Collection presents information on the community of Coaticook from 1932 to 1987. It consists of scrapbooks largely composed of newspaper clippings (obituaries and other articles), but including a photograph Lilian Cloutier, invitiations, and cards.
Fonds illustrates the activities of the Lefebvre family in Coaticook from 1910 to 1986. It consists of photographs, newspaper clippings, advertisements, posters, and a copy of a baptismal record. The fonds is composed of the following series: Photographs and Textual Records.
Lefebvre, familyFonds contains information on the activities of the Meade family in Coaticook from about the 1890s to 1963. It is also a source of information on the Anglican churches, Boy Scouts, and the hydro dam in Coaticook. It consists of photographs, a programme, postcards, and an annual report. The fonds is composed of the following series: Churches, Sports and leisure, Hydroelectric dam, Views of Coaticook, Music.
Meade familyFonds presents the proceedings of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Tournoi national atome Sher-Wood de Coaticook (the Atome Tournament) for hockey from 1980 to 1982. It consists of programmes.
Collections presents coroner's inquests for cases from the Coaticook area from 1867 to 1984. It consists of coroner's inquests reports.
Collection reflects the activities of the Drolet, Fortin, and Roy families primarily in the Coaticook area from about the 1890s to 1939. It consists of portrait photographs and snapshots. The fonds is primarily a source of information on the early life of Antoinette Drolet but also contains information on relatives of the Drolet family.
Drolet-Fortin familyFonds reflects Cinéma Opéra's programming in Coaticook from 1959 to the 1970s. It consists of film descriptions, tickets, a few administrative documents, and a photocopy of a photograph of the Cinéma Opéra building. The fonds consists of the following series: Programming, Operations, and Photograph.
Cinéma OpéraCollection presents parade floats from the St-Jean-Baptiste Day parade in Coaticook from 1952 to 1953. It consists of reproduced photographs.
Collection presents information on the production activities of the Penman's factory in Coaticook from 1894 to 1900. It consists of an inventory ledger, which was probably used to record the quantity of cotton thread and dye colours used in production. The ledger is also a source of information on the finances of Lucien and Magella Beaulieu from 1961 to 1962.
The fonds contains primary source information regarding A.H. Armour & Co., including correspondence and a receipt.
A.H. Armour & Co.The fonds contains secondary source information about the Abbott family, including a letter from Louise Abbott to the BCHS regarding lecture tapes and containing a photograph of Bill Abbott as a farmer from 1952. The fonds also contains two newspaper clippings; one concerning the death of Bill's wife, Margaret (Marnie) Langley Griggs dated January 30, 2004 and one article written by Nancy Nourse from The Record about Louise Abbott dated October 24-30, 2003.
The fonds contains secondary source information on the Abel family, including a letter (BCHS) dated February 1, 2002.
The fonds contains four account books of general merchants at Newfane, Vt., for the years 1754 to 1793 inclusive, twenty-five books kept by general merchants at Brome, Knowlton, Stukely, Stanbridge, Bolton and Shipton, for which in most cases the name of the merchant is not recorded but the years are from 1815 to 1890, with 1820-1825 and 1883-1884 missing, and one account book of Dr. Stephen Sewell Foster for the years 1846-1850, who settled at Frost village in 1821, one of the earliest physicians in the Eastern Townships.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information concerning the Achilles family, including correspondence from Walter B. Smith to Mr. Shuffelt and from Michel Sarrazin to Mr. Smith. The fonds also contains an extrait from the Early Settlers of Brome County, P.Q., detailing the life of Charles Baum Achilles (1790-1835[?]) dated July 28, 1958, as well as brief genealogies of the Achilles family.
The fonds consists of a certificate as Sergeant in the 4th Battalion of the Townships Militia dated June 16, 1820 at St. Armand.
McKinne, AlexanderThe fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Allard family, including a document regarding marriages in Brome County, specifically the Allard family marriages.
The fonds consists of a copy of a letter from Samuel Willard, with reference to settlement in the Township of Ely, dated August 16, 1801 at Stukely.
Lay, AmosThe fonds consists of a Deed from James Cochrane to Amos R. Sweet, for thirty-one acres and buildings theron, from the Township of Brome, dated February 7, 1852, at Brome, a Deed from William Patten to Amos R. Sweet and Gardner Henry Sweet, from the Township of Brome, dated February 7, 1852, at Brome and a Sheriff's Sale to Amos R. Sweet and Gardner H. Sweet, from the Township of Brome, dated January 18, 1856.
Sweet, Amos R.The fonds contains primary and secondary source infromation regarding the Arms family, including various biographical and historical information regarding the family as well as correspondence with the BCHS.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Armstrong family, including correspondence and family genealogy as well as a photograph of Mrs. William Armstrong.
The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Arthur family, including correspondence from members of the Arthur family.
The fonds consists of an order to Abijah Willard for $5.75 dated March 30, 1833 at Shefford, as well as an order to pay Dr. Sewell Foster fifty dollars in neat stock dated October 22, 1838 at Stukely.
Newton, ArtimasThe fonds consists of an agreement by Joseph Morse to build a barn dated December 3, 1808 at Stukely.
Stevens, ArtimasThe fonds contains mostly secondary source information regarding the Austin family as well as several photographs. The fonds consists of correspondence between the BCHS and Darcy Austin Nord, records of the Austin family from Census Canada as well as multiple references to the Austin family in various sources and a remembrance of Edgar Austin (d.1888).
The fonds contains secondary source information on the Avery family, including correspondence with the BCHS concerning the Avery family as well as a copy of the Recensement de 1881 Census.
The fonds contains primary source information regarding the Township of Bolton.
Bolton TownshipThe fonds consists of a deed from Brewer Dodge to Henry Collins.
Dodge, BrewerThe fonds contains primary source information regarding the County of Brome, including electorial lists.
Brome CountyThe fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the township of Brome, incluing militia lists and notices as well as twenty-seven semi-annual school reports.
Brome TownshipThe fonds contains a booklet entitled "A Sketch of the life of Captain John Savage, J.P., first settler in Shefford County, 1792.", as well as, "The early history of St. John's Church, West Shefford, Que., 1821-1921". M. O. Vaudry, M.A. Also, additional papers available on microfilm, BCHS Archives.
Savage, John