The file contains primary source information on businesses, landscapes, education, churches and houses in St. Armand Township from 1905 to the 1920s. It consists of postcards of Frelighsburg, Philipsburg, and Morse's Line.
The file contains primary source information on the personal life, family, and community involvement of Morris (a.k.a. Mott) C. Derick in Noyan from 1867 to 1924. It consists of correspondence from friends and family, as well as letters composed by M.C. Derick. Included among the postcard correspondence are two addressed to Morris' wife, Elizabeth Beerwort. It also contains a ticket for the Harvest Home Festival for Noyan and Clarenceville from 1867 and a membership card for the Farmers Club of Noyan.
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 secondary source information on the genealogy of the Naylor family in Noyan, Que. from 1911 to 1990. It consists of family trees, correspondence and research notes.
The file contains primary source information on property belonging to the Naylor family in Missisquoi County from 1862 to 1921. It consists of a land deed and a retrocession from Albert Chapman to Henry Naylor for land in St. Georges de Clarenceville as well as a copy of a letter pertaining to Benjamin V. Naylor's lease and transfer of land on Ile-aux-Noix to the Department of Militia and Defense and the Department of the Interior.
The file contains primary source information on Agnes Amelia Naylor from 1911 to 1930. It consists of a postcard addressed to Agnes, Red Cross and confirmation certificates, a letter from Agnes to Grace Naylor, and 3 photographs of Agnes as a child and young woman.
The file contains primary and secondary source information on the life of Donald Benjamin Naylor from 1914 to 1992 in Missisquoi County and in the Canadian North. It consists largely of correspondence regarding Donald Naylor's career as a sailor and captain; copies of attestation papers and other records from his military service during World War I with the 24th Battalion of the Canadian Infantry Brigade; copies of and original correspondence by Donald during his time at war as well as later in life; an interview transcript; magazine and newspaper articles; and research notes.
The file contains primary source information on Grace Alison Naylor from 1902 to 1954. It consists of correspondence, a confirmation certificate, a school certificate, a postcard, and photographs. The postcard shows the residence of W.A. Smith in St. Armand, and the photographs include Rebecca Vaughan and Minnie Ross along with Grace Naylor.
The file contains secondary and primary source information on the property and military career of Josephus Vaughan in New England and Missisquoi County from 1778 to 1988. It consists largely of photocopies and transcripts of correspondence and research notes.
The file contains secondary source information on Lynds Smith Vaughan in Missisquoi County and Selkirk, Manitoba from 1865 to the 1980s. It consists of photocopies from a publication containing family history information, a photocopy of a letter, and a transcript of Lynds S. Vaughan's obituary.
The file contains secondary and primary source information on the personal and professional life and military career Reuben H. Vaughan in Missisquoi County from 1839 to the 1980s. It consists of a certificate of appointment as ensign to the 3rd Battalion of Rouville; a memorandum; a court ruling; biographies; information on his tombstone; photocopies of receipts, shipping documents and biographical information; and a diary and transcripts.
The file contains information on the 1st Battlalion Militia of the Eastern Townships from 1837 to 1991. It consists of reproductions of militia lists, an appointment certficate, service roll, an article on the Battle of Lacolle Mill by Herbert Derick, and a declartion of loyalty to the Crown in the context of the 1837 Rebellions.
The file contains information on the Sherbrooke Carabiners recorded around the 1980s. It consists of notes collected by Herbert Derick, including copies of military orders and notes on the uniform.
The file contains information on the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers from the 1960s to 1989. It consists of a list of ranger companies, a report on the ammunition and firearms used by the Rangers, a history of the firearms of the Pacific Coast Militia Rangers by Donald J. Klancher, and correspondence with Herbert Derick.
The file contains information on the 58th Compton Battalion of Infantry. It consists of notes by Herbert Derick the uniform worn by members of the 58th Battalion.
The file contains a typed, undated list of names and rank for those who served with the 4th Battalion (Military District No. 6) of Huntingdon.
The file consists of a postcards with views from Eaton Township from approximately 1905 to the 1970s.
The file contains primary source information on the geography, architecture and communities of villages in Foucault Township from around 1906 to 1954. It consists of postcard views of Clarenceville (now Saint-Georges-de-Clarenceville), Noyan, Île-aux-Noix, and along the Richelieu River.
The file consists of the research, podcast voice over script, and sound recordings prepared and collected in the course of the production of Randy Piercey's podcast on the Lake of the Lake, a steamship on Lake Memphremagog, which was produced in 2020.
The file contains four short films videoed by Rachel Garber and John Mackley, and produced and edited by John Mackley, on the life, works, and influence of four renowned Townships poets (Thomas Gray, Louis Dudek, Ralph Gustafson, and D.G. Jones). Steve Luxton, Poet in Residence of the Lennoxville Library, discusses their work and, as a younger poet, his encounters with them. Filmed in the areas where they lived in the Eastern Townships, the videos intertwine readings, discussions, and analyses to create narratives about each poet's life and work.
Mackley, John, 1959-The file contains topographic maps, consists of the following sheets: Orford (1956), Memphremagog (1954), Richmond (1954), Sherbrooke (1954), Coaticook (1952), Scotstown (1952).
The item is a road map for Stanstead County, with town insets for Ayer's Cliff, Coaticook, Beebe Plain, Stanstead Plain, Rock Island, North Hatley, produced by Quebec's Ministry of Transport, in 1961. Includes information on road surfaces.
The file contains primary source information on land transactions concerning Hatley in 1823 and in 1872. It consists of a photocopy of a sale and conveyance by Ebenezer Hovey to Simon Kezar for the northwest quarter of lot 7, range 3 in Hatley Township, in 1823. Appended to the photocopy of the deed is a hand-drawn plan of the land concerned. It also consists of a receipt for a final mortgage payment received from Benjamin Burland by F.D. Gilbert in 1872, for part of lot 5, Range 1 and part of lot 7, Range 2 in Hatley.
The file contains primary source information relating to land in Barnston in 1849, 1862 and from 1874 to 1876. It consists of a photocopy of a letter written March 14, 1849 by [A. Sowen?] to Robinson Oughtred, Esq. regarding a property dispute concerning lot 6, range 11 in Barnston. It also consists of a complaint filed by William Locker Felton against Alexander Edson, Junior, for non-payment of a mortgage on the north quarter of lot 3, range 2 and the north half of lot 1, range 2 in Barnston, as well as a court summons for the same case. It also consists of a mortgage (1874) and mortgage and obligation (1876) by John Hunter, William Hunter, and Ann Lane Walker to Ernest Maloney for the north half of lot 10, range 2 and the north half of lot 11, range 2 in Barnston.
The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.
The file contains primary source information about Jonathan Slater (ca 1816-1889) and his wife, Rebecca Walker (ca. 1818-1890) in Barnston from 1881 to 1896. It consists of an invoice addressed to Jonathan Slater, register extracts for their marriage and deaths, and Rebecca Walker's will. Rebecca Anglisa Walker was the daughter of Joseph Walker and Mary McCaw. Together, Jonathan Slater and Rebecca Walker had at least six children: Frances, Mary, Jane, Jonathan Henry, Emma, and Retinah.
The file consists of a marriage certificate for John Andrews, of New York state, and Hattie Cameron (daughter of James A. Cameron and Mary Mann) of Leeds, dated 19 December 1900. They were married by the minister of the Leeds Presbyterian Church.
The file contains primary source information on the Barrows family around Lake Memphremagog in 1909 and 1964. It consists of a copy of "Samuel June Barrows: A Circuit Rider in the Humanities" by Paul U. Kellogg and a copy of an article by Michael M. Davis titled "A History of Lake Memphremagog Region," originally published in the Sherbrooke Record on March 21, 1964, which discusses the Barrows family's summer properties on Lake Memphremagog.
The file contains information on the founding and history of Piopolis from 1996. It consists of a booklet of punch-out souvenir postcards, including historical facts, assembled on the occasion of the 125th anniversary of Piopolis.
The file consists of a court notice for the declaration of bankruptcy by James Arthur Barrie, a trader in Richmond, 1911. F. G. Gale was appointed as provisional guardian of the property.