Archives Department
The Archives Department of the Eastern Townships Resource Centre is devoted to the preservation and promotion of the region’s rich and colourful heritage. Accredited by the ministère de la Culture, des Communications et de la Condition féminine du Québec and by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec, the Archives Department acquires, processes, preserves and gives access to archival fonds and collections that illustrate the development of the Eastern Townships’ English-speaking community. A variety of documents such as diaries, letters, minute books, photographs, postcards, maps, plans and audio-visual material are made available to researchers. Assistance is also provided to genealogists tracing their family roots.
Flooded to the Bridge
King Street Bridge in Sherbrooke, over the St. Francis River. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Quebec Central Railway Bridge 1906
St. Francis River Flood, Sherbrooke Quebec, 1906. Quebec Central Railway bridge. (Photo inreverse) (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
St. Francis River
View of St. Francis River, loking down river from Sherbrooke (near Elmwood Cemetery). Grand Trunk Railway in foreground. (Photo scanned in in reverse) (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Henry Phelps' Hearse
Buick 1937. Hearse body made by Bishop's of Bishopton. (P020/003.06/002/828, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Edward's Furniture Co.
Edward's Furniture Co. store in Sherbrooke, interior view. Three Edwards brothers were Arthur, Gordon, and Keith. (P020/003.06/002/934, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Edward's Furniture Co.
Edward's Furniture Co. store, interior view. The store, established in the 1890s, was located on Wellington Street, Sherbrooke. John Edwards, prop. (P020/003.06/003/751, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Eastern Townships Telephone Office
Interior of E.T. Telephone Office with four operators. 1929 Originally the People's Telephone Co. located on Dufferin Street in Sherbrooke. (P020/003.06/003/109, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Smith 5th CMR-1915
H. A. Smith joined the Fifth Canadian Mounted Rifles in 1915, Sherbrooke. (P998/083/366, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
5th CMR
Trooper of the 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles, spring 1915 at the Sherbrooke Exhibition grounds. (P998/083/366, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
5th CMR on King Street in Sherbrooke 1915
5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Military Day Parade along King and Belvedere Sts. in Sherbrooke on June 4, 1915. (P010 5th Canadian Mounted Rifles Association fonds)
Canadian Pacific Railway station
Second Canandian Pacific Railway station, Sherbrooke. (P998/083/474/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Canadian Rand & Drill Company Ltd.
Canadian Rand Ltd., a manufacturer of mining machinery. (P020/003.06/003/421, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Canadian Rand Drill Company
Canadian Rand Drill Company, Sherbrooke, ca . 1915. (P020/003.06/002/387, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Chateau Frontenac Hotel
Chateau Frontenac Hotel in Sherbrooke, at corner of Wellington and Aberdeen Streets, ca. 1920s. (P020/003.06/003/436, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Church Picnic
1940's Sunday School/Choir Picnic in Sherbrooke. (P008 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church fonds)
Courthouse
Courthouse, Court Street, Sherbrooke. (P020/003.06/003/451, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Courthouse & Strathcona Square
New Courthouse on Strathcona Square by Wellington Street. Built in 1904. (P020/003.06/003/424, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Dufferin Avenue
Dufferin Avenue in Sherbrooke, ca. 1915. Originally Commercial Street. Eastern Townships Bank building at left. (P020/003.06/002/885, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Dufferin Avenue in Sherbrooke
View of Dufferin Avenue, originally Commercial Street. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Dufferin Bridge- Sherbrooke
Dufferin Bridge with view of Eastern Township Bank headquarters. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Dufferin Street Tramway
View from Dufferin Street Bridge, looking south. Street cars were in operation from 1897 - 1931. (P020/003.06/002/249, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Eastern Townships Bank & Post Office
Dufferin Bridge and Eastern Townships Bank headquaters, and Sherbrooke post office located on Dufferin Avenue in Sherbrooke, ca. 1895. (P020/003.06/003/013, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Fairmount in 1906
Fairmount area, Magog River and Canadian Pacific Railway in foreground. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Grand Trunk Station Sherbrooke
Grand Trunk Railway station at Sherbrooke in early 1920s. (P999/053/016/003, ETRC Postcard collection)
Jenckes Plant in Sherbrooke
Jenckes Plant and Grand Trunk Railway Yard, Sherbrooke. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
King George's Visit to Sherbrooke
King George VI and Queen Elizabeth motorcade on Wellington street, Sherbrooke. Guard along the street is B.C.S cadet corps. 1939. (P020/003.06/002/954, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
King Street Sherbrooke-1920
View of King Street, ca. 1920. (P020/003.06/003/005, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Ladies Aid Meeting
Ladies Aid Meeting, ca. 1950, Sherbrooke. (PC008 St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church-Sherbrooke- fonds)
Lansdowne Market c.1900
Lansdowne Market, ca. 1900 on King Street. (P020/003.06/002/950, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Magog River
Magog River from Wolfe Street Bridge, Sherbrooke. (P020/003.06/002/900, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Magog River
Magog River from Montcalm Bridge, Sawmill and Pail factory. (P020/003.06/002/901, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Magog River
View of Magog River. The Sherbrooke Power Company water power operations before extensive development. (P020/003.06/003/418, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Magog River at Sherbrooke
Magog River, source of early hydro power for the city. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Magog River at Sherbrooke with Two Factories
View of factories on Magog River. (P078 Andrew Sangster fonds)
Paton Manufacturing Company-1868
Paton Manufacturing Comapany, 1868. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Paton Mills
Paton Mill with dam in background, 1904. (P020/003.06/002/899, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Road
View east on King Street in Sherbrooke, ca. 1900. (P020/003.06/002/258, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke
Early view of downtown, Sherbrooke from east ward of city. St. Micheal's Cathedral on skyline. (P020/003.06/003/443, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke 1855-1912
The original St. Michel's Cathedral, later replaced with by the basilica, view of Sherbrooke in background. Looking eastward, ca. 1905. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke 1869-1889
The first bridge over the St. Francis in Sherbrooke, at King Street. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke April 1896
Flood damage to Quebec Central Railway Bridge across the St. Francis, April 1896. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke Exhibition Grounds
Main Building, Dominion Exhibition Grounds Sherbrooke, 1907. (P020/003.06/003/710, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke Fair
Bird's eye view of the Sherbrooke Exhibition Grounds, 1921. (P020/003.06/003/709, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke Fair
View of Sherbrooke Exhibition Grandstand, 1905. (P020/003.06/003/711, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke Fire Station Brigade
Sherbrooke Fire Station Brigade. (P020/003.06/002/539, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke Gibbs Club
Gibbs Club of Sherbrooke 1939, on the occasion of King George's visit to the region. (P998/088.12/012/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke Record
Sherbrooke Daily Record Block, ca. 1920s. (P020/003.06/003/705, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Sherbrooke-1840
W. H. Bartlett's rendition of early Sherbrooke. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke-1876
Early view of Sherbrooke, St. Francis River, Grand Trunk Railway beyond, St. Michel's Cathedral on skyline. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke-1876
Courthouse and jail (1876) on Williams Street which later became the armoury of the 53rd Regiment. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke-1876
Flood in 1876 St. Francis River at Sherbrooke, Grand Trunk Railway in background with Wellington Street in foreground. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke-1890
Grand Trunk Railway yard, St. Jean Baptiste church on skyline. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Sherbrooke-1896
Jenckes Company (machinery manufacturer) during flood, 1896. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
St. Francis 1890
St. Francis River near Sherbrooke, ca. 1890. (P020/003.06/003/022, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
St. Jean Block- Wellington Street-Sherbrooke
St. Jean Block, Wellington Street, ca. 1920s. (P998/083/477/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
The New Sherbrooke Hotel
The New Sherbrooke Hotel, ca. 1950, built in 1900. This hotel replaced Sherbrooke House Hotel (destroyed by fire in 1899) and was located corner of Depot and King Streets. (P020/003.06/002/546, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Walter Blue & Co.
Walter Blue & Co., the largest clothing manufacturer in the Eastern Townships, ca. 1920. (P020/003.06/003/422, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Wellington Street
Wellington Street, Sherbrooke looking south. Postcard May 7, 1906. (P020/003.06/002/543, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Wellington Street from King St. - 1898
Wellington Street, view north from King Street, 1898. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Wellington Street looking South 1898
Wellington Street looking south, 1898. (P998/090/063/001, ETRC Graphic Material collection)
Wellington Street-Sherbrooke
Looking North along Welligton Street in Sherbrooke, 1898. (P020/003.06/003/706, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
Wolf Street Bridge 1909
Wolfe Street Bridge, 1909. (P020/003.06/003/019, E. T. Heritage Foundation fonds)
C.P.R. Station Sherbrooke
The Canadian Pacific Railway Station in Sherbrooke, ca. 1912. Postcard by: S.J. Hayward for Canadian Pacific Railway News Service. (P999/053/015/001, ETRC Postcard collection)
Elderly woman of Bowen family, ca. 1800s
Portrait of elderly woman of Bowen family, ca. 1800, (P006/010/002, Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Military portrait, ca. 1800s
Military portrait of a male member of the Bowen family, ca. 1800s (P006/010/002, Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Elderly man of the Bowen family, ca. 1800s
Portrait of an elderly man of the Bowen family, ca. 1800s (P006/010/002, Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Dr. Worthington, ca. 1800s
Portrait of Dr. Worthington reading, ca. 1800s (P006/010/002, Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Mr. Hallowell, ca. 1800s
Portrait of Mr. Hallowell, grandfather of Minnie Hallowell Bowen, ca. 1800s (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Lloyd Bowen
"Dear Rose, with love, Lloyd", Portrait Lloyd Bowen, Easter 1921(P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Mr. Clark
Portarit of Mr. Clark, grandfather of Minnie Hallowell Bowen ca. 1800s (P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Horseback riding
Minnie Hallowell Bowen and friend on horses, ca. 1890s (P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Minnie Hallowell Bowen
Portrait of Minnie Hallowell Bowen, 1905 (P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Minnie Hallowell Bowen
Portrait of Minnie Hallowell Bowen, 1929 (P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Minnie Hallowell Bowen
Portrait of Minnie Hallowell Bowen, ca. 1890s (P006/008 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Mrs. Clark
"To dear Minnie and Cecil with Grandma's love in her ninety-fifth year", Portrait of Mrs. Clark, 1905 (P006/006/003 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Marjorie Bowen
Portrait of Marjorie Bowen who died of tuberculosis as a child, ca. 1800s (P006/006/013 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Cecil Bowen
Cecil Bowen as Mephistophiles in Faust, ca. 1900s (P006/005/005 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Sherbrooke Rugby Team
Portrait of the Sherbrooke Rugby Team, 1923(P006/004/016 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Woman posing outside
Portrait of a woman posing outside during the winter time ca. 1900 (P158/003/01/004 Hackett family fonds)
Dominion dam
Photo taken possibly when Dominion Textile Dam crumbled, 1915 (P135/008.01b H.K. Warren Milne Collection)
Portrait of a man
Portrait of a man reading, from portrait Studio Blanchard Sherbrooke, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of a young girl
Portrait of a young girl, from the Potrait Studio, Blanchard Sherbrooke, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of two children
Portrait of two children, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of a woman and child
Portrait of a woman and a child, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait two men
Portrait of two men most likely taken in winter time, (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Tennis portrait
Portrait of man posing with a tennis racket, ca. 1890 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of M.H. Bowen's Godfather
Portrait of Minnie Hallowell Bowen's Godfather, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of M.H. Bowen's Godmother
Portrait of Minne Hallowell Bowen's Godmother, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Cecil Hale Bowen and other
Portrait of Cecil Hale Bowen and other, ca. 1880 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of a couple
Portrait of a couple, possibly M.H. Bowen, ca. 1900 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Portrait of four ladies
Portrait of four ladies, ca. 1890 (P006/010/002 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Lloyd Bowen and Ted Adams
Lloyd Bowen and Ted Adams, North Hatley, 1923 (P006/004/016 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
C.N.R. Railway Station
C.N.R. Railway station, Sherbrooke, ca. 1950 (P030 Louis Philippe Demers Collection)
By the car with a new baby
By the car with a new baby, July 1960 (P158/010/001C Hackett family fonds)
playing in a fort
Playing in a fort, near Lake Erie, August 31 1951 (P158/010/001c Hackett family fonds)
Cecil Bowen
Cecil Bowen in "The Chimes of Normandy" as Gaspard, Sherbrooke Opera House, November, 1907 (P006/005/005 Minnie Hallowell Bowen fonds)
Horseback riding
Rose Marshall on Diek and John Hackett on Ajay, [19-] (P158/002.01/002 Hackett family fonds)
Group Photo
Included are: Ann, Eva, John, Julia, alice, Mary Dave, Helen Bergeron, August 23 [192-] (Hackett family fonds P158/002.01/002)
Awaiting the Princess
Awaiting the Princess at the Dorval airport, October 1951 (Hackett family fonds P158/002.01/002)
Archives Department Mandate
The mandate of the Archives Department is to preserve the documentary heritage of the Eastern Townships for the purposes of research and teaching. To that end, it collects and makes available various private archival fonds and collections that show the development of the Eastern Townships and its English-speaking communities.
Take a Walk through Townships History
Readers are welcome to browse through our historical articles that have appeared in the Sherbrooke Record. They cover a variety of events, people and places that make up the Eastern Townships' rich and vibrant past.
ETRC 2013 Bookmark collection
The Archives Department has recently produced a collection of bookmarks featuring a number of the unique and interesting photographs from the archives. A variety of themes can be seen on the bookmarks, including farming, churches, portraits, landscapes, and transportation. The promotional bookmarks are available for free to the public and include information on the types of records found in the archives. Visit our webpage to browse through all ten bookmarks and to view a brief description of each photograph.
Online Exhibits
The ETRC invites you to visit an online exhibit featuring material drawn largely from the ETRC Archives. “Through the Looking Glass: One Hundred Years of Women’s Groups in the Eastern Townships” was made possible through the financial support of Canadian Heritage Information Network’s Virtual Museum of Canada Community Memories program. This exhibition discusses the role and heritage of women's groups in the Eastern Townships, from the establishment of the first Women’s Institute, in 1911, to the present day.
In 2013, an artefact from the ETRC Archives was selected to be a part of a project initiated by the Quebec Anglophone Heritage Network (QAHN): The Identity of English-Speaking Quebec in 100 Objects. "The Quebec Anglophone Heritage network invites you to explore the multi-faceted heritage and culture of Quebec's English-speaking communities through this wonderful on-line collection of objects"
Finding the Archives Department
The Consultation Room and Archivist’s Office are located in the Old Library, McGreer Hall building on the campus of Bishop’s University (identified as B12 on the campus map). Researchers can visit the Old Library Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Contacting the Archives Department
Jody Robinson, Archivist
Eastern Townships Resource Centre
Bishop's University
2600 College Street
Sherbrooke, QC J1M 1Z7
Tel.: 819-822-9600, ext. 2261
Fax: 819-822-9661
Email: etrc2@ubishops.ca
Making an Appointment
We strongly recommend that researchers who wish to visit the Archives Department make an appointment with the Archivist in advance to ensure that any material to be consulted can be retrieved and made available upon arrival.