Sandra: This is terrific.......I am sending it to the 3 list I think they all will benefit from your information (the mailing list are below my name)...... You are correct......there was a great deal of migration going on between the Eastern Townships (in Canda) and the New England states.......the Connecticut River was a highway in the early days before wood paths became roads. Thanks Cynthia Moderator of : Ct-River-Valley-L@rootsweb.com VTWindso-L@rootsweb.com CTHartfo-L@rootsweb.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Sandra H McKenny <smckenny@sunet.net> To: Cynthia <cyndylou3@earthlink.net> > Dear Cynthia: Hope this is of help to some of those cross border families > that everyone is looking for. A researcher must always look on both > sides..........people moved back and forth as well as crossed over for > church affiliations and cemeteries. There is also the Broome Co Hist Soc in > Knowlton, Que (have address, etc if you want). I am sending this to Brien > brian.sutton@asamnet.de>and you can decide if you want to post this on the > Windsor List. If nothing else, you will have the info for queries. Later, > next fall I will have the records of the Cong'l Church in Stanstead for appx > 1840-1870. Am in FL now for winter and will be transcribing them after May > first. Sandy McKenny > > > http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/m/c/k/Sandra-H-McKenny/index.html > Eastern Townships Society of Genealogy-Archives > 275 Dufferin Street, Sherbrooke, PQ, Canada J1H 4M5 > 819-821-5414 > Mailing Address: "Societe de genealogie des Canton de l'Est" > Case postale 635, Sherbrooke, Quebec J1H 5K5 > This society has limited hours but a vast library of printed church and town > records as well as Quebec census and records microfilm. It is staffed by > English/French speaking volunteers and there is a charge and limit for using > the microfilm machines. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Eastern Townships Research Centre; Bishop's University > P.O. Box 38, Lennoxville, PQ J1M 1Z7 > 819-822-9600 ext 261 > This University collection is said to be quite extensive and the hours very > good. I believe they have all the Quebec census films. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Stanstead Historical Society > Colby Curtis Museum, Carrollcroft > 535 Dufferin, Stanstead, PQ J0B 3E0 > 819-876-7322, fax 819-876-7936 > This interesting Victorian Home with original family furnishing also has a > excellent archive room with census microfilm of Orleans Co, VT and Stanstead > Co, Que; as well as many printed references. Their extensive cemetery > records cover all of Stanstead Co as well as some in Derby Line, VT. > Contact Person: Betty Brock, Archivist > Hours and Admission: Tues-Sat 10am-12, 1pm-4:30pm, $4 tour and there may be > a charge for use of archives. Not accessible to the disabled. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Civil War Roundtable > Contact Person: Tony O'Connor 802-766-4747 > This groups meets regularly at different local restaurants with a speaker > and > also puts out a newsletter. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Family Tree: genealogy query column weekly newspaper: > The Chronicle, P. O. Box 660, Barton, VT 05855 or e-mail > Chronicl@together.net > > Genealogy Society of VT web site > http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/induni_n_j/ > > Vermont Historical Society web site w/links > http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/ > > English/Quebec newsletter, great for border families > QC-ETANGLO-L-request@rootsweb.com > > > > > > >