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Bargain
CA ETRC P005-002-001 · Item · 1882
Part of George Frederick Bowen fonds

The item contains information on Georges Frederick Bowen's professionnal life. It is a letter offering to bargain with another proprietor to solve a mistake made by the Municipality of Weedon, sent by the British American Land Company, represented by L.B. Langford.

Property
CA ETRC P058-003-34-003 · File · 1862-1921[photocopied]
Part of Herbert Derick collection

The file contains primary source information on property belonging to the Naylor family in Missisquoi County from 1862 to 1921. It consists of a land deed and a retrocession from Albert Chapman to Henry Naylor for land in St. Georges de Clarenceville as well as a copy of a letter pertaining to Benjamin V. Naylor's lease and transfer of land on Ile-aux-Noix to the Department of Militia and Defense and the Department of the Interior.

Hatley
CA ETRC P997-001-02-005 · File · [1823, photocopied 198-?], 1872
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information on land transactions concerning Hatley in 1823 and in 1872. It consists of a photocopy of a sale and conveyance by Ebenezer Hovey to Simon Kezar for the northwest quarter of lot 7, range 3 in Hatley Township, in 1823. Appended to the photocopy of the deed is a hand-drawn plan of the land concerned. It also consists of a receipt for a final mortgage payment received from Benjamin Burland by F.D. Gilbert in 1872, for part of lot 5, Range 1 and part of lot 7, Range 2 in Hatley.

Barnston
CA ETRC P997-001-02-006 · File · 1849 [photocopied 198-?], 1862, 1874-1876
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information relating to land in Barnston in 1849, 1862 and from 1874 to 1876. It consists of a photocopy of a letter written March 14, 1849 by [A. Sowen?] to Robinson Oughtred, Esq. regarding a property dispute concerning lot 6, range 11 in Barnston. It also consists of a complaint filed by William Locker Felton against Alexander Edson, Junior, for non-payment of a mortgage on the north quarter of lot 3, range 2 and the north half of lot 1, range 2 in Barnston, as well as a court summons for the same case. It also consists of a mortgage (1874) and mortgage and obligation (1876) by John Hunter, William Hunter, and Ann Lane Walker to Ernest Maloney for the north half of lot 10, range 2 and the north half of lot 11, range 2 in Barnston.

Melbourne
CA ETRC P997-001-02-008 · File · 1936
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Melbourne in 1936. It consists of a deed documenting a sale of rights by A.G. Stalker and Arthur Castonguay (Windsor Paper Mill) to Dallas Grant (Canada Paper Company) dated December 4, 1936, for several lots in ranges 5, 6, and 7 in the Township of Melbourne.

Professional life
CA ETRC P234-003-001 · File · 1952-1999
Part of Wark family (Sherbrooke) fonds

This file contains primary source material on the professional life of Barbara Wark in Sherbrooke between 1952 and 1999. It consists primarily of a scrapbook from Barbara's nursing training and later career, as well as an interoffice telephone directory for the The Telegram (Toronto), newspaper clippings, and identification cards from Barbara's time as a reporter.

Letter from J Young
CA ETRC P094-003-001 · Item · 1876
Part of Aeneas McMaster fonds

The item contains information on Aeneas McMaster's professional activities. It is a letter from Mr. Young to Aeneas McMaster concerning his land.

Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds
CA ETRC P006 · Fonds · [1752?]-[200-?]

The fonds contains source material mainly related to Minnie Hallowell Bowen's literary writings, community and political implicatons, and personal life at the turn of the 20th century. Many of her poems relate to local events, to the World Wars, and to Canadian and British politics. The fonds also provides information on the activities of Minnie's family members, including but not limited to: her husband Cecil H. Bowen, her son Lloyd H. Bowen, her daughter Rose Meredyth Bowen, Henry Bowen, Edward Bowen, Eleazar Clark, George Frederick Bowen, John Hallowell, William Bowen, Frank A. Bowen, Frederick Chamberlin Bowen, and Edward Hugh Bowen. The documents show their involvement mainly in the development of railways, in the mining industry, in the Armed Forces and Militia, in politics, in scouting, in church activities, and in social clubs and associations. Some documents are about the Fenian Raids, the Knights of Columbus, and the history of Sherbrooke.

The fonds consists of mainly manuscripts, correspondence, photocopies of press clippings, articles, publications, photographs, diaries, prospectuses, and drawings. It is comprised of the following series: Literary Works and Other Writings (1883-1941), Involvement in the Canadian Flag Issue ([1887?]-1946), Personal Life ([1863-1865]-1943), Lloyd H. Bowen (1865, 1902-1995), Cecil H. Bowen ([1866?]-1935, 1986), Other Family Members (1801-1940), and History of Sherbrooke ([1836?]-1967), Family History ([1752?-200-?]), Obituaries and Other Clippings (1836-1943, 1964-1997), Other Photographs and Graphic Material (1840-1956), Miscellaneous ([1835-1904?]).

Bowen, Minnie Hallowell, 1861-1942
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).

Bill Buckland collection
CA ETRC P266 · Collection · 1978-2023

This collection is composed of primary and secondary records dating from [1843-1890]-1978 and 2023 pertaining to the Buckland and Robinson families of Coaticook and Waterloo. The records include, biographical accounts, genealogical documents, obituaries, news clippings, and photographs.

Foreword
CA ETRC P045-001-002 · Item · 1979
Part of Celtic Research Group fonds

The item contains information on the Celtic Research Group’s activities. It is the foreword of the book Celts of Compton County.

CA ETRC P997-010-01-004 · File · ([200-?])
Part of Eastern Townships Resource Centre Textual Records collection

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.

Genealogy
CA ETRC P266-001 · Series · 1978-2023
Part of Bill Buckland collection

This series is composed of primary and secondary records dating from [1843-1890]-1978 and 2023 pertaining to the Buckland and Robinson families of Coaticook and Waterloo. The records include, biographical accounts, genealogical documents, obituaries, news clippings, and photographs.

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).

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