the Academie du Sacré-Coeur reunion (“l’amicale”) in 1940, two issues of the Coaticook High School Banner yearbook (1955, 1960) and statistics (school census) for the Commission scolaire de Coaticook from 1960 to 1971.
The collection consists of compiled transcripts and excerpts of documents from various women's groups and churches in the Coaticook area, including:
-letter of resignation as secretary for the Women's Missionary Society of the Coaticook United Church from Ethel Rogers (1956)
-Mission Band Report by Isabelle Wadleigh 1956
-compiled list of members of the United Church Women of the Coaticook United Church for 1946-1974
-documents for Young Ladies Circle Poetry -compiled list of the Membership roll (of the United Church? ) for the Compton area 1861-1854
-extracts from United Church Women minutes, 1960s
-list of burials at "Old Moulton Burying Ground" cemetery
-transcript of Young Ladies Circle financial accounts from 1898-1927
-transcript of various documents from women's organizations at Sisco Memorial United Church in Coaticook
-extracts from Coaticook Methodist Church Board of Trustees from 1877-1919
The fonds contains information on the business W.E. Dionne & Lestage in Coaticook from 1920 to 1942. It consists of professional correspondence addressed to Willie E. Dionne or Dionne & Lestage, tinsmiths, plumbers and painters, and of press clippings, which consist largely of advertisements for W.E. Dionne.
Dionne, Willie E. (1883-1961)The fonds contains information on the insurance policies issued by the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company, likely by the Coaticook insurance agent from 1875 to 1891. It consists of two application registers. The applicants are mostly residents of Coaticook but some are from Stanhope, Moe's River and surrounding areas. Notably, the applications include sketches of the buildings (dimensions and position) to be insured.
Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company (Sherbrooke, Que.)Fonds presents information on the foundation of Joujouthéque de Coaticook Inc. in 1985. It consists of minutes for the founding meeting of Joujouthéque de Coaticook, documents to request incorporation, a book of games purchased, and instructions to parents.
Joujouthèque de Coaticook Inc.File presents information on property and land transactions in Coaticook from around 1900 to 2014. It consists of register of land searches and certificates (1913-1961), a catalogue of properties for sale by Nunns & Moulton in French and in English ([190-?]), and copies of acts relating to the property of the Frères des Écoles Chrétienne in Compton ([copied 2014]).
Item is a catalogue of properties (farms, houses, businesses) for sale by Nunns & Moulton (agents of land, insurance and buildings) in Coaticook, Milby, Ladd's Mills, Stanhope, Barnston Township, Compton and Barford Township.
File contains information on the general history of Coaticook and surrounding region from 1888 to 2003. It consists of a charter for the Town of Coaticook (1888), a programme and souvenir book for Old Home Week (1914), a typed copy of “The Early History of Coaticook from its foundation to 1902” by B.N. Robinson and annotated by Mgr Prosper Durand (1993), historical articles by Romauld Dumond (1964), a description of the Exchange Censeau-Coaticook project ([1972?]), and an article by Ivy Hatch titled “History of the N-word River” (2003).
Le fonds contient de l'information sur le prolongement de gazoduc par Trans Québec et Maritimes par East Hereford, sur la vie de Lucie Roy-Alain, et sur la vie communitaire à East Hereford et Coaticook entre 1981 aux années 2000. Il consiste de la correspondence, des études environmentales, l'opposition au gazoduc, et de documents de recherche sur le projet de prolongement. Il consiste de photographies et des oeuvres artisitiques de Lucie Roy-Alain. Le fonds comprenne les séries suivantes : Gazoduc TQM Prolongement vers Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) (1995-1999), Photographies (1981-1994), Oeuvres artistiques ([200-?]) et Antoine Roy (1992, 2013).
À droite on aperçoit l’enseigne du Rex Café, aujourd’hui le Bureau de la Promutuelle, plus loin le Café du Coin.
The fonds contains information on the musical performances of the École musicale du Comté de Stanstead in Coaticook from 1930 to 1931. It consists of programmes.
Untitled- Sainte-Suzanne de Stanhope Catholic Church, interior and exterior, and presbytery in summer and winter, 1962-1963
- views of Stanhope, 1962
- Pensionnat Notre-Dames-des-Neiges in Stanhope
- tables ready for the annual parish supper, 1962
- Stanhope cemetery in winter and summer, 1962-1963
- Stanhope central school (Catholic), 1962
- Stanhope customs and border office
- Miss Hall in Island Pond, Vermont
- Installation of water lines and septic tank at church and presbytery in Stanhope, including Noël Lamoureaux and J. Bellefeuille, 1962
- an unidentified soldier
Le fonds présente les activités et le gestion de la Bibliothèque Françoise-Maurice de Coaticook de 1971 à 2014. Il consiste de rapports annuels, de procès-verbaux, de photographies et de coupures de presse. Le fonds est composé des séries suivantes: Documents historiques, Procès-verbaux, Rapports annuels, Activités et animation, Bâtiments et biens mobiliers, Coupures de presse.
Fonds presents some of the activities and community involvement of the organization Rues principales in Coaticook from 1993 to 2008. It consists largely of photographs but also includes posters, advertisements, and press releases. The fonds is composed of the following files: Activities and Promotional photographs.
Rue principales. City of CoaticookSeries contains information on the history of Coaticook and area from 1875 to 2001. It consists of a letter to James McCauley (1879), a reproduced photo of a cadet group on St-Jean-Baptiste Street (1945), a religious scrapbook ([195-?]), a newletter for the Club Optimiste de Coaticook (1984), a programme for the 10th anniversary for the Manoir de Chez-Nous (1996), a newspaper article on Neil Tillotson (1998), and a souvenir programme for the Filles-de-la-Charité de Saint-Vincent-de-Paul (2001).
Collection presents information on business and commerce in the Coaticook area from 1851 to 1934. It consists of photocopies of invoices and newspaper clippings.
File presents information on religious practices and churches in the Coaticook region from 1905 and 1966. It consists of a communion souvenir certificate for Rosa Nadeau (1905), a certificate of religious instruction for Antonio Thibault of St-Marc Catholic Church in Coaticook (1932), souvenir program on the occasion of the appointment of Napoleon Loiselle to the title of Secret Cameroy of Pope John XXIII ([1959?]), a booklet on the campaign to expand the parish credits of St. Emond Parish (1961), and a programme for the dedication St. Paul’s Chapel, Anglican church, in Dixville (1966).
File presents information on arts and culture in Coaticook from 1930 to 1950. It consists of a souvenir programme for "Dolly (I love you)" (1930), sheet music and a souvenir programme for “Lolita” (1934), a souvenir programme for “Le Trouvère” (1935), sheet music for “Chant de ralliement” (1950), poems by Victor Péloquin/Victor de Grand-Pré ([195-?]), a programme for a conference and concert organized by the Société du Bon Parler Français and the Société St. Jean-Baptiste (1951), a programme for the annual concert for the Symphonie Vocale including a photograph of the choir (1957), and a programme for the 22nd festival of the Fédération des Fanfares Amateur de la Province de Québec organized by the Harmonie de Coaticook (1962).
Item is a photograph of a parade with the fire brigade, including equipment, on St-Jean-Baptiste Street in Coaticook around the 1890s with the Casino Theatre, owned by Charles W. Kennedy, (later the Rivoli Theatre owned by Mr. Barzan followed by Mr. Charbonneau) and Dionne store in the background.
Célébration des fêtes du centenaire de Coaticook, devant le couvent, rue St-Jacques Nord. On reconnait, pas dans l'ordre : André Lavoie, Suzanne Durocher, Arthur Lahaie, Rolland Chartier, Arsène Lemieux, Joseph Durocher, Antonio Daigle, Édouard Lavoie, Fr. Didier, Léger Cameron, Georges Vaillancourt, Hubert Rousseau, René Jean-Marie, Stanislas Dupuis, A. Veillette, Wilfrid Vincent, l'abbé Loiselle, ? Ross, Adrien Valade
La pièce est une vue aérienne du secteur du nord de Coaticook , incluant Église Saint-Marc, École St-Marc, rue Saint-Marc, rue Sherbrooke, rue Michaud, et rue Kérouac.
La pièce est une photographie commémorant le service d'Avila Cayer pendant la Seconde Guerre mondiale, comprenant une photographie d'Avila Cayer en uniforme et ses médailles.
Groupe d'anciens et d'anciennes de l'école St-Marc devant le bâtiment à Coaticook en 1947.
The collection presents the history of people who made the news and of events underlined between 1950 and 2017 in Coaticook and its region through its local weekly newpaper Le Progrès de Coaticook. It consists of original newspapers and some reproductions, photographs, contact-sheets, and negatives of the newspaper. The collection is composed of the following series : Newspapers, Photos, Contact-sheets, and Negatives.
Item is a photograph of a hockey team, possibly connected with the Collège du Sacré-Coeur, pictured at a rink on St-Jean-Baptiste Street in Coaticook from about the 1920s.
Une carte postale de la rue Main à Coaticook, regardant ouest, incluant l'hôtel Coaticook House et le bureau de poste, vers 1925.
Une carte postale de Coaticook du terrain de golf vers 1925.
Une carte postale de la Riviére Coaticook regardant est, incluant le pont couvert et l'église Saint-Emond à Coaticook.