The Union Meeting House was built in 1866 by Jeremiah Spear, inspired by the architecture of American "meeting houses". The Union Meeting House was used by several denominations, including the Methodists, but Adventists took possession of it in 1896, the people of that faith being the last in Beebe Plain not to have a church of their own.
Photographs
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The item is a photograph of members of the Tomifobia Women's Institute, pictured holding refreshments in glass bottles, probably taken in the 1950s. Pictured are (seated, l-r) Jessie (née McIntyre) Soutiere, Lyn Bolduc, Olive (née Ticehurst) Emslie, (standing, l-r) Mildred (née Brown) Rever, Eva (née Hastings) Hibbard, and Eula Mosher.
The Union Meeting House was built in 1866 by Jeremiah Spear, inspired by the architecture of American "meeting houses". The Union Meeting House was used by several denominations, but Adventists took possession of it in 1896, the people of that faith being the last in Beebe Plain not to have a church of their own.
Item a July 1st (Canada Day) parade float organized by the Wesley United Church from around the 1950s. Included are: Dave Grieve, Dol (Searles) Wilson, Harry Searles, (back) Hazel Laberee, (back), Richard Eryou, (front) Pat Taylor, (front) Marlene (Rediker) Sutton, (front) Della (Rediker) Goodsell, (front) Frances Grieve (Sutherland), (back) Mary Lees, (front) Irene Rediker, (back) Shirley (Hunter) Grieve, (front) unknown Carbonneau, (back) Janice (Denney) Sommerville, (back) Bob Denney, (back) Arlene Ewan, (front) Larry Meyette, (front) Reg Meyette, (front) Myrnie Nutbrown, (front) Ronald Ewan.
Item is a photograph of the Tomifobia River raging underneath a covered bridge in Rock Island.
Item is a photograph of the Stanstead Hotel.
The item is a group photograph of the family of Eugene Arthur Baldwin, taken around 1913 in Stanstead. Pictured are: (standing at back, left-right) Beatrice (approx. age 14), Pardon (approx. age 36), Mary (approx. age 5), Florence (nee Ives, wife of Percival), Percival, Adele (nee Wilcox, wife of Eugene A.), (seated, left-right) Ethel (nee Peck, wife of Pardon), Eugene (approx. age 12), Lyman Heath (husband of Blanche), Blanche (approx. age 26), Oscar Heath (approx. age less than 1 year), Sidney (approx. age 14), Adele (approx. age 5), Eugene Arthur (approx. age 60), (sitting in front) Richard (approx. age 7).
Item is a stereograph of the old Methodist Church located in Beebe, in 1876.
Item is a photograph of the Quebec Central Railway bridge at Rock Island, during the flood of 1927.
Item is a photograph of the train track of the Stanstead derailment wreck.
Item is a photograph of the interior of the Rock Island Congregational Church (later Stanstead South United Church) decorated for Easter in 1889, with organ in background.
Item is a photograph of the main street located in Rock Island after a fire has occured.
Item is a photograph of laying the cornerstone for the Haskell Free Library in Rock Island, a large crowd and both the American and United Kingdom Flag are visible.
Item is a photograph of the main street located in Stanstead.
Item is a photograph of the town of Rock Island, with a hill visable in the background.
Item is a photograph of the Jondro Boot and Shoe factory in Rock Island with people standing outside.
Item is a photograph of the town of Rock Island with an overalls factory visible.
Item is a photograph of the street Maple avenue located in Rock Island.
Item is a photograph of both the towns of Derby Line and Rock Island with the Tomifobia River seen near a hill, the photograph was taken from new Stanstead College.
Item is a photograph of the town of Rock Island with the Tomifobia river leading to it.
Item is a photograph of a train wreck that occured in Beebe, people can be seen examining the wreck.
Item is a photograph of the Methodist Church in Beebe Plain, which became the Wesley United Church.
Item is a photograph of a street in Rock Island after a fire has occurred, horses pulling sleighs are visible on the street along with a large crowd of people.
Item is a photograph of a parade occurring in Rock Island.
Item is a photograph of the Hunt store and the Old Rock Island drug store.
Item is a photograph of a Locomotive tender being put back on tracks in Beebe.
Item is a photograph of the Quebec Central Railway bridge at Rock Island, during the flood of 1927.
Item is a photograph of the steamer Anthemis docked on Lake Memphremagog at Georgeville.