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Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association fonds
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Lists of colonists

The file contains primarily source information on the colonists who settled on land through the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association in Lawrence Colony and Island Brook Road (Newport Township) from 1945 to 1962. It consists of lists of names and lot locations for those occupying lands in Newport Township, as well as a list of colonists with deeds (1961) and a list of the children and their ages in the colony (1961). It also consists of a lot map with names.

School lunches

The file contains information on the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association's contribution to the provision of school lunches for the Lawrence Colony school from 1954 to 1960. It consists of correspondence and invoices.

Lot inquiries

The file contains primarily source information on the colonists who settled on land through the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association in Lawrence Colony from 1947 to 1962. It consists of correspondence from individuals inquiring about obtaining lots and inquiries made by the Association into the ownership of certain lots.

Finances

The series contains information on the financial resources of the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to 1963. It consists of correspondence, a balance sheet, and receipts. The series is comprised of the following files: Funding (1943-1960), Balance sheet (1963), School lunches (1954-1960).

Funding

The file contains primary source information on the funding received by the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to 1960. It consists of correspondence to the Lord Bishop of Quebec (Anglican) and other representatives of the Anglican Diocese of Quebec regarding separate funding from the Protestant Colonization Society of the City of Quebec, and correspondence from Quebec's Department of Colonization.

Taxes

The file contains primarily source information on the collection of taxes in relation to colonists who settled on land through the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association in Lawrence Colony from 1951 to 1961. It consists of correspondence about the payment of taxes, tax accounts in arrears, and the potential repossession of properties, and two school property tax invoices.

Land management

The series contains primary source information on land management by the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association in Lawrence Colony from 1945 to 1962. It consists primarily of list of colonists, correspondence. The series if comprised of the following files: Lists of colonists (1945-1962), Taxes (1951-1961), Lot inquiries (1947-1962).

History

The series contains information on Lawrence colony, St. Lawrence's Anglican Church and the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1955 and the 1990s. It consists of two written histories and a blank letterhead.

Administration

The series contains primary source information on the administration of the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1960 to 1962. It consists of a minute book, correspondence, and a list of administrators. The series is comprised of the following files: Minutes (1961-1962), Correspondence (1960-1962), List of officers (1960).

Minutes

The file contains primary source information on the administration of the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1961 to 1962. It consists of a minute book for a special committee to investigate the possibility of establishing a central colonization association at the provincial level.

Correspondence

The file contains primary source information on the administration of the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1960 to 1962. It consists largely of correspondence regarding the Eastern Townships' relationship with the Protestant Colonization and Land Settlement Society of the District of Montreal regarding the establishment of a provincial/central colonization organization. It also includes two meeting agendas and reports (a brief from the Montreal Society regarding the Farmborough Colony in Johannes Township and joint briefs).

Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association fonds

  • CA ETRC P193
  • Fonds
  • 1943-1963, [199-?]

The fonds contains primary source material on the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to the 1990s. It consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial information and lists of colonists. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1955, [199-?]), Administration (1960-1962), Land Management (1945-1962), and Finances (1943-1963).