The file consists of the diary of a young teacher named Mabel during the time of the settlements in the Eastern Townships. The diary is titled "Leaves from the Diary of a Canadian Teacher in 1836". It follows the twelve-week period in which Mabel travels to a town or village to be a teacher (maybe Bondville, Knowlton). It contains information on everyday life, such as the way the houses were built in that area, the accommodations where Mabel was boarding, the type of food she ate and the way religion was celebrated and perceived by some. The author also gives information on many families such as the Furniss', the Burtons, the Carnes, the Murrays and the Wests. She also speaks of a Mr. Gardner, who is later arrested and thrown in the Sherbrooke jail and of a "brother Clifton" who owns a small grist mill. There is also a passage on the economy of the region, in which Mabel explains the process of making "Salts" (a.k.a. potash and pearlash). She mentions some of her students and their academic background, but all in all, there is little information on school life.
Item is a photograph of employees of the Asbestos and Asbestic Company Ltd., Asbestos, 1904. Included in the photo are: (front, L-R): Gordon Clark, Ted Walsh, Regis Leprise, George Smith, Tom Lefebvre, Unknown, Unknown, Harry Williams (General Superintendent). (second row, L-R): M. Lizotte, David Roy, Unknown, Pierre Champagne, Omar Champoux, James Clark (foreman), Lizotte, Unknown, Johnny Morris, Wilbrod Boisclair. Back: Ed Boucher.
Item is the cover of the Johns-Manville Pictorial News from October 1950, an issue that profiled the company in Asbestos, Quebec.
Item is a photograph of two men fishing in a river, probably in Waterville though some sources identify it as Dixville, with a box factory and saw mill on either side. In the background a waterfall and wooden bridge are visible.
La pièce témoigne de la vie professionnelle de la famille Reed. Elle dépeint le moulin à scie de Thomas Reed.
La pièce témoigne de la vie professionnelle de Jeremiah Wilbur. Il s’agit d’un document légal concernant la Victoria Mining Company of Sherbrooke Canada East produite en 1873.
La pièce témoigne de la vie professionnelle de James Miller. Il s’agit d’une publicité pour une vente de fermeture.
La pièce témoigne des activités de William G. Taylor. Il s’agit de 5 entrées d’un journal pour les jours de juin-juillet 1879.
La pièce témoigne des activités de Robert Speer. Il s’agit d’un article de journal à propos des manufactures de Sherbrooke dans les années 1930.
La pièce témoigne de la vie professionnelle de la famille Reed dans les années 1910. Elle dépeint le moulin à farine de J.B. Reed en 1916.
remis à l'atelier d'outillage pour la production de matériel militaire en 1942-1943
"New wood handling system"
"Old wood handling system"
la rivière, le pont et l'usine
"General view of wood handling system"
à l'usine de pâte et papier