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CA SHC C032-S001-D006 · File · 1875-2014
Part of Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook

File presents information on the economic history of the Coaticook region from 1875 to 2014. It consists of an account book for James Williamson for R.C. Baldwin’s store (1875), an invoice from Charles H. Bryan (freight delivery) for Belding-Corticelli (1917), a poster for J. H. Knapp’s ambulance and funeral service and a wedding book printed to J. H. Knapp ([192-?]), a flyer for Georges Vaillancourt's store (date unknown), three promotional posters for Cercle de Couture Pfaff, Felix I. Lajoie (Coton Wabasso) and J. B. Dionne (dates unknown), two wallpaper sample catalogues from W. E. Dionne & Fils (dates unknown), a programme for the Penman's employee picnic held at Jacques-Cartier Park (22 August 1953), a promotional brochure for Massey-Harris owned by Kenneth Walker (1953), a poster for Fernand Riendeau's ambulance service (ca. 1955), an article “Scientific fish culture in Quebec since 1945” by Louis-Roch Séguin (1957), an article “Étude d’un important projet pour la promotion touristique de la Station Piscicole du Lac Lyster” (1957), a brochure “Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery/Station piscicole des Cantons de l’Est” (1958), a brochure for Camping Piskiart at Lake Lyster (1960s), a ribbon from the Penman's employee picnic held at Crystal Beach in Magog (26 August 1961), two flyers for the Marché Suprême Benoit (1963) and Coaticook Pharmacy, a promotional poster for Michael Élias & Co. (ca. 1964), an article “Trout rearing with the minimum of fresh make-up water possible/Élévage de truites avec le minimum d’eau fraîche de compensation possible” by Louis-Roch Séguin, Benoit Dion and Raymond Charbonneau (1978), a commemorative photo album and medallion celebrating Niedner's 100 years in Coaticook (2014), a profile of H.L. Boisvert mill in "Le Meunier" (1990), and a cabinetry catalogue from Cabico (2014).

Willie E. Dionne
CA SHC F045 · Fonds · 1920-1942

The fonds contains information on the business W.E. Dionne & Lestage in Coaticook from 1920 to 1942. It consists of professional correspondence addressed to Willie E. Dionne or Dionne & Lestage, tinsmiths, plumbers and painters, and of press clippings, which consist largely of advertisements for W.E. Dionne.

Dionne, Willie E. (1883-1961)
CA SHC F044 · Fonds · 1875-1891

The fonds contains information on the insurance policies issued by the Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company, likely by the Coaticook insurance agent from 1875 to 1891. It consists of two application registers. The applicants are mostly residents of Coaticook but some are from Stanhope, Moe's River and surrounding areas. Notably, the applications include sketches of the buildings (dimensions and position) to be insured.

Stanstead and Sherbrooke Fire Insurance Company (Sherbrooke, Que.)
Main Street, Coaticook
CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P528 · Item · [1910?], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of Main Street in Coaticook, with a view of the second building of the Coaticook Methodist Church (eventually Sisco Memorial Church) in the background from around 1885. The church building pictured was constructed around 1874 and was destroyed by fire in 1923.

Inn, Georgeville
CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P366 · Item · [1920?], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of Levi Bigelow's Inn located at Copp's Landing (now Georgeville), with part of the grounds visible. The Inn was probably built in 1873 by Peasley and Copp's.

CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P109 · Item · [1929?], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of the interior of the Eastern Townships Telephone office, with four people (Mrs. Kay Lyon MacTurner, Gladys Dustin, Doris Mosher, and the manager Rose Thompson) standing inside with switchboard visible in the background. The office was located on top of Lysle Thompson's store.

Cabins
CA ETRC P020-003-06-D002b-P091 · Item · [ca.1938], copied 1977
Part of Eastern Townships Heritage Foundation fonds

Item is a photograph of a lake with a row of cabins (called the Lake Edge Cabins) along a shore in the background located in Ayer's Cliff.