The fonds contains of research done by W. Gillies Ross on the following subjects: the mines at Eustis, Capelton and Albert Mines, asbestos mining at Asbestos, the 1918 Spanish Flu epidemic, the Stanstead granite industry, and covered bridges in the Eastern Townships and surrounding areas. It consists largely of research notes, research documents, photographs, and oral histories. The fonds is organized i the following series: Interviews (1944-1996), Harvard’s Baker Library Trip and Research (1887-1996), Jo Cooper (1977-1987), Newspaper Index (1971-1975), National Archive of Canada Research (1903-1921), Publications (1890-1938), Granite Project (1898-1900, 1976), Copper / Pyrite Mining Studies (1867 [Photocopied] -1996), Asbestos Mining and Landscape Research (1897 [Photocopied]-1965), Spanish Flu Research (1918 [Photocopied] -2006), Photographs (1888-1972), Maps and Plans (1767 [Photocopied] - 1979), Asbestos Mining (1950-2004), Mining Study – Correspondence (1883 [Photocopied]-2005), Book Translation (1995), Cookshire (1979), Research on covered bridges ([ca. 1990?]).
Ross, W. Gillies (1931-2019)Megantic, County of
112 Archival description results for Megantic, County of
Item is a certificate appointing John Hume as school inspector in Leeds in 1854.
The file consists of a marriage certificate for John Andrews, of New York state, and Hattie Cameron (daughter of James A. Cameron and Mary Mann) of Leeds, dated 19 December 1900. They were married by the minister of the Leeds Presbyterian Church.
Item is a photograph of part of East Broughton, formerly East Broughton Station, (presently 10e avenue nord), with the mining installations of Quebec Asbestos Corporation visible in the distance, taken around 1910.
The file consists of a photograph of two privates of the 55th Megantic Battalion, taken in Point L�vis, Quebec: Tom Johnston (left) and Jim Beattie.
Item is a statement of George Hanby Cairns of Montreal, written July 6, 1905. It primarily describes the lives and assets of Robert Cairns (tailor) and Ann Jane Hope Cairns, with mentions of a Mr. Fergerson (merchant tailor) and his daughter, Hanby F. Cairns (lawyer), Dr. James Douglas, Charles Cairns, and Arthur Cairns. It statement appears to be a claim to a portion of the estate of Ann Jane Hope Cairns by her nephew, George Hanby Cairns.
The subseries contains information on the industries and geography of Megantic County from 1907. It consists of a postcard of Thetford Mines.
The item is a postcard with aerial views of Thetford Mines and Johnston's Asbestos Company from 1907
Photograph of the Smith family house in Bell Asbestos Mines.
Photograph of the Bell Asbestos mines in Thetford Mines.
Photograph of the Bell Asbestos mines in Thetford Mines.
Photograph of a sawmill after a fire, probably in Thetford Mines.
La pièce est une photographie d’un jeune couple inconnu, probablement prise à l’occasion de leur mariage.
Item is a photograph of the Quebec Asbestos Corportation mining operations, showing Plants No. 1 & No. 2, in East Broughton around 1920. (Photographer: Sears Studio, Sherbrooke)
Photograph of Herbert Smith on the steps of a building during winter.
Photograph of a Quebec Central Railway train in Thetford Mines, with station visible.
Photograph of the Smith family house with the manager's house in Bell Asbestos mines.
Photograph of the construction of a trestle in Bell Asbestos Mines in Thetford Mines.
Photograph of Ruth (Frances) Smith on the steps of a building during winter, ca. 1912.
Photograph of nine employees (mechanics) of Bell Asbestos Mines in 1912. They are in front of a building.
The item is a postcard with the words "There are many reasons why I am staying in Megantic and this is one of them," from 1913.
Photograph of the South Portal main entrance to Bell Mines.
Photograph of Ruth (Frances) Smith, Parker Smith and William Smith, ca. 1916.
Item is a cadastral map of Megantic County.
Item is a plan showing the minining facilities of Plant No. 2 of the Quebec Asbestos Corporation in East Broughton, dated 20 September 1926. Prepared by W.S. Dresser & Co., Sherbrooke.
Official Telephone Directory including Sherbrooke, Coaticook, Richmond, Magog, Rock Island, Thetford Mines and surrounding territory, published by Bell Telephone Company in 1936.
The item is a photograph of Marjorie Ward, fourteen years old, Lois Ward, 10 years old and Ronald (Ronnie) Mouland, four and a half years old. They are posing on the back of a car.
The item is a photograph of Marjorie Ward, age fourteen, Agnes Gertrude Moore-Ward, age thirty-eight and Ronald (Ronnie) Mouland, age four and a half.