Item a July 1st (Canada Day) parade float organized by the Wesley United Church from around the 1950s. Included are: Dave Grieve, Dol (Searles) Wilson, Harry Searles, (back) Hazel Laberee, (back), Richard Eryou, (front) Pat Taylor, (front) Marlene (Rediker) Sutton, (front) Della (Rediker) Goodsell, (front) Frances Grieve (Sutherland), (back) Mary Lees, (front) Irene Rediker, (back) Shirley (Hunter) Grieve, (front) unknown Carbonneau, (back) Janice (Denney) Sommerville, (back) Bob Denney, (back) Arlene Ewan, (front) Larry Meyette, (front) Reg Meyette, (front) Myrnie Nutbrown, (front) Ronald Ewan.
Item a July 1st (Canada Day) parade float organized by the Wesley United Church from around the 1950s. Included are: Dave Grieve, Dol (Searles) Wilson, Harry Searles, (back) Hazel Laberee, (back), Richard Eryou, (front) Pat Taylor, (front) Marlene (Rediker) Sutton, (front) Della (Rediker) Goodsell, (front) Frances Grieve (Sutherland), (back) Mary Lees, (front) Irene Rediker, (back) Shirley (Hunter) Grieve, (front) unknown Carbonneau, (back) Janice (Denney) Sommerville, (back) Bob Denney, (back) Arlene Ewan, (front) Larry Meyette, (front) Reg Meyette, (front) Myrnie Nutbrown, (front) Ronald Ewan.
The item is a photograph of an unidentified anniversary in front of a church, probably somewhere in the region of Coaticook from about the 1950s.
File presents information on the Vaillancourt family in the Coaticook region. It consists of research notes, interview notes, research documents, an obituary, and a reproduction of a photograph of the wedding of Valère Vaillancourt and Anne-Marie Arsenault.
The series contains primary source information on the history of the Eastern Townships -- especially Bulwer, Birchton, and Lennoxville -- from about 1930 to 2017. It consists of documents and photographs pertaining to the 125th anniversary of Eaton Township in 1980 and documents pertaining to the Eaton Corner 1867 celebration in 2017. It also consists of photographs depicting the Bulwer Model School; a mock wedding around 1967; Bury Canada Day celebrations around 1994; and the Bulwer-Birchton Reunion Committee in 1995 or 1996, among others. The series also consists of VHS tape recordings of the Bulwer-Birchton Reunion in 1996; the St. Patrick's Day Variety Show in Bulwer in 2001; and Lennoxville Friendship Day in 2003. Finally, it consists of wooden nickels from Hatley Canada Day celebrations and pins from various villages, community organizations, and events.
Item is a photograph of a preacher and an Evangelist in front of a tent in Dixville, gathered for a Seventh Day Adventist gathering.
Item is a photograph of a float from the St-Jean-Baptiste Day parade in Coaticook in 1934.
Item is a photograph of a parade occurring in Rock Island.
File contains images of members of the community in the Coaticook region from about the 1920s to 1950. It consists of an album of family photographs (largely unidentified), a photo postcard of Lucille Fournier, two portraits of an unidentified bride and groom, and the reproduction of a photograph of the Christmas party employees of Bell Telephone from 1950.
Item is a photograph of a parade with the fire brigade, including equipment, on St-Jean-Baptiste Street in Coaticook around the 1890s with the Casino Theatre, owned by Charles W. Kennedy, (later the Rivoli Theatre owned by Mr. Barzan followed by Mr. Charbonneau) and Dionne store in the background.
The item is a photograph of the Canadian Celanese's parade float during Coaticook's centennial celebrations on 4 July 1964.
Item is a photograph of Child Street in Coaticook, decorated and lit up for Old Home Week in 1914.
The item is a letter from Hally C. (née Brown) Brent to her mother-in-law, Frances R. (née Kenner) Brent where she writes about a child's birthday party, her son's recent sickness and convalescence, friends, and food.
The item is a letter from Harried (aka Hally) Carrington (née Brown) Brent to her mother-in-law, Frances R. (née Kenner) Brent, written on 31 August 1914 from North Hatley. In the letter, Hally recounts a child's birthday party and comments on the war.
Item is a souvenir programme for King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's coronation day celebrations in Stanstead, Beebe, and Rock Island on 12 May 1937.
Item is a photograph of the interior of the Rock Island Congregational Church (later Stanstead South United Church) decorated for Easter in 1889, with organ in background.
The file consists of a typed manuscript titled "Hatley Tales" by Garth E. Morrisette. Included within the table of contents are: Tales from the Backwoods of Hatley Township as told by Charlotte Little 1813-1897, The Scouts 1795, The Bear 1805, Xmas [Christmas] on the North Road 1821, Nervous 1937, A Mean Turkey 1938, Merry Christmas 1993, An Apple a Day 1910, Just a Little Green Frog, A Load Both Ways 1939, Gramp- Benjamin Franklin Fowler, The Voice- A biography of Zelda Humphrey Bowen, Hannad Lavers Fowler 1884-1949.
Fonds illustrates the organization and activities connected to a reunion of graduates from the Coaticook High School, primarily from 1992 to 1994. It also is a source of information on the history of the Coaticook High school. It consists of correspondence, programmes, lists of invitees, a guest book, newspaper articles, photographs, postcards, and other planning documents. The fonds is composed of the following files: Reunion and preparation, Correspondence, Coaticook High School History, and Postcards.
File contains images of parades in Coaticook from about 1885 to 1925. It consists of photographs of parades in the streets of the town of Coaticook, including some showing the fire department. Streets pictured are Chartier, St-Jean-Baptiste, Gérin-Lajoie, and Cutting.
Item is a trophy cup for the Eastern Townships Girls Festival Junior Cup, with award plates for 1943-1951.
The item contains information on the social life in downtown North Hatley at the end of the XIXth and in the early XXth century. It depicts downtown North Hatley on Canada Day.
Item is a photograph of a group that attended a double wedding, with both brides and grooms in the middle. Possibly from Stanstead or Sherbrooke county.
The item is a photograph of the Canada Day parade in Hatley, looking up Main Street, in 1927. H.B. Whitcomb general store partially visible. Robert (Bob) Eardley-Wilmot is boy in sailor suit.
The item is a photograph of the Canada Day parade in Hatley, looking up Main Street, in 1927. H.B. Whitcomb general store partially visible. Barbara Eardley-Wilmot at far right corner.
Collection presents some of the commercial history of Coaticook and St-Edwidge-de-Clifton from 1890 to 1982. It consists of a plan for the complexe polyvalent (Albert l’Heureux and Mgr Durand schools) dated 1968 and photographs showing the following:
- Ste-Edwige general store and Roland Favreau, ca. 1970
- Robitaille Automobiles Coaticook Inc. (previously Garage Bachand Dionne), ca. 1960
- Coaticook parade, two men on horses in front of Garage Bachand Dionne, ca. 1940
- Bachand store employees, ca. 1955
- 8 photos, Canadian Celanese employees, 1974-1978
- Joseph Audet Jr., grocery store, Child Street, 1890
- Line of Canada `67 trucks
- Sports ’72 trailer truck, Department of Health and Well-being
- Salle des Érables, 1973
- Labourers, Grand Trunk train cars in background, probably around 1920.
- Group of unidentified employees outside at Domaine Howard in Sherbrooke, 1981-1982
Collection illustrates community life in Coaticook from the 1910s to 1964. It consists of photographs of children, youth, families, an automobile accident, buildings, sports activities, industries, and religious events (some are identified but the majority are unidentified).