Events and celebrations

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002a-P264
Item
1937, copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the steel Aylmer Bridge in Sherbrooke, decorated to commemorate the 100th anniversary of a bridge in that location.

Funeral of B.W. Gibson

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002a-P448
Item
[1920?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a funeral for B. W. Gibson, with a train and surronding area are visable.

Double Wedding

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P132
Item
[1920?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a group that attended a double wedding, with both brides and grooms in the middle. Possibly from Stanstead or Sherbrooke county.

Royal Visit

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002a-P529
Item
October 16, 1901, copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a royal visit by the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (future King George V and Queen Mary) at the Sherbrooke Courthouse, with a large crowd in front of the courthouse.

Court house, Sherbrooke

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P722
Item
[1890?], copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of an inauguration ceremony for a new court house located in Sherbrooke, with horse-drawn vehicles visible.

Cattle sheds

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P713
Item
[1905?], copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a row of sheds used to house cattle during a fair in Sherbrooke.

Sherbrooke fair

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P712
Item
[1905?], copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the grounds of the Sherbrooke fair, with many people visible.

Grand stand

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P711
Item
1905, copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the grand stand set up for the Sherbrooke fair.

Main Building at Exhibition

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P710
Item
1907, copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the main building at the Dominion exhibition located in Sherbrooke.

Exhibition grounds

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P709
Item
[ca.1915], copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of an aerial view of the exhibition grounds located in Sherbrooke.

Horse parade

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P708
Item
[ca.1915], copied 1979

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a horse parade at an exhibition ground in Sherbrooke.

Parade

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P593
Item
[1919?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a parade on the corner of Wellington and Frontenac in Sherbrooke, with cars visible on the side of the road.

Parade

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P576
Item
[1890?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a parade on a street, with a banner that reads "Decouverte du Canada", or discovering Canada.

Cheese Day

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P564
Item
[1909?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a $42,000 Cheese Day with horses pulling wagons full of cheese to the train station in Danville, with a portrait of a young boy in the top right-hand corner.

Auto parade

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P555
Item
1920, copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of an automobile parade in Danville.

Seventh Day Adventist gathering

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P520
Item
[1912?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a preacher and an Evangelist in front of a tent in Dixville, gathered for a Seventh Day Adventist gathering.

Sherbrooke Snow Shoe Club band

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P481
Item
[1920?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the Snowshoe Club band, "The Red Party", performing for the Ingersoll Rand Company office party.

Dominion Day Parade

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P383
Item
[1920?], copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a Dominon Day (July 1st) celebration parade occuring in Lennoxville.

Empire Day: The Big Race.

CA ETRC P232-005-003-278-007
Part
1919

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard of some men, probably soldiers out of uniform, running a track race on Empire Day on May 24th 1919 at Ripon in North Yorkshire, England.

Empire Day: Preparing for a Race.

CA ETRC P232-005-003-278-006
Part
1919

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard of some men, probably soldiers out of uniform, getting ready for a track race on Empire Day on May 24th 1919 at Ripon in North Yorkshire, England

Canadians Holding Empire Day

CA ETRC P232-005-003-278-005
Part
1919

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard of a crowd of soldiers sitting behind a fence on Empire Day on May 24th, 1919.

St. Jean Baptiste Parade, St-Isidore, Quebec.

CA ETRC P232-005-003-169
Item
1928

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard of a float during the St-Jean Baptiste celebration in St-Isidore. Visible is a truck covered in grass and trees, and two women and a man in costumes standing on the back of the truck. The photo was taken in 1928.

Campagne Fleurie Du Quebec 1983, East-Hereford, Q.C.

CA ETRC P232-005-003-116
Item
[1983]

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard made up of three photographs taken in East-Hereford during their "Campagne Fleurie". One is of the "Welcome to East-Hereford" sign, an Ave-Maria monument, and a cross surrounded by flowers. The photos were probably taken in 1983 and 1984.

UNIC Inc. (Montreal, Que.)

A 50th anniversary celebration, Coaticook, Quebec.

CA ETRC P232-005-003-041
Item
1921

Part of Société d'histoire et du patrimoine du Haut-St-François collection

Item is a photograph postcard of a large monument overpassing a road to commemorate Coaticook's 50th anniversary. The photo was taken in 1921.

Gibbs Home in Sherbrooke

CA ETRC P998-088-12-001
Item
[1939?]

Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Graphic Material collection

Photograph of a large group of people in semi-formal dress in front of the Gibbs Home in Sherbrooke. Banner reads: 'Gibbs Club Sherbrooke (Church of England) Patrons King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Long May They Reign'. Probably taken on the occasion of the visit of the King and Queen to Sherbrooke on June 12, 1939.

Burton, Thomas

Wedding of Elvyn Baldwin and Erline Jane Ross

CA ETRC P173-005-02-001-006
Item
8 Sept. 1951

Part of Elvyn M. Baldwin family fonds

The item is a photograph of Elvyn Baldwin and (Erline) Jane Ross on the steps of a church in Kinnear's Mills on their day of their wedding, on 8 Sept. 1951.

Townships History

CA ETRC P260-003
Series
[ca. 1930]-2017

Part of Alberta Everett collection

The series contains primary source information on the history of the Eastern Townships -- especially Bulwer, Birchton, and Lennoxville -- from about 1930 to 2017. It consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the 125th anniversary of Eaton Township in 1980 and documents pertaining to the Eaton Corner 1867 celebration in 2017. It also consists of photographs depicting the Bulwer Model School; a mock wedding around 1967; Bury Canada Day celebrations around 1994; and the Bulwer-Birchton Reunion Committee in 1995 or 1996, among others. The series also consists of VHS tape recordings of the Bulwer-Birchton Reunion in 1996; the St. Patrick's Day Variety Show in Bulwer in 2001; and Lennoxville Friendship Day in 2003. Finally, it consists of wooden nickels from Hatley Canada Day celebrations and pins from various villages, community organizations, and events.

Evelyn Mabel (Jordan) Ross

CA ETRC P260-001-002
File
1926-[196-?]

Part of Alberta Everett collection

The file contains primary source information on Evelyn Mabel Ross (née Jordan) from 1926 to the 1960s. It consists of a pressed four-leaf clover; a programme for the MacDonald College School of Teachers graduation ceremony in June 1926; a wedding card; a handwritten list of births and deaths in the Ives family from 1810 to 1911; and a list of names and locations which includes Evelyn Jordan's name. It also consists of two black and white photographs of Evelyn as a school teacher with her students at the Bulwer Model School.

Festival: Hommage aux premiers arrivants écossais / Honor to the first Scottish Settlers

CA ETRC P997-009-07-002-001
Item
1996

Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

Item is the programme for the festival Hommage aux premiers arrivants écossais / Honor to the first Scottish Settlers which took place in Lake Megantic in 1996.

Visit by Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002a-P718
Item
October 16, 1901, copied 1977

Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the royal vist of His and Her Royal Highness the Duke and Duchess of Cornwall and York (the future King George V and Queen Mary) to Sherbrooke.

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