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Call family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS452 · Fonds · 1902-[198?]

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Call family, including documents and photographs.

Boright family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS416 · Fonds · [185?]-1985

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Boright family. The fonds consists of Boright family papers and an interesting collection of photographs, some of them dating back to the 1850's.

Iron Hill Village Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS4045 · Fonds · [187?-189?]

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Iron Hill village, including photographs of people and scenes from the village.

Bates family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS388 · Fonds · [186?]-1969

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Bates family of Sutton. The photographs are included in four photo albums. They include Bates, Robinson, Page and Mandigo family members. The albums were donated by Hazel Bates, daughter of Hiram Bates and Helen Robinson.

Bancroft family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS381 · Fonds · [1860-1950]

The fonds contains primary and secondary source textual records regarding the Bancroft family. There are also several photographs relating to the Bancroft family, some incorporated in two different photograph albums.

Avery family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS375 · Fonds

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.

Austin family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS374 · Fonds

The 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).

Atwell Family Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS373 · Fonds

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Atwell family, including information on the death of Volney Gilmore Atwell as well as a photograph of Volney G. Atwell's Saw Mill in Mansonville.

Arthur family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS372 · Fonds

The fonds contains primary and secondary source information regarding the Arthur family, including correspondence from members of the Arthur family.

Armstrong family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS371 · Fonds

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.

Arms family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS370 · Fonds

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.

Allard family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS364 · Fonds

The fonds contains secondary source information regarding the Allard family, including a document regarding marriages in Brome County, specifically the Allard family marriages.

Aiken family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS363 · Fonds · [ca. 1966]-1996

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information regarding the Aiken family, living in the Mansonville region.

Achilles family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS361 · Fonds · 1957-1959

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.

Abel family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS360 · Fonds · 2002

The fonds contains secondary source information on the Abel family, including a letter (BCHS) dated February 1, 2002.

Abbott family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS359 · Fonds

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.

West Brome Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS353 · Fonds · 1857/09/24, 1883/04/22

The fonds consists of a subscription list for the construction of an Episcopal Church, as well as other papers concerning construction and accounts, dated September 24, 1883, at West Brome, three Deeds from Stephen L. Hungerford and James N. Pettes to the trustees of the New Connection Methodists, at West Brome, dated April 22, 1857.

Brome West
Homer M. Blackwood
CA BCHS BCHS312 · Fonds · 1924-1999

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Homer Mitchell Blackwood, son of James Blackwood and Bertha May Tibbits. The textual records include documents about James Blackwood, Bertha May Tibbits and the private and professional life of Homer M. Blackwood. An important file concerns the death of Homer Blackwood in 1999. The photographs depict official and personal portraits of the Blackwood/Tibbits family.

Blackwood, Homer Mitchell
CA BCHS BCHS302 · Fonds · 1845-1924

The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to Charles William Shepard. They include militia certificates and commissions, and a photograph of the 5th Regiment of Cavalry group.

Shepard, Charles William
William E. Pettes fonds
CA BCHS BCHS291 · Fonds · 1939-1988

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to William Edward Pettes (1885-1988), married to Lettie Mizener. The textual records concerns his career as the Quebec Central Railway Company and the numerous honors received on his 100th, 101th and 102nd birthdays.

Pettes family fonds
CA BCHS BCHS290 · Fonds · 1783-[194?]

This fonds consists of primary and secondary source materials relating to the Pettes family, including family photographs.

Pettes Family
John Jackson fonds
CA BCHS BCHS272 · Fonds · 1822-1840

The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to the Reverend John Jackson's installation on a land in Brome, where he was given a Clergy Reserve, along a river later named Jackson River. The documents relate to transactions and legal matters encountered by Rev. John Jackson.

Rev. John Jackson
Capt. Eli W. Hall fonds
CA BCHS BCHS268 · Fonds · 1887-01-12-1889-02-15

The fonds contains primary source documents relating to Captain Eli W. Hall of East Farnham. The documents consists of two invitations addressed to Captain E.W. Hall and Ladies, to attend annual ball ceremonies in Sweetsburg.

Eli Wanton Hall
Hon. Sydney A. Fisher Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS259 · Fonds · [186?]-1991

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to the Hon. Sydney Arthur Fisher, who became member of Parliament from 1896 to 1911 for the Brome County, and Minister of Agriculture. He lived in a beautiful house beside Brome Lake, named Alva House.

Sisco Bros. fonds
CA BCHS BCHS235 · Fonds · 1892-1917

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the Sisco Bros. business and legal activities in the Eastern Townships from 1892 to 1917. The fonds contains the following series and sub-series: 1) Business (1892-1902): Ottawa Hotel, Lake View House, Mansonville Hotel, Miscellaneous; and 2) Legal (1892-1917): Personal, Business, Successions and Estate.

Sisco Bros.
CA BCHS BCHS234 · Fonds · 1940-[195?]

The fonds consists of primary source documents relating to the Scott Family of East Dunham, also known as Scottsmore, particularly the family of Frank Scott and Donna Scott.

Scott Family
CA BCHS BCHS225 · Fonds · [1795-1932]

The fonds consists of primary source information regarding the McLoughlin and Willard families from the late 18th century to the mid 20th century. It is divided in four series:
1) Joseph Amos McLoughlin: The first series focuses on Joseph's personal, professional and legal endeavours throughout his life. There is an emphasis on his time as an Inspector of School for the District of Bedford (1870-1888).
2) Charlotte Elizabeth Willard: This second series focuses on Charlotte's personal and legal responsibilities as an estate executor. There is an emphasis on her extensive correspondence throughout her life with family and friends.
3) McLoughlin Willard families: The third series highlights the implications of both families mainly in correspondence in the early to mid 19th century and some photographs. There is also a significant amount of letters from the children of Joseph and Charlotte McLoughlin.
4) Family photographs, including John A. McLoughlin and Charlotte Willard portraits.

McLoughlin-Willard Family
CA BCHS BCHS224 · Fonds · 1854-1920

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source information relating to John Charles McCorkill.

McCorkill, John Charles
Norman Edson Fonds
CA BCHS BCHS219 · Fonds · 1910-1968

The fonds consists of primary and secondary source documents relating to Norman Edson. The textual records include many secondary source documents relating to the career of Norman Edson. The photographs are the most important documents in the fonds as they are original reproductions printed by the artist and given to different clients and friends. Some of the photographs are originals that he colorized and framed. He also wrote the title on the back of the pictures.

Norman Stewart Edson
Ernest Fleury fonds
CA BCHS BCHS212 · Fonds · 1801-1952

The fonds contains primary and secondary source documents related to Ernest Fleury (1860-1953), private and public notary, who practiced in Knowlton, including personal and professional papers, and a photo album that belonged to her daughter Juliette Fleury, where we see Ernest Fleury on many photographs.