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The Wales Home
CA ETRC P997-006-01-001 · File · 1925-1949, 1999-2004
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of nine booklets: the by-laws and seven annual reports of the Wales Home in Richmond. The file provides information on the running of the Wales Home, such as the rules and regulations for the meetings of the Corporation, the members of the Board of Governors, the duties of the officers, the residents and the staff. The file also contains financial and historical data.

Stanstead
CA ETRC P997-001-02-003 · File · 1810-1823 [photocopied [198-?]]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of photocopies of true and faithful copies, issued in 1861 by the Provincial Registrar's Office, of two documents related to land grants in the Township of Stanstead at the beginning of the 19th century. The first document consists in the letters patent granting certain lots unto Charles Kilborn, Isaac Ogden and their associates on 27 September 1800. The second document is a list of lands (lots and range numbers) granted unto Sir Robert Shore Milnes on 12 March 1810. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Rev. Charles Stuart, represented by Sir Robert Shore Milnes, to William Bullock for lot 24, range 1 and lot 25, range 2 in Stanstead Township, originally dated 1823.

Land Transactions
CA ETRC P997-001-02 · Sub-series · 1800-1936
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The subseries contains source material on the land grants and other transactions in the Eastern Townships from 1800 to 1936. It is comprised of the following files: Winslow (1860-1866), Newport (1800-1814 [photocopied [1983?]), Stanstead (1810 [photocopied 198-?]), Dudswell (1802, 1903-1911), Hatley ([1823, photocopied 198-?], 1872), Barnston (1849 [photocopied 198-?], 1862, 1874-1876), Ascot (1908-1913, photocopied [197-?-1983]), and Melbourne (1936).

Barnston
CA ETRC P997-001-02-006 · File · 1849 [photocopied 198-?], 1862, 1874-1876
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

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.

Melbourne
CA ETRC P997-001-02-008 · File · 1936
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

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.

Dudswell
CA ETRC P997-001-02-004 · File · 1802, 1903-1911
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information on land transactions in the Township of Dudswell from 1802 to 1903. It consists of a letters patent granting land to John Bishop and associates in Dudswell Township, Wolfe County dated 1802. It also consists of an indenture dated June 12, 1903 and a deed of sale dated July 25, 1907 between John A. Vintinner and Ernest J. Boothe for the sale of lot 15a, range 4 in the Township of Dudswell. Finally, it consists of a deed of sale dated April 14, 1911 between Edward J. Tupper and David E. Bennett for the sale of lot 15x, range 4 in the Township of Dudswell.

CA ETRC P997-005-08-001 · File · June 1944
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The subseries file contains primary source information on the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in Sherbrooke in 1944. It consists of one telephone directory for Sherbrooke and vicinity, dated June 1944. It also includes information for Lennoxville, Asbestos, Ayer's Cliff, Bishopton, Black Lake, Bury, Coaticook, Compton, Cookshire, Danville, Disraeli, East Angus, East Broughton, East Hereford, Garthby, Inverness, La Patrie, Laurierville, Leeds, Lyster, Magog, Marbleton, Megantic, North Hatley, Plessisville, Richmond, Rock Island, St. Ferdinand de Halifax, St. Malo, Sawyerville, Scotstown, Thetford Mines, Victoriaville, Waterville, and Windsor.

Bell Telephone Company of Canada (The)
Telephone
CA ETRC P997-005-08 · Sub-series · June 1944
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The subseries contains primary source information on telephone communications in Sherbrooke in 1944. It consists of one telephone directory issued by the Bell Telephone Company of Canada in June 1944 for Sherbrooke and vicinity. The subseries is comprised of the following files: Bell Telephone Company of Canada (1944).

Diary of a Canadian Teacher
CA ETRC P997-010-01-001 · File · 1836
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

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.

Ascot
CA ETRC P997-001-02-007 · File · 1908-1913
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Ascot from 1908 to 1913. It consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Isaac J. Parnell to Charles Edward Paige dated April 16, 1908, for parts of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles E. Paige to William Paige dated March 19, 1910, for part of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles Edward Paige and Alfred Ward to David E. Byrne dated December 21, 1910, for part of lot 15, range 3 and part of lot 14, range 3, both in the Township of Ascot. Finally, it consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by William Paige to David E. Byrne dated December 1, 1913, for part of the north half of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot.

Hatley
CA ETRC P997-001-02-005 · File · [1823, photocopied 198-?], 1872
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

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.

Compton County Chronicle
CA ETRC P997-005-07-003 · File · 1893-1914
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of one bound volume, three issues of the newspaper, and news clippings of the Compton County Chronicle, published in Cookshire. The bound volume contains Vol. 5 to Vol. 52, dated from 20 February 1895 to 12 February 1896, and the single issues are Vol. 3, dated 20 December, 1893, Vol. 13, dated 23 February 1898, and Vol. 24, dated 23 September 1914. The news clippings range in dates from 1898 to 1904, which primarily comprised of news columns on local happenings and sports.

School Inspections
CA ETRC P997-007-02-001 · File · 1830-1904
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file consists of three school inspection reports. One is from the Stanstead Plain School Board examination on 9 March 1830 (missing). One is a certificate for John Hume's appointment as a school inspector in Leeds in 1854. One is a mimeographed letter from the Office of the Inspector of Superior Schools in Quebec City to Edwin Howe Esq. on 7 January 1904 and the last is an annotated report on the Protestant Schools of the City of Sherbrooke prepared by H. Hubbard in 1886. The file provides information on the Stanstead Plain School examination by members of the Trustees for Schools in the township of Stanstead, on the visit of John Parker to the East Hatley Model School and on five schools in the City of Sherbrooke, including information on the teachers and the buildings.

Everyday Life
CA ETRC P997-010 · Series · 1836, 1897-1901, 1912-1919, [200-?]
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The series consists of primary source material on everyday life in the Eastern Townships. The series contains the following sub-series: Writings (1836, 1897-1901, ([200-?]), and Correspondence (1912-1919).

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).