Coaticook Historical Society
Finding Aid - Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook (C032)
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Coaticook Historical Society 34, rue Main Est Coaticook Quebec Canada J1A 1N2 Telephone: 819-849-1023 Email: [email protected] http://societehistoirecoaticook.ca/ http://www.townshiparchives.ca/index.php/collection-societe-dhistoire-de-coaticook Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook
Table of contents
Summary information ...... 4 Scope and content ...... 4 Notes ...... 4 Collection holdings ...... 5 C032-S001, Textual documents (1875-2014) ...... 5 C032-S001-D001, History of Coaticook and region (1888-2003) ...... 5 C032-S001-D002, People (1917-2007) ...... 6 C032-S001-D003, Military (1917, 1969) ...... 6 C032-S001-D004, Music and theatre (1934-[195-?]) ...... 7 C032-S001-D004-001, Lolita programme (1934) ...... 8 C032-S001-D005, Religion (1905, 1966) ...... 8 C032-S001-D006, Commerce and industries (1875-2014) ...... 9 C032-S001-D007, Education (1940) ...... 10 C032-S001-D008, Property and land (1913-2014) ...... 10 C032-S001-D008-001, Nunns & Moulton property catalogue, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 11 C032-S001-D009, Ephemera (1945-[198-?]) ...... 12 C032-S002, Iconographic documents (1885-1959) ...... 13 C032-S002-D001, Education (([191-?], 1954-1959) ...... 13 C032-S002-D001-001, Students of École Gendreau elementary school, Coaticook (1958) ...... 14 C032-S002-D001-002, Students of École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook (1957) ...... 14 C032-S002-D001-003, Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school (1958) ...... 15 C032-S002-D001-004, Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook (1958) ...... 15 C032-S002-D002, Views of Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 16 C032-S002-D002-001, St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 17 C032-S002-D002-002, Haying, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 17 C032-S002-D002-004, Haying, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 18 C032-S002-D002-005, Coaticook Dairy delivery wagons ([194-?]) ...... 18 C032-S002-D002-006, Cameron grocery store, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 19 C032-S002-D002-007, Gendreau Street, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 20 C032-S002-D002-008, St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook ([194-?]) ...... 20 C032-S002-D003, Events (1885-[191-?]) ...... 21 C032-S002-D003-001, Parade, Coaticook ([189-?]) ...... 21 C032-S002-D003-002, Coaticook fire brigade (1885) ...... 22 Coaticook Historical Society Page 2 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook C032-S002-D004, Religion ([ca. 1900]-1925) ...... 22 C032-S002-D004-001, Zouaves of Coaticook ...... 23 C032-S002-D004-002, Zouaves in camp, Coaticook (1925) ...... 23 C032-S002-D005, People ([192-?]-1950) ...... 24 C032-S002-D005-001, Gilberte Lafond, Coaticook (1935) ...... 25 C032-S002-D005-002, Group in Coaticook ([193-?]) ...... 25 C032-S002-D005-003, Girl in communion dress ([193-?]) ...... 26 C032-S002-D005-004, Woman and children in the water ([193-?]) ...... 26 C032-S002-D005-005, Man in bathing suit (1936) ...... 27 C032-S002-D005-006, Lucille Fournier ([194-?]) ...... 27 C032-S002-D005-007, Bell Telephone Christmas party, Coaticook ([1949 or 1950]) ...... 28 C032-S002-D006, Military ([ca. 1918]) ...... 29 C032-S002-D006-001, Osias Dupuis (1918) ...... 29 C032-S002-D007, Industry and commerce (1934-[195-?]) ...... 30 C032-S002-D007-001, Penmans employees (1934) ...... 30 C032-S002-D007-004, Belding-Corticelli employees (1938) ...... 31 C032-S002-D008, Transportation ([1944?]) ...... 32 C032-S003, Cartographic documents ([183-?]-[1880?]) ...... 32 C032-S003-001, Map of Eastern Townships of Lower Canada ([183-?]) ...... 33 C032-S003-002, Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships of Canada East may be reached ([188-?]) ...... 33 C032-S004, Scrapbooks (1953-1982) ...... 34
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Summary information
Repository: Coaticook Historical Society Title: Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook ID: C032 Date: [183-?]-2014 (date of creation) Language: English Language: French Physical description: * 15 cm of textual records * 113 photographs: b&w and col. * 17 maps
Scope and content
Collection presents information on the educational institutions, community, cultural events, religious institutions, businesses, industries, and history of Coaticook from about 1830 to 2014. It consists largely of programmes, historical articles, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, photographs, maps, certificates, and correspondence. The collection is composed of the following series: Textual documents, Iconographic documents, Cartographic documents, and Scrapbooks.
Notes
Title notes • Source of title proper: Title based on contents of collection. Immediate source of acquisition Collection was donated by various donors. Please see lower level descriptions for more details.
Other notes • Publication status: Published
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Collection holdings
Series: C032-S001 - Textual documents Title: Textual documents ID: C032-S001 Date: 1875-2014 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series presents information on various aspects of Coaticook history from 1875 to 2014. It consists of programmes, historical articles, newspaper clippings, maps, certificates, and correspondence. The series is composed of the following files: History of Coaticook and region, People, Military, Music and theatre, Religion, Commerce and industries, Education, Property and land, and Ephemera.
Physical description: 12 cm of textual records Language of the material: English French
Publication status: Published
File: C032-S001-D001 - History of Coaticook and region Title: History of Coaticook and region ID: C032-S001-D001 Date: 1888-2003 (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains information on the general history of Coaticook and surrounding region from 1888 to 2003. It consists of a charter for the Town of Coaticook (1888), a programme and souvenir book for Old Home Week (1914), a typed copy of “The Early History of Coaticook from its foundation to 1902” by B.N. Robinson and annotated by Mgr Prosper Durand (1993), historical articles by Romauld Dumond (1964), a description of the Exchange Censeau-Coaticook project ([1972?]), and an article by Ivy Hatch titled “History of the Nigger River” (2003).
Physical description: 5 cm of textual records Language of the material:
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Immediate source of acquisition: * Article “History of the Nigger River”, by Ivy Hatch, was donated by Rock Létourneau. * Document on Exchange Censeau-Coaticook was donated by Charles Vauchez.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D002 - People Title: People ID: C032-S001-D002 Date: 1917-2007 (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains information of individuals in the Coaticook area from 1917 to 2007. It consists of a newspaper article and copy of a letter on Léon Dupéré (1917, 1994), a biographical sketch of Reverent Albert L’Heureux/Père Alphonse ([1947?]), a burial certificate for Joséphine Giroux (1979), and an obituary and newspaper articles on Winnifred Bertrand (2007).
Physical description: 6 textual records Language of the material: English French
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D003 - Military Title: Military
Coaticook Historical Society Page 6 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook ID: C032-S001-D003 Date: 1917, 1969 (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents information on men from the Coaticook area that served in the military from 1917 and 1969. It consists of a discharge certificate for Private John J. Forest, enlisted with the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, and a service certificate for Sergeant J.P. G.E. Géurin.
Physical description: 2 textual records Language of the material: English
Immediate source of acquisition: Discharge certifcate for J.J. Forest was donated by Joan Flanders.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Military (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D004 - Music and theatre Title: Music and theatre ID: C032-S001-D004 Date: 1934-[195-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents information on arts and culture in Coaticook from 1934 to 1950. It consists of sheet music and a souvenir programme for “Lolita” (1934), a souvenir programme for “Le Trouvère” (1935), sheet music for “Chant de ralliement” (1950), and poems by Victor Péloquin/ Victor de Grand-Pré ([195-?]).
Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Language of the material: French
Immediate source of acquisition:
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“Lolita” sheet music was donated by Michael Dougherty.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Arts and culture (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S001-D004-001 - Lolita programme Title: Lolita programme ID: C032-S001-D004-001 Date: 1934 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a souvenir programme for the musical performance of "Lolita" by the Société Musicale de Coaticook (Coaticook Musical Society) in 1934, on the occasion of the centennial anniversary of the founding of Coaticook. Included in the programme are advertisements for local businesses and an historical sketch of the Société Musicale de Coaticook.
Physical description: 1 textual record Language of the material: French
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Arts and culture (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D005 - Religion Title: Religion ID: C032-S001-D005 Date: 1905, 1966 (date of creation)
Coaticook Historical Society Page 8 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Scope and content: File presents information on religious practices and churches in the Coaticook region from 1905 and 1966. It consists of a communion souvenir certificate for Rosa Nadeau (1905) and a programme for the dedication St. Paul’s Chapel, Anglican church, in Dixville (1966).
Physical description: 2 textual records Language of the material: English French
Immediate source of acquisition: Communion certificate was donated by Rosa Nadeau.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Religion (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D006 - Commerce and industries Title: Commerce and industries ID: C032-S001-D006 Date: 1875-2014 (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents information on the economic history of the Coaticook region from 1875 to 2014. It consists of an account book for James Williamson for R.C. Baldwin’s store (1875), a poster for J.H. Knapp’s ambulance and funeral service ([192-?]), an article “Scientific fish culture in Quebec since 1945” by Louis-Roch Séguin (1957), an article “Étude d’un important projet pour la promotion touristique de la Station Piscicole du Lac Lyster” (1957), a brochure “Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery/Station piscicole des Cantons de l’Est” (1958), a brochure for Camping Piskiart at Lake Lyster (1960s), a promotional poster for Michael Élias & Co. (ca. 1964), an article “Trout rearing with the minimum of fresh make-up water possible/Élévage de truites avec le minimum d’eau fraîche de compensation possible” by Louis-Roch Séguin, Benoit Dion and Raymond Charbonneau (1978), and a cabinetry catalogue from Cabico (2014).
Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Language of the material: English
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Immediate source of acquisition: * James Williamson’s account book donated by Rosa Nadeau. * The brochure on the Eastern Townships Fish Hatchery was donated by Louise Mathieu. *The Cabico brochure was donated by the Town of Coaticook.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Business and commerce (subject) • Industries (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D007 - Education Title: Education ID: C032-S001-D007 Date: 1940 (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents information on education in Coaticook in 1940. It consists of correspondence with Romuald Dumont during his role in the planning committee for the Academie du Sacré-Coeur reunion (“l’amicale”) in 1940.
Physical description: 1 cm of textual records Language of the material: French
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D008 - Property and land Title: Property and land
Coaticook Historical Society Page 10 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook ID: C032-S001-D008 Date: 1913-2014 (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents information on property and land transactions in Coaticook from 1913 to 2014. It consists of register of land searches and certificates (1913-1961), a catalogue of properties for sale by Nunns & Moulton ([194-?]), and copies of acts relating to the property of the Frères des Écoles Chrétienne in Compton ([copied 2014]).
Physical description: 2 cm of textual records Language of the material: French
Immediate source of acquisition: * Nunns & Moulton catalogue was donated by Robert and Germain Côté. * Frères des Écoles Chrétienne property research was donated by Normand Jubinville.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Land, settlement and immigration (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S001-D008-001 - Nunns & Moulton property catalogue, Coaticook Title: Nunns & Moulton property catalogue, Coaticook ID: C032-S001-D008-001 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a catalogue of properties (farms, houses, businesses) for sale by Nunns & Moulton (agents of land, insurance and buildings) in Coaticook, Milby, Ladd's Mills, Stanhope, Barnston Township, Compton and Barford Township.
Physical description: 1 textual record Language of the material: French
Physical condition:
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Fair. Cover tearing along fold.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Land, settlement and immigration (subject) • Ascot, Township of (place) • Compton, Township of (place) • Barford, Township of (place) • Barnston, Township of (place) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S001-D009 - Ephemera Title: Ephemera ID: C032-S001-D009 Date: 1945-[198-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File presents aspects of the history of the Coaticook region from 1845 to the 1980s. It consists of a commercial gasoline ration coupon booklet (1945), a car care information book distributed the Texaco in Coaticook (1974), and patches for Baldwin and Étoile de l’Est snowmobile clubs ([198-?]).
Physical description: * 2 textual records * 2 artefacts: badges Language of the material: English French
Immediate source of acquisition: Gasoline ration book was donated by Micheline Blouin.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Transportation and utilities (subject) • Sports, recreation and leisure (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
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Series: C032-S002 - Iconographic documents Title: Iconographic documents ID: C032-S002 Date: 1885-1959 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series presents people, schools, activities, businesses, and town scenes from the Coaticook region from 1885 to 1959. It consist of photographs. The series is composed of the following files: Education, Views of Coaticook, Events, Religion, People, Military, Industry and commerce, and Transportation.
Physical description: 109 photographs
Publication status: Published
File: C032-S002-D001 - Education Title: Education ID: C032-S002-D001 Date: ([191-?], 1954-1959 (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains images of schools and students in Coaticook from the 1910s to 1959. It consists of photographs of the École Gendreau elementary school, the playground at École St-Michel elementary school, and students (largely identified) of École Gendreau, École St-Michel, École Marie-Rivier St-Marc, and the students and teacher (Myrtle Glidden) in front of a one-room schoolhouse in Martinville.
Physical description: 63 photographs: b&w
Physical condition: Most of the photographs are mounted on black album pages.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place) Coaticook Historical Society Page 13 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook • Martinville (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D001-001 - Students of École Gendreau elementary school, Coaticook Title: Students of École Gendreau elementary school, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D001-001 Date: 1958 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph album page consisting of photographs from the École Gendreau elementary school in Coaticook from 1958, including a photograph of the students of Grade 2, Céline Clouthier, and of the school. Pictured in the group photograph are: Carole Deslandes, Gisèle Nadeau, Ghislaine Guil, Marie Boileau, Hermen Hervay, Jean Fréchette, Danielle Deslandes, Gabrielle Sage, Céline Cloutier, Pierre Boulanger, Richard Thibeault, Jean- Pierre Masson, Gaetane Bessette, Francine Rubenovitch, Jacques Guay, Daniel Maurais, Jean Brazeau, Guy Boileau, André Mercier, Daniel Lyonnais, Guy Gervais, Fernand Bouchard, Paul-Émile Charron, Alain Gagnon, Roland Lefevre, Daniel Dubé, Fernand Lemieux, and Jean Dubé.
Physical description: 3 photographs (1 album page)
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D001-002 - Students of École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook Title: Students of École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D001-002 Date: 1957 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item consists of photographs of students from the École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook from 15 April 1987. Pictured in the photographs are: Lise Cloutier, Lorraine Lebel,
Coaticook Historical Society Page 14 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Mariette Leblanc, Ginette Lajeunesse, Jacqueline Jubinville, Francince Gauthier, Pauline Bouchard, Diane Bédard, Lise Lamoureux, Jacqueline Lamoureux, Diane Tremblay, Françoise Lavertue, Lucie Guimond, Nicole Boutin, and Lise Tremblay.
Physical description: 17 photographs (1 album page)
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D001-003 - Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school Title: Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school ID: C032-S002-D001-003 Date: 1958 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is photograph of students of École St-Michel elementary school outside on the playground on St-Jacques nord Street in Coaticook in 1958.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Sports, recreation and leisure (subject) • Children and youth (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D001-004 - Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook
Coaticook Historical Society Page 15 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Title: Students on playground, École St-Michel elementary school, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D001-004 Date: 1958 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is photograph of students of École St-Michel elementary school outside on the playground on St-Jacques nord Street in Coaticook in 1958.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Education (subject) • Sports, recreation and leisure (subject) • Children and youth (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S002-D002 - Views of Coaticook Title: Views of Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains views of the town of Coaticook from about the 1940s. It consists of photographs views of buildings and streets in Coaticook, including the Cameron store, properties belonging to Davila Poulin, Pierre Rodrigue, Émile Faucher, and Antonio Tremblay, and Gendreau, St-Jacques, and St-Marc Streets. Photographs include some views of farming scenes.
Physical description: 13 photographs: b&w (2 album pages)
Physical condition: The photographs are mounted on adhesive photograph album pages.
Immediate source of acquisition:
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Photographs were donated by Lucienne Boissonault.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Agriculture (subject) • Business and commerce (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-001 - St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook Title: St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-001 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of the corner of St-Jacques sud et Gendreau Streets in Coaticook from about the 1940s, which includes the property belonging to Antonio Tremblay as well as farm equipment.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Agriculture (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-002 - Haying, Coaticook Title: Haying, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-002 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content:
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Item is a photograph of haying scene with horses, wagon, and farmers, near Coaticook from around the 1940s. Possibly the farm of Émile Faucher or Pierre Rodrigue.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Image blurry.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Agriculture (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-004 - Haying, Coaticook Title: Haying, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-004 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of haying scene with horses, wagon, field and river visible, near Coaticook from around the 1940s. Possibly the farm of Émile Faucher or Pierre Rodrigue.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Agriculture (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-005 - Coaticook Dairy delivery wagons Title: Coaticook Dairy delivery wagons
Coaticook Historical Society Page 18 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-005 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of delivery wagons, pulled by horses, for the Laiterie Coaticook (Dairy) in Coaticook from about the 1940s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-006 - Cameron grocery store, Coaticook Title: Cameron grocery store, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-006 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of the Cameron grocery store, situated St-Marc Street in Coaticook, with a delivery wagon and horses for Laiterie Coaticook (Dairy) parked in front from about the 1940s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Business and commerce (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
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Item: C032-S002-D002-007 - Gendreau Street, Coaticook Title: Gendreau Street, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-007 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of Gendreau Street from St-Jacques sud Street in Coaticook from about the 1940s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D002-008 - St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook Title: St-Jacques Sud Street, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D002-008 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: The item is a photograph of St-Jacques sud Street, looking south, from the intersection with Gendreau Street in Coaticook from about the 1940s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points:
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File: C032-S002-D003 - Events Title: Events ID: C032-S002-D003 Date: 1885-[191-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains images of parades in Coaticook from about 1885 to 1925. It consists of photographs of parades in the streets of the town of Coaticook, including some showing the fire department. Streets pictured are Chartier, St-Jean-Baptiste, Gérin-Lajoie, and Cutting.
Physical description: 4 photographs: b&w
Immediate source of acquisition: Photograph of the fire brigade parading on St-Jean-Baptiste Street was donated by Michel Guimond.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Events and celebrations (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D003-001 - Parade, Coaticook Title: Parade, Coaticook Title [statRep]: Photographer: J.E. Larivière (Coaticook, Que.) ID: C032-S002-D003-001 Date: [189-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of a parade with the fire brigade, including equipment, on St-Jean-Baptiste Street in Coaticook around the 1890s with the Casino Theatre (later the Rivoli Theatre) and Dionne store.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition:
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Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Health and social services (subject) • Events and celebrations (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D003-002 - Coaticook fire brigade Title: Coaticook fire brigade ID: C032-S002-D003-002 Date: 1885 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of the Coaticook fire brigade, including equipment, in front of Weaver's Cash Store from 1885. The photograph was taken in an unknown location. Among those pictured are: Aaron Hall, Joseph Meade, Robert Ackhurst, Proctor Otis, George Haw, George Fletcher, unknown Johnson, Harry Andrews, Thomas Pickett, Henry Edwards, Captain Samuel Moyle, Bert Morgan, Theo Edwards, Fred Varney, Alfred Smith, Daniel Doyle, Dennis Rainville, Charles Ladd, John Keenan, Allan Moyle, Fred Brown, Del Ellis, and Ajutor/Adjetor Paré.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Health and social services (subject)
File: C032-S002-D004 - Religion Title: Religion ID: C032-S002-D004 Date: [ca. 1900]-1925 (date of creation)
Coaticook Historical Society Page 22 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Scope and content: File contains images of churches and religious activities in Coaticook from about 1900 to 1925. It consists of photographs of an unidentified church interior, the interior of St-Jean-Évangéliste, and two of the Coaticook zouaves.
Physical description: 4 photographs: b&w
Immediate source of acquisition: Photograph of interior of St-Jean-l'Évangéliste church was donated by Claude Laurence.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Religion (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D004-001 - Zouaves of Coaticook Title: Zouaves of Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D004-001 Scope and content: Item is a photograph of a group of Zouaves of Coaticook from around 1900, in front of the Collège Sacré-Coeur on St-Jean-Baptiste Street.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Religion (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D004-002 - Zouaves in camp, Coaticook Title: Zouaves in camp, Coaticook
Coaticook Historical Society Page 23 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Title [statRep]: Photographer: J.E. Larivière (Coaticook, Que.) ID: C032-S002-D004-002 Date: 1925 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of the zouaves in camp in Coaticook in 1925.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Religion (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S002-D005 - People Title: People ID: C032-S002-D005 Date: [192-?]-1950 (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains images of members of the community in the Coaticook region from about the 1920s to 1950. It consists of an album of family photographs (largely unidentified), a photo postcard of Lucille Fournier, two portraits of an unidentified bride and groom, and the reproduction of a photograph of the Christmas party employees of Bell Telephone from 1950.
Physical description: 20 photographs: b&w
Immediate source of acquisition: Photograph of the Bell employees was donated by Jeanne Bédard.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Family and personal life (subject)
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Item: C032-S002-D005-001 - Gilberte Lafond, Coaticook Title: Gilberte Lafond, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D005-001 Date: 1935 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of Gilberte Lafond in front of the Eastern Townships Telephone Company office in Coaticook, located on Main Street, taken on the 25 February 1935.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Women (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D005-002 - Group in Coaticook Title: Group in Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D005-002 Date: [193-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of a group of women and a man in the Coaticook area, probably taken around the 1930s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition:
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Very good.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D005-003 - Girl in communion dress Title: Girl in communion dress ID: C032-S002-D005-003 Date: [193-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of an unidentified young girl dressed for communion, in Coaticook from about the 1930s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Religion (subject) • Children and youth (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D005-004 - Woman and children in the water Title: Woman and children in the water ID: C032-S002-D005-004 Date: [193-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of a woman and two young children in the water, probably taken in Coaticook in the 1930s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition:
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Fair.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Sports, recreation and leisure (subject) • Women (subject) • Children and youth (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D005-005 - Man in bathing suit Title: Man in bathing suit ID: C032-S002-D005-005 Date: 1936 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of an unidentified man in a bathing suit from Coaticook taken the 28 July 1936.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good. Photograph torn in one corner.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Sports, recreation and leisure (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D005-006 - Lucille Fournier Title: Lucille Fournier ID: C032-S002-D005-006 Date: [194-?] (date of creation) Scope and content:
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Item is a photograph postcard of Lucille Fournier, sitting in a wheel chair, from around the 1940s.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Health and social services (subject) • Women (subject)
Item: C032-S002-D005-007 - Bell Telephone Christmas party, Coaticook Title: Bell Telephone Christmas party, Coaticook ID: C032-S002-D005-007 Date: [1949 or 1950] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph reproduction of the employee Christmas party of Bell Telephone in Coaticook in 1949 or 1950. Pictured in the photograph are Lucille Meunier (5th from right), Marie Blanche (2nd from right), Madeleine Brulotte (1st on left), Lorraine Brulotte, Jeanne Bédard (black dress, in front), Leatrice Dresser (kneeling at left), and unknown Fortin (light- coloured dress).
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Very good. Reproduction.
Immediate source of acquisition: Donated by Jeanne Bédard.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Women (subject)
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File: C032-S002-D006 - Military Title: Military ID: C032-S002-D006 Date: [ca. 1918] (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains images of soldiers from the Coaticook area from about 1918. It consists of a reproduced photograph of two soldiers, one identified as Osias Dupuis (enlisted with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment).
Physical description: 3 photographs: b&w
Immediate source of acquisition: Photograph of two soldiers was donated by Lise Vaillancourt Dupuis.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Military (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D006-001 - Osias Dupuis Title: Osias Dupuis ID: C032-S002-D006-001 Date: 1918 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a reproduced photograph of Osias Dupuis with an unidentified soldier in his military uniform from about 1918. Osias Dupuis enlisted with the 2nd Depot Battalion, 2nd Quebec Regiment and served in the Canadian Expeditionary Force during World War I. Later on, he became the first janitor of the Académie Sacre-Coeur in Coaticook in 1943.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Coaticook Historical Society Page 29 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Physical condition: Fair. Reproduction.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Military (subject)
File: C032-S002-D007 - Industry and commerce Title: Industry and commerce ID: C032-S002-D007 Date: 1934-[195-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File contains images of businesses and industries in Coaticook from 1934 to about the 1950s. It consists of photographs of the the employees of Penman’s, the employees of Belding-Corticelli, and a photograph of the interior of an unidentified factory.
Physical description: 3 photographs: b&w
Immediate source of acquisition: Photograph of the employees of Belding-Corticelli was donated by Alain Ducharme. Photograph of the employees of Penman's was donated by the Town of Coaticook.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Industries (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D007-001 - Penmans employees Title: Penmans employees ID: C032-S002-D007-001 Date: 1934 (date of creation) Scope and content:
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Item is a photograph of the employees of Penman's in Coaticook taken in June 1934.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Alternative form available: Duplicate of photograph is available.
Publication status: Published
Physical description: Photograph has been left in frame.
Access points: • Industries (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Item: C032-S002-D007-004 - Belding-Corticelli employees Title: Belding-Corticelli employees ID: C032-S002-D007-004 Date: 1938 (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a photograph of the employees of Belding-Corticelli in Coaticook taken in 1938 on the occasion of the company's diamond jubilee.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Physical condition: Excellent.
Immediate source of acquisition: Donated by Alain Ducharme.
Publication status:
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Published
Access points: • Industries (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
File: C032-S002-D008 - Transportation Title: Transportation ID: C032-S002-D008 Date: [1944?] (date of creation) Scope and content: File consists of one photograph of the frigate H.M.C.S. Coaticook from about 1944.
Physical description: 1 photograph: b&w
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Military (subject) • Coaticook (Quebec) (place)
Series: C032-S003 - Cartographic documents Title: Cartographic documents ID: C032-S003 Date: [183-?]-[1880?] (date of creation) Scope and content: 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).
Physical description: 17 maps
Publication status:
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Published
Access points: • Land, settlement and immigration (subject) • Transportation and utilities (subject) • Stanstead, County of (place)
Item: C032-S003-001 - Map of Eastern Townships of Lower Canada Title: Map of Eastern Townships of Lower Canada Title [statRep]: Publisher: Dean & Mundy (London, England) ID: C032-S003-001 Date: [183-?] (date of creation) Scope and content: Item is a reproduced map showing towns, rivers, lakes, and township divisions of the Eastern Townships from about the 1830s. Also included are two tables of distances.
Physical description: 1 map Language of the material: English
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Geographic features (subject)
Item: C032-S003-002 - Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships of Canada East may be reached Title: Map showing the different railways by which the Eastern Townships of Canada East may be reached Title [statRep]: Publisher: J.H. Buffords (Boston, Mass.) ID: C032-S003-002 Date: [188-?] (date of creation)
Coaticook Historical Society Page 33 C032 Collection Société d’histoire de Coaticook Scope and content: Item is a reproduced map showing the railway lines of the Eastern Townships, southern Quebec and the northern part of New England in about the 1880s. The railways lines included are those of the Grand Trunk Railway, St. John's & Montreal Railway, Otttawa & Prescott Railway, Stanstead Shefford & Chambly Railway as well as some American railroads.
Physical description: 1 map Language of the material: English
Physical condition: Excellent.
Publication status: Published
Access points: • Transportation and utilities (subject)
Series: C032-S004 - Scrapbooks Title: Scrapbooks ID: C032-S004 Date: 1953-1982 (date of creation) Scope and content: Series consists of scrapbooks on Coaticook history and activities of the Oeuvre des Terrains de Jeux (O.T.J.) from 1953 to 1982. It consists of a scrapbook compiled by Dora Ackhurst of newspaper articles on Coaticook history and genealogy from 1953 to 1982 and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings and photographs on the O.T.J. in Coaticook from 1982.
Physical description: * 3 cm of textual records * 4 photographs: col. Language of the material: French English
Publication status: Published
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