Heather Darch
A khaki woollen jacket with red trim, gold buttons and fringed epaulets stands out in the Missisquoi Museum collection.
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In 1904, a sixteen-year old Tom Eliot, while camping on the shores of Lake Memphremagog, climbed Mount Orford and wrote a poem about his adventure. It’s not a good poem! As Dr. Philip Lanthier commented, “There was no sign here of the genius that would produce, a mere seven years later, the subtle ironies of…
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On August 16, 1896 a small classified ad in the Bedford Times stated that: “Mr. Wah Lee opens his laundry in the old cheese manufacturer, close to the covered bridge (61 rue du Pont).” This unassuming advertisement is easy to miss amidst the larger ads, but it is far more important because behind its simplicity,…
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The village of Lagrange, also known as Hunter’s Mills, was at one time an active mill community. At its centre was the Lagrange Woollen Mill where wool was cleaned, carded, spun into yarn and woven and folded into cloth. It was known for producing « double and twist stripe wool cloth…wide flannels for sheeting…checked red and…
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[FALL 2019] By Heather Darch From the early 1800s, tanneries where animal hides were processed to make leather were located along the Rivière aux Brochets in Missisquoi County. Early entrepreneurs had easy access to the river. They understood the potential for success with American leather markets via Lake Champlain to the south. This profitable trade…
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When we read through our splendid Le Tour and other local papers published in the Townships today, it might come as a surprise to know that at one time our newspapers were used for heated political debates and cutting verbal attacks. Besides providing space for obituaries and marriage announcements, community events, goods for sale, and…
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Catherine MacDonald was given her silver sugar tongs as a wedding present from her adoptive mother around 1760 when she married John Currie at Caldwell Manor (Noyan), Quebec. They were cherished by Catherine and subsequently willed through multiple generations of her family. Catherine’s daughter Mary Currie (1775-1801) gave the sugar tongs to her eldest daughter…
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In the early nineteenth century, most of the immigrants to the Eastern Townships were from the British Isles. The end of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815) saw an enormous number of men looking for work at the same time employment opportunities were stretched, work conditions were poor, the Corn Laws forced the price of bread upwards…
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