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Corporate body · 1916-1992

The Belvidere Women's Institute was founded in 1916. Until 1921, it was called the Belvidere Home Maker's Club. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family life in rural regions. The Belvidere Women's Institute was a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. As well, the Belvidere Women's Institute organized activities jointly with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Locally, the elected board worked with various committees (Agriculture, Home Economics, Education, Citizenship, Welfare and Health, Publicity, Sunshine Communications, International Affairs, Ways and Means) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures; horticultural contests; school fairs; and fund-raising events (sales of cookies, card parties, rummage sales and draws) in aid of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and other humanitarian organizations. After 76 years of activity, the Belvidere Women's Institute was disbanded in 1992.

Corporate body · 1924-1998

The Brompton Road Women's Institute was founded in 1924. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one is concerned with family life in rural regions. It is a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. As well, it organizes activities jointly with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue and the Brompton Road Musical and Social Association. Its programming focuses on the education of mothers and rural women, on the health and welfare of children, the preservation of national traditions, and the development of patriotism. A committee of three members is elected to organize the various activities and the monthly meetings. The Brompton Road Women's Institute was disbanded in 1998.

Corporate body · 1945-1988

In 1945, the Canadian Institute of International Affairs (CIIA), which has local and regional branches, created the Sherbrooke\Lennoxville Branch. Its goals were to stimulate the interest of local communities in international issues and more specifically in the role and interests of Canada on the international scene. Members were elected to postions as Branch officers annually, and the Branch President sat at the CIIA's National Council. Jointly with the CIIA, the Branch furthered the organization's goals by organizing information and discussion forums on various international issues. Speakers from all over the world came to present their points of view. In 1988, however, the Sherbrooke\Lennoxville Branch disbanded because members were so few.

Corporate body · 1934-1955

The Cherry River Women's Institute was founded in 1934. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family life in rural regions. The Cherry River Women's Institute was a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. As well, the Cherry River Women's Institute organized activities jointly with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Locally, the elected board worked with various committees (Agriculture Home Economics, Education, Citizenship, Welfare and Health, Publicity, Sunshine Communications, International Affairs, Ways and Means) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures; horticultural contests; school fairs; and fund-raising events (sales of cookies, card parties, rummage sales and draws) in aid of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and other humanitarian organizations. The Cherry River Women's Institute was disbanded in 1955.

Corporate body · 1923-1991

The Denison Mills Women's Institute was founded in 1923. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family life in rural regions. It was a member of the Richmond County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. The Denison Mills Women's Institute also worked jointly organizing activities with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Family Economy, Education, Citizenship, Health and Welfare, Publicity) to organize activities and monthly meetings. The Denison Mills Women's Institute first Board of Directors decided in 1923 that the money raised by their organization would be used to build and maintain a community hall. Only four years later, in 1927, the hall was opened for use. The Women's Institute organized and was involved in many other activities over the years: public lectures; horticultural competitions; school contests and fairs; and fund raising (through bake sales, card parties, charity sales, and draws) for the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and many other humanitarian organizations. In 1991, the Denison Mills Women's Institute was disbanded.

Corporate body · 1955-

The Hatley Women's Institute was organized in 1955. As with other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The Hatley Centre Women's Institute is a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attend the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Education, Home Economics, National and International Relations, Publicity, Sunshine, Welfare and Health etc.) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures, school fairs, and fund raising events (bake sales, rummage sales, paper drives, plant sales, card parties, etc.) in support of the Canadian Red Cross Society, local schools and hospitals, and other worthy causes. As of 2002, the Hatley Centre Women's institute is still functioning.

Corporate body · 1914-

Founded in 1914, the Lennoxville Homemakers' Club at first devoted itself to the patriotic work of helping Canadian soldiers fighting in World War I. In 1921, the Club was renamed the Lennoxville Women's Institute and, like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, adopted the motto, 'For Home and Country' and the mandate of improving family life in rural regions. It is a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. An elected board works with various committees to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter includes lectures, horticultural contests, school fairs, and fund-raising events for humanitarian organizations.

Corporate body · 1919-1923

The Massawippi Women's Institute was founded in 1919. Until 1920, it was called the Massawippi Homemakers' Club. Like the other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The Massawippi Women's Institute was a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes. Due to waning interest, the Massawippi Women's Institute was apparently disbanded sometime during 1923.

Corporate body · 1931-2012

The Milby Women's Institute was founded in 1931. Like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family life in rural regions. It was a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Between 1948 and 1988, the Milby branch held its meetings in the former school house of Milby. The programming of the Institute focused on the education of mothers and rural women, on the health and welfare of children, the preservation of national traditions, and the development of patriotism. Following a diminution of membership, the Milby Women's Institute was disbanded in 2012.

Corporate body · 1937-

The Minton Mills Women's Institute was founded in 1937. Like the other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The Minton Women's Institute was a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Education, Home Economics, National and International Relations, Publicity, Sunshine, Welfare and Health etc.) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures, school fairs, and fund raising events (bake sales, rummage sales, paper drives, plant sales, card parties, etc.) in support of the Canadian Red Cross Society, local schools and hospitals, and other worthy causes. In 1941, the Minton Women's Institute help found a Boys' and Girls' Club. In 1964, the Minton Women's Institute thought of disbanding, but the records give the impression that it did not at that time.

Corporate body · 1919-1968

The North Hatley Women's Institute was founded in 1919. Until 1920, it was called the North Hatley Homemakers' Club. Like the other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The North Hatley Women's Institute was a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Education, Home Economics, National and International Relations, Publicity, Sunshine, Welfare and Health etc.) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures, school fairs, and fund raising events (bake sales, rummage sales, paper drives, plant sales, card parties, etc.) in support of the Canadian Red Cross Society, local schools and hospitals, and other worthy causes. In 1968, due to low membership, and the close proximity of the Hatley Centre Women's Institute, the North Hatley Women's Institute voted to disband. The Hatley Centre Women's institute offered invitations to the members of the North Hatley Women's Institute to associate themselves with the Hatley Centre branch.

Corporate body · 1917-1955

The Orford Women's Institute was founded in 1917. It was first called the Orford Homemaker's Club like the other Women's Institutes of Canada, their motto was 'For Home and Country'. The Orford Women's Institute was concerned with family life in rural regions. The Orford Women's Institute was a member of the Sherbrooke County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. As well, the Orford Women's Institute organized activities jointly with Macdonald College in Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue. Locally, the elected board worked with various committees (Agriculture, Home Economics, Education, Citizenship, Welfare and Health, Publicity, Sunshine Communications, International Affairs, Ways and Means) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures; horticultural contests; school fairs; and fund-raising events (sales of cookies, card parties, rummage sales and draws) in aid of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, and other humanitarian organizations. The Orford Women's Institute was disbanded in 1955.

Corporate body · 1919-1968

The Tomifobia Women's Institute was founded in 1919. Until 1920, it was called the Tomifobia Homemakers' Club. Like the other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The Tomifobia Women's Institute was a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Canadian Industries, Child Welfare, Education, Home Economics, Immigration, Legislation, National Events, and Publicity) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures, school fairs, and fund raising events (food and card sales, suppers, etc.) in aid of the Canadian Red Cross Society, the Canadian Cancer Society, the Save the Children Fund, and local schools and hospitals. After 48 years of activity, the Tomifobia Women's Institute was disbanded in 1968.

Corporate body · 1914-1968

The Way's Mills Women's Institute was founded in 1914 as a Homemakers' Club. As the other Homemakers' Club changed to Women's Institutes in the early 1920s, so too did the Way's Mills club. Like the other Women's Institutes, whose motto is 'For Home and Country', this one was concerned with family in rural regions. The Way's Mills Women's Institute was a member of the Stanstead County Women's Institutes, the Quebec Women's Institutes, and the Federated Women's Institutes of Canada. Delegates attended the annual meetings of these organizations. Locally, an elected board of directors worked with various committees (Agriculture, Citizenship, Education, Home Economics, Publicity, Welfare and Health, etc.) to organize monthly meetings and activities. The latter included lectures, school fairs, and fund raising events (cookbooks, craft sales, paper drives, etc.) in aid of the Children's Memorial Hospital, the Save the Children Fund, and local schools and hospitals. After 50 years of activity, the Way's Mills Women's Institute was disbanded in 1968.

Corporate body · 1912-

Bibliothèque Lennoxville Library, a private non-profit library, began in 1912 as the Lennoxville Library Association. It established a library and reading room which was located on the ground floor of Town Hall. Over time the collection and numbers of users grew to the point that the facilities were too small. Thus in 1970, the Town of Lennoxville acquired the old post office on the corner of Queen and College Streets. After a few renovations, the library took up residence and when it was incorporated in 1993 the name was changed to Bibliothèque Lennoxville Library. It is an incorporated registered charity.

In addition to the use and maintenance of the Ville de Sherbrooke's building, the Library receives major financial support for its operations from the Ville de Sherbrooke. All residents of Sherbrooke have free membership in the library. Volunteers significantly assist the staff to assure the functioning of the Library.

The Library is organized under a Board of Administrators, with the first President having been Dr. A. E. Robertson (1912). The Executive Committee of the Board has jurisdiction over all other Committees. It deals with the routine operation of the Library, including hiring and evaluating paid staff, specifying the duties of the staff and their level of remuneration and any other matters as directed by the Board. The Library administration also includes an English and a separate French committee to select and purchase necessary library materials (books, periodicals, audiobooks, etc.).

The Library not only makes books available to the community but also hosts activities throughout the year. Some of these activities consist of Books and Brown Bags (including an English and a French group), Children's Activities (such as Author Visits, Reading Circles and Arts & Crafts), and Canada Reads. They also offer a Books on Wheels service to the community members that are unable to visit the Library. The Library celebrated its centennial in 2012, hosting various activities at the Library and throughout the community.

The Library is a member of the Association des bibliothèques publiques de l'Estrie (ABIPE) which represents the interests of public libraries with the different levels of government and organizations and raises awareness of the importance of public libraries within communities. Since 2014, the Library's books and other material are catalogued with the Reseau Biblio de l'Estrie, which allows the Library to offer an interlibrary loan service with access to the collections of over 40 libraries in the region.

Corporate body · 1894-

The Birchton Pastoral Charge, initially called the Eaton Charge of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, was formed in 1894, and included the churches of Birchton, Bulwer and Eaton. In 1925, when the United Church of Canada was founded, amalgamating the Methodist, Presbyterian and Congregational Churches, the Birchton Charge of the Methodist Church joined the Union. Since 1952, it has also been known as the Birchton-Bulwer Pastoral Charge. The Birchton Pastoral Charge is under the jurisdiction of the Quebec-Sherbrooke Presbytery of the Montreal and Ottawa Conference of the United Church of Canada. The Pastoral Charge is governed by the Official Board and the organizations within the Pastoral Charge.

Booth, J. Derek, b. 1944
Person · 1944-

J. (John) Derek Booth was born on 11 March 1944, in Ottawa, Ontario. He received his Bachelor of Arts, Master of Arts and PhD degrees in geography from McGill University in Montreal and, starting in 1968, taught for a number of years as a Professor of Geography at Bishop's University. During his career he has written and lectured extensively; some of his well-known works are Railways of Southern Quebec, Volumes I and II, and, more recently, Quebec Central Railway. In 1999, Derek Booth retired from his teaching career but remains very active in the academic community. Among his interests are the cultural, military and economic geography of the Eastern Townships region. Derek Booth currently resides in Lennoxville, a borough of Sherbrooke, Quebec with his wife Sandra.

Bowen, Alice (1825-1913)
Person · 1825-1913

Alice Bowen was born 3 July 1825 in Quebec City to Edward Bowen and Eliza Davidson. She died 14 December 1913.

Bowen, George Frederick
Person · 1811-1898

Born in Quebec City on 19 March 1811, George Frederick Bowen was the son of Edward Bowen, politician and Chief Justice, and Eliza Davidson. In 1843, he married Eliza Wyatt (a.k.a. Jessie, d. 1862) on 5 July 1843 in Sherbrooke and together they had seven children: Edward Charles (1844-1903), Francis Arthur (b. 1845), Eliza Jessie Catherine (1847-1900), Frederick William Wyatt (1849-1896), Ernest Henry (1854-1854), Florence Mary (1855-1866), and Alfred Cecil Hale (b. 1860). Bowen studied law in Quebec and was admitted to the Bar in 1832. In 1835, he opened a law practice in Sherbrooke. From 1844 to 1887, he was Sheriff of the District of St. Francis. From 1887 to 1898, he was Prothonotary of the District, jointly with Hubert C. Cabana. Other positions he held include Justice of the Peace, Chairman of Quarter Sessions and Commissioner in Bankruptcy. As well, Bowen was Mayor of Sherbrooke from 1852 to 1854, worked with a number of Sherbrooke-area associations, and pursued a military career. George Frederick Bowen died in Sherbrooke on 26 April 1898.

Bowen, Marjorie
Person · 19th cent.

Marjorie Bowen died of Tuberculosis as a child.

Rafuse, Ted
Person · 1944-

Ted (Allan Edward) Rafuse was born January 2, 1944 in Ottawa. His mother was a nurse and his father a bank manager. In his youth the family moved frequently in Ontario, Maxville, Cobourg, Haileybury and Toronto. Cobourg made the most impression upon him educationally as he attended Cobourg District Collegiate Institute East but actually graduated from Haileybury High School in 1963. Hearing of Bishop's and its small enrollment at the time, 600, he commenced University studies there in the fall of 1963. He majored in History and Political Science and graduated in 1967. In addition to that momentous event, he married and commenced to teach history at CDCI East. Five years later he was appointed Head of History. He and a colleague developed a local history program that was received well by both students and parents, but not so much by the notables of the Ministry of Education. In 1983 he and his wife separated and divorced.

For his own development he attended Queen’s University as a part-time student and was awarded a Master of Education degree in 1986. That same year he transferred to Port Hope High School as a Vice-Principal. In 1991 he married a second time to Susan and remains married to her. In the same year he was transferred to Courtice Secondary School remaining there until 1996. In that year he transferred to Brookside Secondary School in Cobourg. This assignment was unusual as the local Board of Education contracted with the Ministry of Corrections to provide education opportunities for Young Defenders, ages 16-17. Brookside was one of 4 such institutions in the Province and required communication and cooperation between the education, correction and social service agencies of the Province. Not public education per se, but an interesting assignment which serviced adolescents incarcerated from petty theft to murder convictions. Ted retired in 2001 from his professional education career. Through Susan’s daughter he has two grandsons, both of whom have given him much life in retirement. He frequently meets and converses with many former students be they from the classroom connection or from his vice-principal’s position.

Throughout his life he has held an interest in railways and model railroading. He has researched, written and self-published several books, Coal to Canada: A History of the Ontario Car Ferry Company, Wooden Cars on Steel Rails: The Crossen Car Companies of Cobourg, Ontario, A Railway to the Isle: A History of the Strait of Canso Railway Car Ferries, and Rails across the River: A History of the Rail Car Ferry Service on the St. Lawrence River Between Prescott, Ontario & Ogdensburg New York. He has constructed several model railway layouts and continues to model and research and write, primarily focusing upon local Cobourg and area railway history. www.steampowerpublishing.org

Malcolm Allan Turner
Person · 1911-2002

Malcolm Allan Turner was born on June 12, 1911 in Sherbrooke, QC. He attended Sherbrooke High School and participated in many sports (Basketball, Rugby and Track). At Bishop's he completed a BA in 1933 and an MA degree in 1934. He was a member of the 1929-30 Provincial Intermediate City League Basketball Champions and as a student was the Basketball Head Coach in 1931 and 1932. Following Bishop's he taught in Danville, Shawinigan, Rouyn-Noranda and La Tuque.. He moved to Notre Dame de Grace in Montreal in 1943 and taught at Westmount Junior High School and Westmount High School. He retired in 1968 as Head of the Mathematics Department. After living in Beaconsfield most of his teaching days, he then moved to Celista, BC and taught French at North Shuswap Elementary School for two years. His hobbies were fishing, photography and playing the organ. In 1941 he married Kathleen Helen Lyon from Ayer's Cliff and was married for sixty years. Malcolm Allan Turner passed away on January 21, 2002 and is buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Sherbrooke, Quebec.

McKelvie, Stuart
Person

Stuart McKelvie was born in Glasgow, Scotland, completing his early education at Eastwood Senior Secondary School (1964). His studies continued at the University of Glasgow (M.A., General and Social Psychology, 1968), the University of Stirling (M.Sc., Mathematical Psychology 1969) and, in 1969 on his arrival in Canada, at McGill University (Ph.D., Experimental Psychology, 1972). He met his wife Pamela in Montreal, and they married in 1971. They have one daughter, Fiona. Stuart joined the Psychology Department at Bishop’s in 1972, retiring in 2013. He enjoyed teaching a variety of undergraduate courses, supervising and assisting students with their research projects, and pursuing his own research interests in social psychology, memory, mental imagery, cognition, sport psychology, and individual differences and their measurement. He continued to write and publish journal articles, to give guest lectures and to engage in professional duties on journal editorial boards, providing peer reviews of manuscripts. His personal interests include: reading mystery fiction; listening to, reading about and giving presentations on Bob Dylan; exercise and fitness; watching Gaiters’ sports; creative writing and photography, where he records and archives events, people and places that he has encountered, with particular attention to changes on the Bishop’s campus.

Nadeau, Monique (1929-)
Person · 1929-

Monique Nadeau was born in Sherbrooke on 10 April 1929, the daughter of Joseph-Achille Nadeau (1880-1951) and Amanda (Annie) Gagnon (1892-1976). Her father, a watchmaker and goldsmith, had a store on King Street in Sherbrooke. She was educated at Mont-Notre-Dame in Sherbrooke from 1935 to 1946, which was followed by one year at the Institut Bilingue Lallier for a business course. Monique married Alphonse Saumier, a journalist for La Tribune and founder of the École de ballet de Sherbrooke, on the 29 May 1949 at the Saint-Michel Cathedral. Together they had four children: Alain (1950-), Marc (1952-), Anne-Marie (1957-), and Michèle (1961-).

In 1954, Monique worked at her father’s store, Skinner & Nadeau jewelers, and then in 1958, she moved with her family to Montreal until 1976, when they returned to Sherbrooke so that she could take on the management of the family store. She continued to manage the store until 1984, when she began her career as a contract faculty member in the Department of Fine Arts at Bishop’s University, a position which she occupied until 2002. From 1987 to 1995, Monique was also the executive director for the Eastern Townships Research Centre (ETRC). She left the ETRC for a position as the curator at the Musée de Beaux-arts de Sherbrooke. She also taught at the Université du troisième âge de l’Univesité de Sherbrooke from 2000 to 2008.

In 2002, Monique was the recipient of the La Tribune prize for an individual who contributed significantly to the dissemination of history of Sherbrooke and the Eastern Townships. She completed her doctorate in 2007, which was later published, titled Un espace et un lieu de culture: Le Art Building de Sherbrooke, 1887-1927. In 2010, she received the Mérite Estrien prize for her work in the fields of history and art. In addition to her varied and busy career, she served on numerous boards and committees for community organizations, participated in many conferences, and is the author of many articles and exhibition catalogues. In 2013, Monique was the recipient of an honourary doctorate from Bishop’s University for her contributions throughout her long career.

H. Greville Smith
Person · 1902-1974

Harold Greville Smith was born in Sheffield on 25th January 1902 and attended the King Edward VII School there. In 1924 Smith went to work for ICI at Billingham, where he was mainly concerned with the methanol plant. In 1929 he was posted to the New York office of ICI.Smith moved to Montreal in 1932 as Manager of the Chemicals Development Department of Canadian Industries Ltd (CIL). On the outbreak of war he was named Vice-President and, a little later, General Manager of Defence Industries Ltd (DIL), a wartime government-owned subsidiary of CIL. For his prodigious managerial skills directly affecting the wartime effort, Smith was made a CBE in 1944. Throughout the war he had also been a Director of the
parent CIL, and he remained on the Board until 1958. He was President of the Company 1951-58. In his last year at CIL he was also President of the Society of Chemical Industry. He served as Director of a score of companies, Governor of Bishop's University, Governor of McGill University, and President of the Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal. A bachelor, whose principal private interests were fishing and his collection of Canadian paintings, his life was by all accounts dedicated to hard work. He died in Montreal after a short illness on 19 February 1974. His estate was valued at over $4,000,000; the main beneficiaries were Balliol College, McGill University, The Royal Victoria Hospital Montreal, Bishop's University and Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario).

Pickel, Thomas, 1794-1850
Person · 1794-1850

Thomas Pickel 1794-1850 and his wife, Asenath Coy 1803-1881 lived on Lot 8, range I of Brome Township close to Sweetsburg on the farm known to many as Sunnymead Farm. Thomas was the son of Jacob and Mary (New) Pickel who settled on that land shortly after 1800. Jacob, with his two brothers, John and Christopher, and their father, John Pickel, from Fort Edward, New York had declared for the British right at the commencement of the American Revolutionary War. They served in Major Roger's Company of the King's Rangers all during the War. In the Fall of 1783 they were at St. John's and soon after took refuge on Caldwell's Manor with other Loyalist Refugees. It is probable that the above THOMAS was born on the Manor.

In 1802, when Sutton Township was established and granted to United Empire Loyalists, John and Jacob Pickel had their names on the Petition as Grantees. The Lots which they were given were located in North Sutton close to the Brome Township. They soon sold their lots and bought land in Brome Township and in the Sweetsburg, Scottsmore area in Dunham Township. Descendants of PETER, a younger brother, lived in Sweetsburg.

These papers are all handwritten, they are not notarial documents but each deed, transfer, bond or transaction was witnessed and signed. The promissory notes and receipts also name neighbors and nearby families with whom the Pickel family exchanged work and carried on their business affairs. Where else would you get to know Stephen Darling who made their beaver caps, Ira Newell who did their blacksmithing or Albert Barney who ran the old Church Tavern where many transactions were made.

Thomas Pickel and wife Asenath had a large family of eleven children, Samantha who married Alden Sweet, Diantha who married Philo Marsh, Mary married Norman Huntley, Amanda married Hiram Carpenter, Charlotte married Jesse Quebec, Merritt did not marry, Martin A. married Elizabeth Sweet, Horace D. married Ruhannah Benham, Henry married Elvira Church, Calvin married Persis Rosalind Vincent and Alice who married Roscoe Gilman.

Martin A. and Elizabeth carried on the farm until he died in 1894. Elizabeth was the daughter of Reid Sweet of West Brome. Their son, A. Thomas Reid Pickel married Louisa Daisy Baker, daughter of Senator G.B. Baker and they lived in Cowansville, their grandsons, Reid and Harold Pickel have homes today in the Townships.

Horace D. and wife Ruhannah lived in Sweetsburg, he was High Constable in the District of Bedford and he built in 1882 the fine, Victorian brick house that stood until 1950's in between the Court House and the Hospital. Their son was Dr. Follin H. Pickel, the Founder of the Hospital.

Louson, D. Andrew
Person

Andrew Louson graduated from Bishop's University in 1971. He spent 16 years teaching elementary school then went on to teach English and Drama in high school. He married Seana Parker 1981 in St. Marks' Chapel and taught middle-school in Greenfield Park.

Millar, Lloyd
Person · 1924-2009

Lloyd Millar was born in Saint-Hyacinthe, Que., the son of the late Bruce and Rosalyn (Taylor) Millar. Lloyd lived in Montreal West, Sherbrooke, and graduated from Bishop's University in 1943 with a B.Sc. degree. He was brother to Charles Millar '40 and Oliver Millar '39. In his chosen career as a Meteorologist he was posted in Quebec, Nova Scotia, and five times in P.E.I. where he developed a real love for Summerside, and he served a four-year posting in Baden-Soelligen, Germany. In 1962 on his return from Germany, Lloyd became very involved in his community. He was involved in the building of most of the Habitat for Humanity homes in Summerside, was an active member of Trinity United Church serving multiple terms as an elder, was an active member in the YMCA for over 30 years, a member of both the golf and curling clubs of Summerside, co-convened the United Way campaign and was a long-time volunteer for Meals on Wheels. In 1991 he and his wife Hazel won the YMCA Peace Prize in recognition of their community work. Lloyd met and married Hazel MacQueen in Halifax in 1952. They moved to Summerside in 1956 where they had two children, Elizabeth and Malcolm. Lloyd had many interests but his wife and family were always first in his life. Lloyd was interested in many sports and excelled in most. He loved skiing and was one of the original four who planned and built the Brookvale Ski Park in central P.E.I., where he later taught skiing and coached the P.E.I. Canada Games alpine ski team on several occasions. He loved the water and they built a cottage on the Dunk River where he helped form the West Isle Water Ski Club and it was there that many children did their first water skiing. He enjoyed golf, curling, tennis and badminton when time permitted. Lloyd's father, Bruce MacDougall Millar, instilled a love of wood and carpentry in his son at their cottage in Magog, Que. In 1973 he built his own home for his family during his last posting to Summerside. Lloyd Millar died at the Prince County Hospital, Summerside, PEI, in 2009, aged 85 years.

Yarrill, Eric Herbert
Person · 1914-2005

Eric Herbert Yarrill was born in Brentford, Isleworth, England on December 28th, 1914, the son of Herbert G. Yarrill and Amelia Louise Blackford, who emigated to Ontario when Eric was a young boy. He became a Canadian citizen on October 2nd 1947. Educated at Toronto, the Sorbonne, and Chicago, he brought superior linguistic talents to naval wartime intelligence as a lieutenant in the Royal Canadian Navy. A highlight of this time came to light in a Radio-Canada broadcast, an historical documentary on German operations in Canada during the Second World War. Part of these operations included dropping off two spies on Canada’s east coast, one of whom surrendered to Eric Yarrill. On July 24th, 1945, he married Edith Marguerite Oedelshoff in Newport, Vermont, who predeceased him on May 9th 2004. Eric Yarrill taught Modern Languages at Bishop's from 1938 to 1977 - a distinguished career teaching French, German, and some Spanish, after which he was awarded the title of Professor Emeritus in 1978. Professor Yarrill passed away in his 91st year, peacefully at his home in Lennoxville, Qc, on January 2nd, 2005. He left to mourn his two sisters: Stella Anthes of Niagara Falls, Ont, and Mary Foster of Quispamsis, NB. Their years at Bishop’s were rewarding for both the Yarrills and Bishop’s modern languages students. Their house on campus, which for many years was known as Yarrill House (now Morris House), was many a student’s home away from home. In 1989 Bishop's University has established the Professor E.H. Yarrill Prize, awarded anually at Convocation to a graduating student for proficiency in French and at least one additional modern language other than English.