Estrie Downtown Sherbrooke, corner of King and Wellington (circa 1940). ON THE WAY TO THE TOWNSHIPS Freeman Clowery collection Location: (P14, S71, P67). Sherbrooke Unidentified photographer. Year of inauguration: The history of the region 1979 since 1793 Located in Sherbrooke, the Centre d’archives de l’Estrie covers a territory with an area of almost 10,200 square kilometres. It is part of the network of nine Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) archives centres distributed throughout Québec. Dedicated to the preservation and development of the region’s public and private archives, the Centre d’archives de l’Estrie offers researchers and the public a consultation room and efficient personnel to guide them in the use of the wide range of documents the centre holds. The oldest items date back to 1793. The Centre d’archives de l’Estrie houses: • 2045 linear metres of written documents; • 75,020 photographic documents; • 2841 sound and film documents; • 6155 cartographic documents. Magog River, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Marriage contract (1880). postcard (circa 1906). Records of Notary François Lessard, Freeman Clowery collection Saint-François judicial district (P14, S71, P145). (CN501, S17, document 1257). Unidentified photographer. Photos: Julie Roy Centre d’archives de l’Estrie The public archives include the: Accredited private archives services 225, rue Frontenac, bureau 401 • archives of the judicial districts of Saint- Sherbrooke (Québec) J1H 1K1 François and Bedford, in which the oldest • Centre de ressources pour l’étude des Cantons-de-l’Est Opening hours items date back to 1794, including Monday through Friday, the records of notaries and surveyors, • Regroupement des archives from 8:30 am to 12:00 noon guardianships and curatorships, civil status du Séminaire de Sherbrooke and from 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm records, civil marriage contracts, wills, et de l’archidiocèse de Sherbrooke inventory closures and judgments; • Société d’histoire de Sherbrooke Telephone: 819 820-3010 • archives of the various government or 1 800 363-9028 departments present on the territory, which Fax: 819 820-3146 concern, among other things, the inventory Email: of sites of worship, aerial photograph cover- [email protected] age of the region, the management of the Winter prison or even the Baldwin fishery. All of the documents reproduced to illustrate this leaflet are included in the collections and The private archives cover the: fonds of BAnQ’s Centre d’archives de l’Estrie. • Centre de ressources pour l’étude des Cantons-de-l’Est • Regroupement des archives du Séminaire The Centre d’archives de l’Estrie also de Sherbrooke et de l’archidiocèse holds a few collections from MNAs, de Sherbrooke architects and photographers, as well as fascinating collections of postcards • Société d’histoire de Sherbrooke by Freeman Clowery and wax cylinders by Jean-Jacques Schira, covering the periods of 1840 to 1920 and 1897 to 1960, respectively. It should be noted that the collection also includes a financial register from Attleborough that recorded the purchases by the first United Empire Loyalists who settled in the Eastern Townships (1793-1828)..