File contains images of members of the community in the Coaticook region from about the 1920s to 1950. It consists of an album of family photographs (largely unidentified), a photo postcard of Lucille Fournier, two portraits of an unidentified bride and groom, and the reproduction of a photograph of the Christmas party employees of Bell Telephone from 1950.
The file contains source material on politicians and other important persons in the history of Eastern Townships. It consists mainly of biographical sketches and information from publication and a compiled documents including many biographies.
The file contains source material on genealogies. It consists of correspondence with Malcolm Millar requesting genealogical information on Millar family in 1985, a biography of Garnet Millar, family tree of James Millar and Philomène Gendron, family tree of Rosario Bolduc and Marie-Aimé Poirier, family tree of Denis Lescault and family tree of George Fontaine (?).
The file contains primary source information on the Jackson-Miles family in Sherbrooke, Lennoxville and England in the eighteenth to twentieth centuries. It consists of miniature portrait paintings and photographs depicting family members.
Primary source material and photographs related to the Woodrow family, including a record of marriage and a list of births, which were taken from a family Bible.
The file contains photographs of members of the Desruisseau/Labonte/Leonard family, as well as many unidentified photographs, possibly taken between 1870 and 1940. It consists of a photo album comprised of 56 studio photographs, a photo scrapbook comprised of 230 photographs, and 37 other photographs.
The file contains source material on Henry Caldwell and John Caldwell in 1977 and 1986. It consists mainly of historical and biographical information of Henry Caldwell from different publications, bibliographies and correspondence requesting portraits of Henry and John Caldwell in 1986.
The file contains primary source information on the Flack-Osgood family. It consists of a sepia-toned photograph of Mary Flack Osgood, her husband, and their four children. An inscription on the verso reads: "Mary Flack Osgood / (youngest sister of / John Flack - Asbestos) / Osgood family lived / in Laconia, N.H. / In picture - husband / sch. inspector, twins, / son - Raymond / youngest daughter: Ruth / reporter on local paper."
The file contains a thoroughly annotated version of B.F. Hubbard's "Forests and Clearings," by Walter F. Beattie with additional family information and updated histories pertaining the Stanstead County area. The volume also includes original photographs of: Albert L. Knight, P.B. Wilcox, Abel Johnson, Wilder Pierce, Benjamin Pomeroy
The file consists of a digital reproduction of the East Clifton Busy Bees' Cook Book, probably from the late 1970s. The Busy Bees were first organized as a Sunday School class of the East Clifton Methodist (later United) Church for teenage girls.
The file contains 30 photographs on families in East Angus from late 19th century to 20th century.
The file contains primary source information on Ruby Reta Ross (née Martin) and the Martin family from about 1980. It consists of a typed family tree for the Martin, Card, Lavalliere, and Crawford families descended from James Martin of Ireland.
The file contains primary source information on the life of Carrie Ella Beerwort in Burlington from 1894 to 1923. It consists of letters written by Carrie to her brother-in-law, Morris C. Derick (a.k.a. Mott), regarding her employment as a nanny and family news from 1894 to 1895 and a copy of the last will and testament of Mabel D. Bangs from 1923.
Beerwort, Carrie Ella (b. 1870)The file contains primary source information on Rayfield Ross from 1931 to 1936. It consists of his autograph book, which includes signatures and messages from friends and family.
The file contains primary source information on the life of Ada M. Beerwort in Brome in 1891. It consists of a letter from Ada to her sister, Lizzie Beerwort, regarding the death of a neighbour, Mary Vernal, and other family topics.
Beerwort, Ada Mina (1855-1937)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.
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.