Hello, Everryone seems eager to find more info. about their roots. Have you thought of the court records- the tutorships- the curatorships? (The interdictions?) I posted a copy of a (full) tutorship on the GORE List. http://www3.telus.net/public/mcelroye/webpages/gore.html/legal.html No one has ever asked for a sample for the Eastern Twps list I don't think-- but check Pam's website- in case. I also put one in Connections! journal a few yrs ago (Quebec Family History Society journal) . These documents are the ones that (if they exist) will tie your families together. I recall (with a chuckle) a lady posting to our list-- greatly dismayed because she wanted to become a UEL society member-- but though she was "convinced" that her earliest known ancestor was the daughter of a UEL in Missisquoi-- there were no church registers found to make the connection for her. -- (I will sometimes answer such queries -- but very cautiously as our list is for FREE research & I do charge.) She had never heard of tutorships-- but knew when her "alleged" UEL man died & yes he would have left minor children. I checked the tutorships & found the needed document for her-- which tied her ancestor to the UEL man. (tutorships were NOT mandatory when a parent of minors died or ! even both parents) Another thing here in Montreal are the Poll books (election lists)-- & Denyse has indexed them all for the E Twps. (I've done a few-- but think Denyse has them all) Go to her site & you'll see if your ancestor is listed . I see she has included many of the east Eastern Twps. Stanstead County likely also includes that region west of the lake that is now Brome County http://www.histoquest.ca/databanks.htm We have an entire wall of cemetery lists at QFHS library alphabeltically arranged in looseleaf binders- by county. Currently the Cemetery Committee is trying to index every name in every book - which will be a huge resource aid when finished. There is a small fee for this service. Details may be on our website. http://www.cam.org/~qfhs/ One "wee???" problem with E Twps research is the difficulty of learning WHERE to look. For example if your roots were in Brome- Missisquoi or Shefford counties-- you may know this area is now "the District of Bedford" & the records (notarial & court & everything else) are found in Sherbrooke. BUT -- what if your ancestor lived there BEFORE the District of Bedford was formed?? Where are the notary records- the "will" indexes? - the tutorships & curatorships? They are all in Montreal. ALL the early records for building roads are here in Montreal. There are countless pages. It is only a short trip today to travel to Montreal, but not then. It astounds me to see that women (recent widows) in the late 1700s & early 1800s came ALL the way to a Montreal court to have a holograph will probated-- or to take out a tutorship for their children. -- When lands were seized -- these documents too are to be found in Montreal. There were 3 courts in Quebec-- Montreal, Quebec City & Trois Rivières -- & the District of Bedford was under the domain of Montreal. I believe (not sure) that the District of Sherbrooke came under the Trois Rivières court & will be found in the Quebec Archives branch there. - Further east may well have been under Quebec City. (Lotbiniere - etc) . QFHS have countless genealogies in the library at Pointe Claire. We are slow about getting it done-- but our plan is to put up on our website a list of every family genealogy - & include up to 4 surnames listed in each book. Every member of QFHS can borrow books from our library - regardless of where they live. When surplus books are available, we will post these "used books" that have been donated to the library- (not genealogy related or are duplicates) . These are offerred for $5 each & postage(except for a few that we charge a little more for because they are out of print. One of the best books ever written about the late 1800s (Eastern Twps) was Mrs Mathews "Anecdotal History of West Shefford" - & we sold a used copy in mint condition for $20. (new it costs $45) - This book describes ever single faucet of life in the late 1800s-- from marriage & funeral practices- people's attitudes - employment - you name it. If the book is still available anywhere (new) - it wil! l be at Missisquoi Hist Soc, Brome Hist Soc, & I believe I saw a copy this year at the Eastern Twp Assn booth at Townshippers Day. QFHS have about 7000 books -- & at least 6000 of them are available to members to borrow. (yes- by mail - no matter where one lives-- even Australia) We have all the major E Twps books -- though a few are in grim shape-- so have been placed in the REFERENCE section. Cemetery lists are not loaned out-- but anyone can write in for a specific cemetery list. If we don't have a copy-- we may know who does. The books we sell (ie Marlene's or Brenda's) are available on our Reference shelf to anyone coming into the library ($5. fee charged if not a member) but we do not loan books that we sell. Sat last, I brought home an 8 page letter donated to QFHS -- & is the somewhat tragic story of a family's plight who lived in Scotstown & were badly treated by a merchant. (dated 1876). I will be typing it up - & submitting it to our QFHS journal editor -- to include in the March issue of CONNECTIONS! I don't know who donated this letter (and others) so I won't be submitting it to the web master to go on the internet.. Hope some of this info helps. P