Collections of the Archives of the Richmond
County Historical Society
Annett Collection
This collection consists of:
Educational Records
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Richmond Drummond Arthabaska Protestant Central School Board 1943-1962
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Melbourne Township 1849-1891
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Kingsey Consolidated School
Family History/Biography
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Capt. Joseph Perkins
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John Hamilton Graham
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Pierce Family
Legal Documents
Clinton Doyle Collection
This collection consists of papers from Dr. John Hayes about:
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Military History
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History of Eastern Townships
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Road Building in the Eastern Townships
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Rail history
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Political History
A second collection consists of newspaper clippings concerning local families and events.
Mackenzie Paige Collection
There are two main focuses of this collection. The first is photographs,
slides, and memorabilia of the
Orford Mountain Railway. The second is Family History with an
emphasis on the following families: Paige, MacNaughton, Adams, Rose, Hatch,
Olney
Dr. John Hayes Collection
This collection is composed of:
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Military,Municipal,Political, and Religious documents of Richmond and the
Eastern Townships
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Approximately 300 local Newspapers(Richmond Guardian, Times and County
Record, etc)
Dr. Manning Collection
A collection of books dealing with the themes of medicine and religion.
Day Collection
This collection consists of:
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Legal Documents
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Letters from James Day to George Day 1858-1865
L.R. Boast Collection
This collection is comprised of railroad and education photos in Richmond.
Christine Aspinall Collection
A collection of 40 Postcards and 81 Greeting Cards.
Ignatieff Collection
This is a collection of photographs of the Ignatieff Family, and Beechmore
Farm.
Grainger Collection
This is a collection of local newspapers.
Louis St. Cyr Collection
This collection consists of Richmond Railway Photograph.s
Gilchrist Collection
This is another collection of local newspapers
Alec Booth Collection
This collection is comprised of many documents dealing with:
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Windsor History
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Air and Navigation Maps
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Wickham
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Papers on the Richmond County Historical Society
Dickson Collection
A collection of Family Histories, particularly families from Kirkdale or
Trenholmville.
Watters/Sims Collection
This collection consists of family photographs,the family Bible, Newspapers
and Magazines
Marion Pray Collection
This collection consists of Richmond Rail and Town Photographs.
Bernice McAdams Collection
This collection contains documents regarding: Roman Catholic School, History
of Windsor, and related photographs
Harkom Collection
This collection consists of religious books and the genealogy of
the Harkom Family.
Horan Collection
A Collection of Twenty Scrapbooks with Local Newspaper Clippings.
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