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The file consists of a pamphlet titled " Our Boarding School on Wheels or the doings of us girls at Lake Memphremagog", published in 1882 for the Passumpsic Railroad.

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.

The file consists of a book of poems by Joseph Rice Ball and Lillian Stuart Ball, titled "Greetings from Mapleside", which also includes photographs, from around 1900 and a custom Christmas greeting card from Henry S. Ball, dated 1907. Mapleside was the Ball family property in Waterville.

The file consists of an issue of the Stanstead Advertiser, "a monthly journal devoted to the interests of the public," dated February 1887 (Vol. 1, No. 1).

Item consists of a consent form and transcript of an interview of S.J. Sayers, guard at Camp Newington in WWI, by Kevin Frost from 1979.

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 weeks 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.

The file contains information on the history and products manufactured by the Vilas Furniture Company in Cowansville from around the 1960s. It consists of a pamphlet.

The file contains primary source information on the Coaticook Baptist Church around 1900. It consists of an ad card for the visiting Reverend John Linton, B. A., at the Baptist Church in Coaticook on 25 April [ca. 1900].

The file contains a skit, title "Train on the Podunk", which was probably performed in the Brome Lake area around the 1890s. The author is unknown.

The file contains primary source information on the life of Reverend Lemuel Oscar Bunt. It consists of an autobiography written by Rev. Bunt, and included information on his time as a minister at the Birchton, Bulwer and Eaton Corner United Churches from 1932 to 1938.

The file consists of one letter dated 25 February 1895, Cowansville, written by Reverend Ernest Manley Taylor and sent to Henry J. Morgan, Esquire of Ottawa. The file provides information on Reverend E. M. Taylor's career, beginning as a teacher and continuing as an inspector of schools in Brome and Missisquoi counties.

The file consists of a funeral liturgy for Robin Bruce Burns, dated 13 February 1998.

The file consists of one programme of a convention, dated 16 August 1917, held in Birchton Church. The file provides information on the programme of the Annual Convention of the Sunday School Association of the Province of Quebec, which was affiliated with the Provincial Sunday School Association.

The file consists of information on the graduates from the Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1946 to 1972. In consists of three yearbooks, titled "Invictus". Found in the pages of yearbooks are newspaper clippings: a photograph of the graduating class of North Hatley High School from 1969, a photograph of the graduating class of Sherbrooke Hospital School of Nursing from 1948, various obituaries of past graduates and an undated 'card of thanks' article from Pearl Robinson.

The file consists of 36 programmes for awards nights and graduations at Alexander Galt Regional High School, Lennoxville. The file provides information about the school's cultural events, performances, and student activities, such as plays, awards nights, graduation ceremonies, and reunions from 1973 to 1998. It is also a source of information on the Waterville School and includes a reunion souvenir booklet, newspaper clipping and program from 1989; a photograph of the Waterville classes of Grades 4, 5 and 6 from around 1940; a proficiency certificate awarded Evelyn Smith in 1916; and a programme from a performance of "Our Hearts were Young and Gay" by the Lennoxville High School Dramatic Society in 1947.

The file consists of one detailed student report from Ulverton dated 1909 and signed by James Lester; and a "Permanent Record of Progress" from Hampden, Compton County, for 1919 to 1936. The file provides information on the pupils' names, grade levels, and marks, as well as the names of teachers.

The file consists of one Public Notice dated 12 June 1913, posted by P. C. Duboyce, announcing an election for two school commissioners in the School Municipality of the Township of Cleveland, in Richmond County.