Events and celebrations

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  • This subject terms should be used for descriptions that relate to weddings, funerals, baptisms, protests and demonstrations, parties including, but not limited to, graduations, anniversaries, centenaries, festivals, fairs, exhibitions, etc., as well as organizations and agencies dedicated to the organization of such events.

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5826 Archival description results for Events and celebrations

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Gibbs Home in Sherbrooke

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

Townships History

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

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.

Welcome Home Celebrations

Item is a photograph of a celebration welcoming home both Canadian and American troops from the Great War on June 10th, 1919. The presentation of medals, pictured here, took place at the Derby Line bandstand.

Parade, Coaticook

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.

Odanak Plaque

Item is a photograph of a plaque about Odanak’s 300th anniversary of Sokokis and the Abenakis setteling in Odanak, around 1660. The plaque is trilingual: English, French and the local language.

Célébration des fêtes du centenaire de Coaticook

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

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