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Goodin family (Bury) fonds

  • CA ETRC P197
  • Fonds
  • [187-?]-1950

The fonds contains primary source information on the education and social activities of the Goodin family in Canterbury and Bury from the 1870s to 1950. It consists of largely of correspondence, school reports, exams, composition books and a photograph. Among the correspondence are two wedding invitations: one for the marriage of Augusta Bennett and Samuel Lake, and another for Lizzie Clark. The identified authors of the correspondence are: John and Lucy Goodwin - George's brother and sister-in-law, Allen Snelling, Robert Clark, and Janet Rowe. The fonds is comprised of the following files: George Goodin Corrsepondence (1883-1890), Edith Goodin Correspondence (1948-1950) and Education ([187-?]-1949).

Goodin (family)

Fonds Pierre Ménard

  • CA SHC F005
  • Fonds
  • 1860-[190-?], [reproduced 2008]

Fonds presents the life and finances of Pierre Ménard in Compton and Coaticook from 1860 to 1910. It consists largely of invoices, promissory notes, and contracts, as well as photographs of Pierre Ménard and Christine Pelletier, Roldolphe Ménard, and Ynonne Michaud. The fonds is a also a source of information on Alfred Fontaine, first husband of Christine Pelletier.

Ménard, Pierre

Collection Sara Lavigueur

  • CA SHC C009
  • Collection
  • [189-?]-[191-?]

Collection consists of unidentified portrait photographs by Coaticook photographers, possibly showing members of the Lavigueur family of St-Malo.

Collection James Allard

  • CA SHC C018
  • Collection
  • [191-?]-1973

Collection illustrates business and buildings in Coaticook and Hereford from about the 1910s to 1973. It consists of photographs and postcard photographs of employees of Niedner Inc., including Bill Niedner, George Laming, Cora Allard, and Mrs. Hamilton; fires in Coaticook in 1922 and 1949; and the Hotel de Ville and Academy in Coaticook and the Half Way Hotel in Hereford.

East Clifton United Church fonds

  • CA ETRC UC052
  • Fonds
  • 1936-1991

The fonds contains source material on the Church's history and the Church's accounting from 1936 to 1991. It consists of an account book, press clippings, and photographs. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Financial Resources (1936-1951), Historical (1969, 1991), Organizations ([197-?]), and Photographs (1991).

East Clifton United Church (East Clifton, Que.)

Wilkinson Brothers Studio fonds

  • CA ETRC P228
  • Fonds
  • [between 1924 and 1949]

The fonds contains primary source information on the Wilkinson Brothers Studio from beween 1924 and 1949. It consists of black and white studio photographs of people of all ages. The fonds is composed of the following series: Identified photographs ([between 1924 and 1949]), Unidentified children and youth ([between 1924 and 1949]), and Unidentified adults ([between 1924 and 1949]).

Wilkinson Brothers Studio

Fonds de la famille Swanson

  • CA SHW F003
  • Fonds
  • [188-?]-1949

Le fonds témoigne des familles Swanson, Fidler, Smith et Wyman à Waterville des années 1880 au 1949. Il se compose de photographies et d'une histoire familiale.

Yves Gagné fonds

  • CA ETRC P241
  • Fonds
  • 1909-2001

The fonds contains source material on the histories of Gould, Ste-Marguerite and Lingwick in 19th and 20th century. It consists of two interviews with Adélard Bouffard and Kenneth McIver conducted in 1978 and 1979 on the histories of Lingwick and its surrounding regions, including 4 CDs, 2 transcripts and 4 related photographs, and 7 documents of historical information on topics such as a merchant and builder in Lingwick and Ste-Marguerite in early 20th century, the arrival of the first francophone family in Lingwick in late 19th century, the establishment of Gould and Lingwick from 19th century to 20th century, the first Catholic mass and francophone school in early 20th century in Lingwick and the population of Lingwick from 1842 to 2001. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Interview with Adélard Bouffard (1978), Interview with Kenneth McIver(1979), and Historical Information on St. Marguerite, Gould and Lingwick (1989-2001).

Allen Martin fonds

  • CA ETRC P240
  • Fonds
  • 1911-2000

The fonds contain source material mainly on the activities of Allen Martin from 1960s to 1990s when he was a member of the liberal party and a board or committee member in different organizations in the counties of Megantic and Compton. The fonds consists of a variety of documents such as correspondence, reports, notices of meetings, agendas, minutes, newsletters, programmes, letters of invitations, maps, photographs, instructions for organizing elections, lists of party members and donations and so on when he was involved in different activities including the elections, referendum, Canada Day celebrations, a dispute in dismissing a school bus driver and other community events. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Quebec Referendum in 1980, Quebec Liberal Party (1979-1985) , Canada Day (1977-1989), Dismissal of School Bus Driver (1976-1977), Megantic-Compton Cemetery and Church Association (1995-2000), Société d'Histoire et du Patrimoine du Haut-Saint-François (1996-2000) and Miscellaneous Correspondence (1967-1991), Map and Photograph (1911, 1941).

Martin, John Allen

Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association fonds

  • CA ETRC P193
  • Fonds
  • 1943-1963, [199-?]

The fonds contains primary source material on the Eastern Townships Protestant Colonization Association from 1943 to the 1990s. It consists primarily of correspondence, minutes, reports, financial information and lists of colonists. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1955, [199-?]), Administration (1960-1962), Land Management (1945-1962), and Finances (1943-1963).

Fonds Fabrique Saint-Isidore de Saint-Isidore-de-Clifton

  • CA CAMAR FP007
  • Fonds
  • 1904 - 2014

Ce fonds témoigne de la fondation de la paroisse, de l'érection d'un chemin de croix, de la bénédiction de l'église, de la construction et de la réparation de l'église et du presbytère. Il nous donne également de l'information sur l'histoire et le patrimoine de cette paroisse, notamment sur son 75e anniversaire de fondation, sur sa gestion financière, sur son territoire et sur sa fermeture. Le fonds se compose du décret d'érection canonique, des procès-verbaux des assemblées de Fabrique, des rapports annuels et généraux ainsi que des documents relatifs à l'évaluation et aux assurances. Il contient aussi des documents financiers, de la correspondance, des nominations de curés, des actes de vente de terrains, des plans ainsi que des inventaires de biens immobiliers et mobiliers de la paroisse. Le chercheur consultera avec profit les rapports statistiques, les cahiers d'annonces et prônes, l'album du 75e anniversaire de la paroisse, les notes historiques ainsi que les coupures de presse. Le fonds se compose également de demandes et décrets pour la création de mouvements spirituels et d'associations. Des photographies, un négatif et un bouton souvenir de la bénédiction de l'église complètent ce fonds.

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Fonds Fabrique Saint-Thomas-d'Aquin de Compton

  • CA CAMAR FP035
  • Fonds
  • 1849 - 2011

Ce fonds nous renseigne sur la fondation, l'histoire et le patrimoine de la paroisse, sur son territoire, son cimetière et sa fermeture. Il témoigne également de la bénédiction et de la consécration de l'église, de la bénédiction d'une statue, d'autels et de cloches ainsi que de l'érection de chemins de croix et d'associations pieuses. De plus, le fonds nous informe sur la gestion administrative et financière de la paroisse ainsi que sur l'achat, la vente, la construction, la rénovation et l'entretien de ses biens immobiliers. Le fonds se compose de requêtes, décrets, correspondance, procès-verbaux, documents financiers, rapports, listes, devis et plans. On y retrouve également des contrats, des coupures de presse, des documents relatifs à l'équipe pastorale mixte et au personnel laïc, des inventaires et des livrets. Le chercheur consultera avec profit les cahiers d'annonces et prônes, les feuillets paroissiaux ainsi que l'album du 125e anniversaire de la paroisse et d'autres documents en lien avec les anniversaires de la paroisse. Des vidéocassettes, des cassettes audio, des documents iconographiques et un objet complètent ce fonds.

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Fonds Fabrique Notre-Dame-de-la-Garde d'East Angus

  • CA CAMAR FP078
  • Fonds
  • 1948 - 2008

Ce fonds nous renseigne sur un projet d'urbanisme de la ville d'East Angus, sur la gestion financière, le patrimoine et le territoire de la paroisse, ainsi que sur la construction de l'église et du presbytère. Le fonds se compose de plans, de tracts, de documents financiers ainsi que d'une demande et décret d'érection de la congrégation des Dames de Sainte-Anne. Une fiche d'inventaire de l'église et des photographies complètent ce fonds.

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Fonds Fabrique Saint-Camille-de-Lellis de Cookshire-Eaton

  • CA CAMAR FP008
  • Fonds
  • 1868 - 1999

Ce fonds nous fournit de l'information sur la construction de l'église, la gestion financière et le patrimoine de la paroisse ainsi que sur son territoire. Il est composé de correspondance, de documents financiers, des plans de l'église et du territoire ainsi que des demandes et décrets d'érection de mouvements spirituels. Des photographies et une fiche d'inventaire de l'église complètent ce fonds.

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Collection Lucie Gaudreau

  • CA SHC C010
  • Collection
  • 1890, [192-?]-1982

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:

  1. Ste-Edwige general store and Roland Favreau, ca. 1970
  2. Robitaille Automobiles Coaticook Inc. (previously Garage Bachand Dionne), ca. 1960
  3. Coaticook parade, two men on horses in front of Garage Bachand Dionne, ca. 1940
  4. Bachand store employees, ca. 1955
  5. 8 photos, Canadian Celanese employees, 1974-1978
  6. Joseph Audet Jr., grocery store, Child Street, 1890
  7. Line of Canada `67 trucks
  8. Sports ’72 trailer truck, Department of Health and Well-being
  9. Salle des Érables, 1973
  10. Labourers, Grand Trunk train cars in background, probably around 1920.
  11. Group of unidentified employees outside at Domaine Howard in Sherbrooke, 1981-1982

Aeneas McMaster fonds

  • CA ETRC P094
  • Fonds
  • 1873-1888

The fonds contains source material mainly on railway development and settlement in Clinton, Hampden, Ditton, and Marston townships in Compton County and around Lake Megantic from 1873 to 1888 and on the role of the Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, managed at the time by Aeneas McMaster. The fonds consists of letters sent to McMaster from 1873 to 1888 by businessmen and shopkeepers, municipal councillors or mayors, employees of the Glasgow Canadian Land and Trust Company, men in search of work, and settlers and includes a proposal for building a mill; letters signed by McMaster; and a few other documents. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Railway Companies (1876-1888), Settlement (1873-1876), Municipal Affairs (1873-1881), Miscellaneous Documents (1875-1881) and Correspondance (1876-1882).

McMaster, Aeneas

Alberta Everett collection

  • CA ETRC P260
  • Collection
  • [ca. 1920s]-2017

The collection contains primary source materials relating to Alberta Everett (née Ross), her family, and the cultural heritage of the Eastern Townships from about the 1920s to 2017. It consists primarily of photographs, audiovisual recordings, and artefacts documenting events and celebrations around Eaton Township (Bulwer, Birchton, Bury), Lennoxville, and Hatley. It also consists of some textual records attesting to the personal lives of Alberta and her family. The collection is comprised of the following series: Family History ([ca. 1920s]- [ca. 1980]), Personal Life (1944-[ca. 1990]), and Townships History ([ca. 1930]-2017).

Bury United Church fonds

  • CA ETRC UC018
  • Fonds
  • 1868-1992

The fonds contains source material mainly on the Church's women's organizations but also includes some documents on Church management for the Bury United Church from 1868 to 1992. Additionally, it contains some information on the East Angus, Bishopton, Bury Pastoral Charge from 1957 to 1984 and on the Bury Cemetery Company from 1977 to 1979. Among the photographs are Bury United Church and Brookbury United Church. It consists of minutes, annual reports, registers of baptisms, marriages, and burials, and, account books. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Church Boards (1872-1984), Buildings and Property ([186-?]-1984), Financial Resources (1977), Annual Reports (1967-1989), Orders of service (1979) Baptisms, Marriages, and Burials (1868-1902, [193-?]), Membership (1952-1974), Historical (1968), Organizations (1898-1988), Photographs (1991-[1992?]), and Press Clippings (1932-1992).

Bury United Church (Bury, Que.)

Lingwick Lodge, No. 79, Freemasons (Gould) fonds

  • CA ETRC P262
  • Fonds
  • [19-?] to 2012

The fonds contains primary source material on Lingwick Lodge, No. 79, from 1905 to 2012 and Fidelity Lodge, No. 77, from 1957 to 1980. It consists primarily of minutes, correspondence, attendance registers, returns, petitions and applications, Masonic profiles, and membership dues. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1981-2011), Constituent Documents (1907-2009), Administration ([19-?]-2011), Buildings & Property (1989-2012), Finances (1906-2012), Membership (1906-2011), Photographs ([198-?]-[199-?]), and Fidelity Lodge, No. 77, Dues (1957-1980).

Lingwick Lodge, No.79, Freemasons (Gould, Que.)

Angus Lodge, No. 83, Freemasons (East Angus) fonds

  • CA ETRC P261
  • Fonds
  • [191-?] to 1964

The fonds contains primary source material on Angus Lodge, No. 83, from 1911 to 1964 in East Angus. It consists primarily of minutes, attendance registers, returns, membership dues, and an application book. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1962), Constituent Documents (1912-1960), Administration (1911-1962), Buildings & Property (1924), Finances (1925-1958), and Membership ([191-?]-1964)

Angus Lodge, No. 83, Freemasons (East Angus, Que.)

Sawyerville Women’s Institute fonds

  • CA ETRC P252
  • Fonds
  • 1985-2004

The fonds contains information on the finances and members of the Sawyerville Women's Institute (disbanded in 2004) from 1985 to 2004. It consists of a treasurer's book for 1985 to 2004, which also served as a membership book for 1985 to 1994, and two cookbooks (undated) with recipes submitted by Sawyerville W.I. members.

Friendship Lodge, No. 66, Freemasons (Cookshire, Sawyerville, and North Hatley) fonds

  • CA ETRC P263
  • Fonds
  • 1879-11-12 to 1980-11-25

The fonds contains primary source material on Friendship Lodge, No. 64 and No. 66, from 1879 to 2012 in Cookshire, Sawyerville, and North Hatley. It consists primarily of minutes, attendance registers, returns, membership dues, and Masonic resources. The fonds is comprised of the following series: History (1902-2012), Administration (1879-2006), Finances (1901-1977), Membership (1892-1996), and Masonic Resources (1967-2010).

Friendship Lodge, No. 66, Freemasons (Cookshire, Sawyerville, and North Hatley, Que.)

Fonds Lucie Roy-Alain

  • CA SHC F043
  • Fonds
  • 1981-[200-?]

Le fonds contient de l'information sur le prolongement de gazoduc par Trans Québec et Maritimes par East Hereford, sur la vie de Lucie Roy-Alain, et sur la vie communitaire à East Hereford et Coaticook entre 1981 aux années 2000. Il consiste de la correspondence, des études environmentales, l'opposition au gazoduc, et de documents de recherche sur le projet de prolongement. Il consiste de photographies et des oeuvres artisitiques de Lucie Roy-Alain. Le fonds comprenne les séries suivantes : Gazoduc TQM Prolongement vers Portland Natural Gas Transmission System (PNGTS) (1995-1999), Photographies (1981-1994), Oeuvres artistiques ([200-?]) et Antoine Roy (1992, 2013).

McIver family (Bury) fonds

  • CA ETRC P242
  • Fonds
  • [188-?]-[197-?]

The fonds contains source material on the McIver family in Bury from late 19th century to the second half of 20th century. It consists of 13 photographs of the Mclver family members and 9 photographs of unidentified persons from late 19th century to the second half of 20th centuty, 4 photographs of the McIver house in 20th century, 5 photographs of the landscape, churches and house in Bury in 1960s and 1970s, a drawing of the McIver Clan Crest and a newspaper article on Alexander Lewis McIver’s Leave for Ontario from Bury in 1915. The fonds is comprised of the following files: Photographs of McIver Family Members([188-?]-1970), Photographs of Persons Unidentified([188-?]-[197-?]), Photographs of McIver House([19--]), Photographs of Bury Region(1960,1971), Drawing of the McIver Clan Crest, Newspaper Article on Alexander Lewis McIver’s Leave for Ontario from Bury (1915).

McIver, Lewis (family)

Club de patinage artistique d'East Angus fonds

  • CA ETRC P249
  • Fonds
  • [197-?]-2002

The fonds contains records relating to the history, administration, finances, committees, membership, tests, members & coaches, events, special activities, and property of the Club de Patinage Artistique d'East Angus from 1973 to 2002. The fonds contains lists of members, members’ files, skating test records, competition results, financial records, posters and programmes, minutes, souvenir albums, publicity, business reords, reports, by-laws, and correspondence. The fonds is comprised of the following series: Administration (1974-2001), Members (1974-2002), Coaches (1984-2002), Events and Special Activities (1975-2000), Committees (1974-2000), Miscellaneous ([197-?]-2000), Buildings and Property (1973-2000) and Skate Canada (1976-1997)

Club de Patinage Artistique (East Angus, Que.)

Newport Township collection

  • CA ETRC P256
  • Collection
  • 1790-1937

The collection contains primary source information on the administration of Newport Township, financial transactions in the Township, the lives of its citizens, legal affairs, military operations, and land division, from 1790 to 1937. It consists primarily of meeting minutes, correspondence, account statements, and land deeds, among many other types of records. The collection is comprised of the following series: Administrative (1791-1880), Financial Records (1790-1900), Correspondence (1799-1893), Legal Documents (1792-1834), Military (1792-1830), Land and Property (1799-1937), and Miscellaneous Documents (1815-1937).