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CA ETRC P053 · Fonds · 1938-1988

The fonds contains source material on the preparation and carrying out of activities organized by Lennoxville companies. It consists of minutes, activity reports, and membership lists for the District and for the Waterville and North Hatley companies. It is comprised of the following series: General Meeting (1976-1977), Committees (1973-1979), Membership Lists (1977-1987), Local Associations and Groups (1938-1988), and Press Clippings (1973-1987).

Girl Guides of Canada. St. Francis District (Lennoxville, Que.)
CA ETRC P054 · Fonds · 1974-1988

The fonds contains source material on the activities organized by the District. It is comprised of the following series: Reports (1974-1978), Membership Lists (1978-1988), Registration of a Local Association (1974), and Press Clippings (1974-1983).

Girl Guides of Canada. Dufferin District (Stanstead, Que.)
Danville Academy fonds
CA ETRC P013 · Fonds · [1863?]-[1876?]

The fonds contains source material on the operations, curriculum and students of Danville Academy from 1860 to 1880. It consists of a calendar for the 1863-1864 school year, and a grade book possibly covering the period of 1864 to 1876. Newspaper clippings are glued into the grade book.

Danville Academy (Danville, Que.)
Annie Fergusson fonds
CA ETRC P089 · Fonds · 1671-1953; predominant 1790-1917

The fonds contains source material on Annie Fergusson's family history, her grandfather Captain Josiah Brown having settled in Windsor in 1805. The documents trace the history of property and financial transactions and lawsuits involving various members of the Brown family who lived in Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and later Windsor. The time span covered is the late 17th century to the early 20th century. Most of the records, however, relate to Captain Josiah Brown. The fonds is also of some value as a source of information on the settlement of Windsor, Stoke, and Shipton; and on the Reverend James Fergusson, a minister in Richmond and Windsor in the late 19th century. The fonds consists mainly of sales agreements, correspondence, wills, accounting records, promissory notes, estate inventories, summonses, legal documents, lists of titles, and biographical and genealogical notes. It is comprised of the following series: Charles Browne (1671), Gershom Browne (1682), John Browne (1721), Abigail Browne ([17-?]), Samuel Brown (1736), Lieut. Josiah Brown (1741-1769), Capt. Josiah Brown (1785-1814), Joseph and Josiah Brown Jr. (1807-1849), Emily Brown (1839,1848), Shepard Joseph Brown ([186-?]-1908), Rev. James and Annie Fergusson (1859-1953), and Miscellaneous Documents ([17-]-1902).

Fergusson, Annie, b. 1868
CA ETRC P090 · Fonds · 1812-1919

The fonds contains source material on the property, financial, and estate-related transactions of Frances Chamberlin Barnum's family and the Reynold, Kemp, and Westover families (related by marriage) in Missisquoi County in the 19th and early 20th centuries. It is also of value as a source of information on the day-to-day activities of Towner Westover of East Dunham and the Methodist East Dunham Sunday School in the 1880s. It consists almost wholly of deeds (deeds of sale, mortgages, wills, estates, gifts, leases, and so on) notarized by members of the Chamberlin, Reynolds, Kemp, and Westover families but also includes a diary and account book. Elijah Kemp, a merchant in the seigneury of Saint-Armand; Orin J. Kemp of Frelighsburg; Joshua Chamberlin, a physician in the seigneury of Saint-Armand; and David Westover, an East Dunham land owner, are among the family members represented. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Kemp family (1812-1875), Chamberlin family (1840-1919), Reynolds family (1846-1894), Westover family (1880-1908), and Miscellaneous Documents ([1818?]-1878).

Barnum, Frances Chamberlin
Lafrance family fonds
CA ETRC P096 · Fonds · 1917-1926

The fonds contains source material on the activities and members of the Lafrance family from 1917 to 1926. It consists of two albums of photographs and negatives, probably of family members and friends, taken outdoors in summer and winter. Some photos depict landscapes and buildings.

Lafrance (family)
Baker family fonds
CA ETRC P097 · Fonds · [191-?]

The fonds contains source material on the members of the Baker family and their activities at the start of the 20th century. It consists of an album of photographs of individuals and groups who are probably family members and friends and a postcard. Some of the photographs depict horses and farm buildings.

Baker (family)
CA ETRC P997 · Collection · [18--]-2005

The collection contains source material on various topics related to the Eastern Townships in the ninetieth and twentieth centuries such as settlement, colonization, politic, military, economy, transport, communication, health and welfare, education, religion and culture. It consists mainly of schedules, obituaries, by-laws, insurance policies, certificates, photographs, maps, drawings, posters, cards, petitions, genealogies, diaries, scrapbooks, newspapers, letters, songsheets, land grants, reports, ledgers, minutes of meetings, notebooks and programmes. The collection is comprised of the following series: Settlement and Colonization ([18--]-Photocopied 1994), Politics (1965-1974), Military (1802-1988), Economy (1830-1987), Transport and Communications (1826-1990), Health and Welfare (1931-1949), Education (1854-1998), Religion ([18-?]-Photocopied 1993), Culture ([18-?]-1990).

CA ETRC P161 · Fonds · 1857-1934

The fonds contains source material on the management and members of the Advent Christian Church of Danville from 1857 to 1934. It consists of minutes, registrations, civil status records. The fonds is comprised of the following two files: Management (1875-1932), and Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials (1857-1934).

Advent Christian Church (Danville, Que.)
Ian Tait Collection
CA ETRC P163 · Collection · [188-?]-1995

This collection contains source material on the local history, culture and traditions of the Anglophone community of the Eastern Townships at the beginning of the 20th century. It consists largely of audio cassette tapes, video cassettes, photographs, some textual records, a topographical map of Dudswell. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Local Culture in the Eastern Townships, Radio Broadcasts by Ian Tait, CRC Class-Student Projects, Photographs and Drawings, Maps, and Miscellaneous Documents.

Tait, Ian, 1947-2005
Eddy Echenberg collection
CA ETRC P164 · Collection · 1863-1999

The collection contains source material on the business, cultural and family history of the Eastern Townships during the 19th and 20th centuries, along with other topics. It consists mainly of Sherbrooke and surrounding regions telephone directories, business pamphlets, Bishop's College School yearbooks, club information, Sherbrooke Newspaper, maps of the Eastern Townships, and booklets from the Sherbrooke Winter Fair. Included among the material is a copy of "The Echenbergs of Ostropol and Sherbrooke: a tale of two shetls" by Myron Echenberg and Ruth Tannenbaum (1986) and two prints published that represents the Counties of the Eastern Townships. The fonds consists of the following series: Personal Documents (1854-1986), Edwin Echenberg (1915-2001,) Business Ephemera (1863-[197-?],) Newspapers (1886-1957, [198-?]), Bishop's College School Yearbooks (1925-1929), Phone Directories (1922-1952,) and Miscellaneous (1893-2000).

Echenberg, Eddy, 1925-2014
CA ETRC P165 · Fonds · [195-?]-2014

The fonds contains source material on the activities of the Women's Canadian Club of the Eastern Townships from around the 1949 to 2014. It consists mainly of histories, minutes, by-laws, reports, correspondence, notices to members, member lists, financial statements, donations, information on speakers, photographs, programmes and publicity. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration (1949-2014), Financial Resources (1970-2014), Membership (1967-2014), Speakers (1973-2014), Photographs (1997, [200-?]), Activities (1972-2014), National Meeting of Canadian Clubs (1984), Association of Canadian Clubs (1986-2007).

Women's Canadian Club of the Eastern Townships
CA ETRC P167 · Fonds · 1974-1998

The fonds contains source material on the members of the Crystal Rebekah Lodge, No. 14, in Rock Island, from 1974 to 1998. It consists of two membership registers. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Membership (1974-1998).

Independent Order of Odd Fellows. Crystal Rebekah Lodge, No. 14 (Rock Island, Que.)
Gingras family fonds
CA ETRC P168 · Fonds · [191-?]-[195-?]

The fonds contains primary source information on the Gingras family in Lennoxville and Sherbrooke from approximately the 1910s to the 1950s. It consists of photographs and includes photos of the following people: J. Armand Gingras, Leota Moss Gingras, Leonard Gingras, Gerald Gingras, Wilma Campbell Gingras, Lloyd Lane, Pauline Meredith Lane, Stuart Allen and Marion Prince Allan. It also includes photographs of Wilson & Son's music store in Sherbrooke and of 'Scout Rock' on Belvidere (presently College) Street in Lennoxville.

Gingras (family)
Mildred Waldron collection
CA ETRC P170 · Collection · 1890-2004

The collection contains source material on the history and families of Clifton and Eaton Townships, the village of East Clifton, in Compton County from 1890 to 2004. The fonds consists mainly of family trees, photographs, family histories and includes detailed genealogical information on various families, such as Waldron, Cairns, Smith, Schoff, Hurd, Lowry, Dempsy, Cooper, Forgrave, Banks, Hodgen, Gilbert, McConnell, Gray, Elliot, Lindsay, Bain, Graham, Jordon, Cromwell, MacRae, McBurney, Mackay, Hall, Gordon, Waters, Pope, Reed, Williams, Bellam, Barber, Betts, Blair and Hurley. It consists of the following series: Publications ([198-?]-[199-?]), Historical Research (1890-[199-?]), Genealogy ([196-?]-[199-?]) and Miscellaneous ([19--]-[199-?]).

Waldron, Mildred, 1924-2008
CA ETRC P175 · Fonds · [194-?]-1966

The fonds contains source material on the organization and activities of the Stanstead County Teachers Association from 1942 to 1966. It consists of minutes, a constitution, financial information, correspondence and membership lists. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Constitution ([194-?]), Minutes (1942-1966), General Ledger, Membership and Financial Information (1946-1966) and Correspondence (1956-1966).

Stanstead County Teachers Association (Stanstead, Que.)
CA ETRC P100 · Fonds · 1936-1990

The fonds contains source material on the organization and the activities of the Ascot Women's Institute from 1936 to 1990. It consists of minutes, annual reports from the committees on Citizenship and Legislation, Education, Cultural Activities, and Health and Welfare. Note that press clippings have been added to the minute books. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1973-1990), Annual Reports (1936-1987), and History of Ascot (1949).

Ascot Women's Institute (Ascot, Que.)
CA ETRC P108 · Fonds · 1918-1955

The fonds contains source material on the organization, the activities, and the philosophy of the Orford Women's Institute from 1918 to 1955. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1928-1954), and Accounting Books (1918-1955).

Orford Women's Institute (Orford, Que.)
CA ETRC P109 · Fonds · 1934-1953

The fonds contains source material on the organization, the activities, and the philosophy of the Cherry River Women's Institute from 1934 to 1953. The fonds is comprised of one series: Minutes (1934-1953).

Cherry River Women's Institute (Cherry River, Que.)
CA ETRC P111 · Fonds · 1929-1980

The fonds contains source material on the administration and the activities of the 1st Windsor Group from 1929 to 1973. It consists mainly of minutes, annual reports, correspondence, financial reports and registration forms. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration (1929-1973), Financial Resources (1960-1965), Membership (1962-1973), Photographs ([194?]-1980), St. Francis Valley District (1961-1965), and Miscellaneous Documents (1964-1980).

Boy Scouts of Canada. 1st Windsor Group (Windsor, Que.)
CA ETRC P112 · Fonds · 1891-2011

The fonds contains primary source information on Church management and activities from 1891 to 2011. It also provides information on the New Hampshire Vermont District of Unitarian Universalist Societies, on the Canadian Unitarian Council, and on the Huntingville and Moe's River Universalist churches. It consists primarily of minutes; registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials; correspondence; membership lists; directories; newsletters; reports; and press clippings. It is comprised of the following series: Administration and Management (1899-2009), Financial Resources (1892-[1992?], [2000-2010?]), Buildings and Property (1957-1991, 2009), Membership (1891-2009), Ministry ([193-?]-1993), Worship (1927-2011), Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials (1897-2001), Organizations (1903-1992), External Organizations (1901-2010).

North Hatley Unitarian Universalist Church (North Hatley, Que.)
Jean Tansley Gilbart fonds
CA ETRC P113 · Fonds · 1942-1947

The fonds contains source material on the service of Jean Tansley Gilbart in the Royal Canadian Army Medical Corps during World War II and on the officers of the No. 4 Canadian General Hospital in Sherbrooke. The fonds consists of Jean Tansley Gilbart's record of service, a statement of service, a nominal roll of officers at No. 4 Canadian General Hospital, and 2 photographs of the officers.

Gilbart, Jean Tansley, 1916-1997
Friedman family fonds
CA ETRC P114 · Fonds · 1891-1998

The fonds contains source material mainly related to Malca and Ruby Friedman's literary writings. The fonds consists of manuscripts, press clipping, publications, family and professional correspondence, interviews on audiocassette, photographs and scrapbooks. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Malca Friedman [19- ], Ruby Friedman [19- ] and Family [19- ].

Friedman (family)
CA ETRC P115 · Fonds · 1915-1992

The fonds contains source material on the organization and the activities of the Stanstead County Women's institutes from 1915 to 1992. It is comprised of the following series: History (1935-[197-?]), Minutes (1915-1992), Accounting Books (1922-1987), Programmes (1936-1969), Buildings and Property (1929), Reports ([1940?]-[1946?]), Correspondence (1941-1951), Poems ([195-?]-1967), Press Clippings (1951-1953), and Miscellaneous Documents ([191-?]-1954).

Stanstead County Women's Institutes (Stanstead, Que.)
CA ETRC P117 · Fonds · 1965-1968

The fonds contains source material on the organization and the activities of the North Hatley Women's Institute during the last three years of its existence (1965 to 1968). The fonds is comprised of the following series: Minutes (1965-1968), Accounting Books (1965-1968), and Correspondence (1968).

North Hatley Women's Institute (North Hatley, Que.)
Martin family fonds
CA ETRC P121 · Fonds · 1838-1938

The fonds contains source material on the various activities of members of the Martin family, of Shefford county. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Account Books (1870-1896), Correspondence--Abigail (1838-1861), Sons of Temperance (1874-1879), Municipality of South Stukeley (1926-1938), District School Daily Roll call ([184-?]), Canadian Pacific Railway (1894), and Clinton Martin (1909).

Martin (family)
CA ETRC P125 · Fonds · 1879-1969

The fonds contains information on the butcher shop owned by Leeman Mackey and also on the Mackey family. It consists of several account books (1879-1938), a calendar (1926), a schoolbook (1908), a piano method (1969) and a few photographs (1909 & 1969). The photographs show T.S. Chapman in front of "Good Cheer Lodge" in 1909 and Kathleen Mackey with classmates at the Bishopton Intermediate School in 1969 (the last class before the closure of the school). The school book is autographed "Cora Brown". Among the account books are one for the Megantic Rifle Association (1879-1902), one that appears to be for a boarding house (1889-1892), and the others are from Leeman Mackey's butcher business.

Mackey, Leeman
CA ETRC P129 · Collection · 1794-[1997?]

The collection contains source material on the Eastern Townships, the Province of Lower Canada, the British American Land Company, St. George's Club and the Lake Massawippi area from 1794 to about 1997. It consists of 4 maps, 31 pictures (reprints) of Eastern townships and Lower Canada scenes, 1 deed of conveyance, 1 list of unsold land and 1 list of members, 6 photographs, 17 postcards, a few brochures, and 2 programmes for plays. The collection is comprised of the following series: British American Land Company (1836-1842), St. George's Club (1963), Maps (1794-1905), Reprints (1865-1881), Deed of Conveyance (1933), and Lake Massawippi and North Hatley ([192-?]-[1997?]).

Scowen, Philip Harry, 1906-1989
CA ETRC P206 · Fonds · 1870-1947

The fonds contains primary source information on the Jenks family from 1870 to 1947 in Coaticook and Barnston. It consists largely of correspondence, certificates, a dairy, and photographs. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Archie N. Jenks (1907-1919), Abbott C. Jenks ([1905]-1941), Photographs ([1883?]-[ca. 1920]), Leslie H. Jenks (1877-1914) and Miscellaneous (1870-1947).

Jenks (family)
CA ETRC P208 · Fonds · 1806-1926

The fonds contains primary source information on the work, property and education of Manda T. Cushing family, as well as on other early residents in the Stanstead and Barnston areas from 1820 to 1885. It consists of correspondence, land deeds, promissory notes, insurance papers and accounts. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Manda Thurber Cushing (1820-1885), Charles Jackson Cushing (1873-1884, 1906) and Miscellaneous (1806-1877).

Cushing, Manda Thurber, 1798-1885