Series consists of maps of Coaticook and an the surrounding areas of the Eastern Townships from the 1830s to the 1880s. It consists of the following maps: “Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships can be reached” (J.H. Buffords, ca. 1880), “Map of the Eastern Townships of Lower Canada” (Dean & Mundy, ca. 1835), and sections of the “Map of the District of St. Francis, Canada East” (Putnam & Gray, 1863).
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.
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).
The fonds contains information on the research interests of A.J.H. (aka Jack) Richardson on the Eastern Townships in 1937. It consists of one letter from Jack Richardson to doctoral advisor regarding a possible PhD dissertation topic and list of available archival (primary) sources on land settlement and geography in the Eastern Townships.
Richardson, Arthur John HampsonThe 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).
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, AeneasThe 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, 1861-1942File presents information on property and land transactions in Coaticook from around 1900 to 2014. It consists of register of land searches and certificates (1913-1961), a catalogue of properties for sale by Nunns & Moulton in French and in English ([190-?]), and copies of acts relating to the property of the Frères des Écoles Chrétienne in Compton ([copied 2014]).
The file contains source material on histories of parishes, churches and towns, which are not included into other files. It consists of a history of chapel Bethlehem and father Jerome in Ditton, a history of the town Victoria, Clifton and East Angus, a record of Notre-Dame-de-la-Paix parish from 1919 to 1923, biographical sketches of parish Sainte-Marguerite-de-Lingwick, Saint-Raymond-de-Pennafort, Sainte-Martin-de-Martinville, Sainte-Famille-de-Newport and Saint-Mathias and a history of land grant in Ascot and Orford.
The file contains documents on the history of the town Stoke including its development and religion.
The file contains a research document on the pioneers in community formation in the history of Eastern Townships in 1999.
The file contains a copy of the article "From the Isle of Lewis to the Eastern Townships : the origins of a highland settlement community in Quebec, 1838-1881" by J.I. Little, published in 1992, on the history of the Scottish immigrants from Lewis to Eastern Townships.
The file contains a history of the town Emberton written by Abbé C-Edmond Chartier probably in early 20th century.
Item is a map of lot and cadastral numbers for the township of Hatley, including an inset for the village of North Hatley, first prepared in 1885 and adjusted up to 1938.
The file consists of a school municipality census for East Bolton for 1899. The ledger was later used as a cookbook for Emma (née Bryant) Patch (1891-1951) of Magog, probably from the 1920s to the 1940s.
The item contains information on Gilbert Hyatt's associates in Ascott. It contains the names, number of lot and commissions of the associates.
The item contains information on John Savage’s personal life. It is a passport issued by Sir Frederick Haldimand in 1783 allowing entry into Canada.
This file is comprised of three geological surveys produced by the Canadian Department of Mines and Resources - Mines and Geology Branch between 1942 and 1945. The surveys Preliminary Maps of Orford, Stanstead and Brome Counties, and Mansonville, Quebec, They also each have corresponding descriptive notes either written directly on the map or as a separate document.
Government of Canada, Department of Mines and Resources, Mines and Geology BranchEngraving by William H. Bartlett.
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.
The item is a postcard with an aerial view of Newport and Lake Memphremagog from 1907.
The file contains primary source information relating to land in the Township of Ascot from 1908 to 1913. It consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Isaac J. Parnell to Charles Edward Paige dated April 16, 1908, for parts of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles E. Paige to William Paige dated March 19, 1910, for part of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot. It also consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by Charles Edward Paige and Alfred Ward to David E. Byrne dated December 21, 1910, for part of lot 15, range 3 and part of lot 14, range 3, both in the Township of Ascot. Finally, it consists of a photocopy of a deed of sale by William Paige to David E. Byrne dated December 1, 1913, for part of the north half of lot 14, range 3 in the Township of Ascot.
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.
The item is a postcard with a view of Lake Memphremagog by moonlight, including a sailboat, from about the 1940s.
The item is a postcard of Brome Lake from about 1909.
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.
The item is a postcard with a view of a bridge and brook, probably near the Glen Villa hotel, in North Hatley from about 1906.
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.
The file contains primary source information on George F. Bowen's life from 1855 to 1927. It consists of a list of George Frederick Bowen's military appointments in 1867 and 1868; George Frederick Bowen's degree from the University of Bishop's College dated 1855 and related letter from 1856; and a deed of sale and three maps regarding G.F. Bowen's land in the Township of South Ham, Wolfe County. It also includes photocopies of a theatre programme for a performance at "Poor Pillicoddy" and "Irish Tiger" in 1857 and newspaper clippings consisting of a tribute to George Frederick Bowen by George E. Brown in 1898 and an article on the colours of the 53rd Sherbrooke Regiment from 1927, photographs, as well as biographical notes on G.F. Bowen's life. Among the photographs are two featuring Eliza (Jessie) Wyatt and one featuring members of the St. Francis District court from the 1850s, featuring G.F. Bowen as well as Eleazar Clark and John Hallowell.
Bowen, George Frederick