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Helen Lovat Colby et Carrollcroft : le don d’un important patrimoine familial à la collectivité
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Helen Lovat Colby et Carrollcroft : le don d’un important patrimoine familial à la collectivité
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In 1992, thanks to the donation of its last owner, Helen L. Colby (1907-1998), the Stanstead Historical Society took official possession of Carrollcroft, the Colby family’s ancestral home, which would house the Colby-Curtis Museum. As well as the cut granite and fieldstone house in the Italianate style built in 1859, the donation included most of its interior furnishings and an important archival collection stretching over three generations of a family whose members have made a significant contribution to the history and development of the border region. The author retraces the history of the transfer of Carrollcroft, while highlighting the historical links between the Colby family and the SHS. Furthermore, she dwells on the considerations that guided the donator and the circumstances that enabled Helen L. Colby to make her wish to ensure the safekeeping of the ancestral home and to share its history and treasures with the community of Stanstead and the general public come true.
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Journal of Eastern Townships Studies / Revue d'études des Cantons-de-l'Est
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No. 35
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2010
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en
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Nadeau-Saumier, Monique. “Helen Lovat Colby et Carrollcroft : Le Don d’un Important Patrimoine Familial à La Collectivité.” Journal of Eastern Townships Studies / Revue d’études des Cantons-de-l’Est No. 35 (2010). http://www.etrc.ca/journal/jets-archive/.
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