Category: Document

Card of Appreciation Granted to John O. Donigan

John Owen Donigan attended Ives Country School (Magog County) during the 1870s. Below, a card of appreciation of his academic performance dated 1879 and signed by his teacher, […]

The Little Red Schoolhouse

The “little red schoolhouse” (in mauve on the plan) was the first school built in Magog in 1824. It was well-established on Main Street (now called rue Principale), between […]

Magog Academy Advertising (1861)

Magog in 1920 (Merry and Main St. Corner)

Corner of Merry North St. and Main St. In red: the  Sacré-Cœur Convent (Sainte-Croix). Note that the Underwriters’s Survey Bureau named the convent referencing the Marianites sisters of […]

Magog in 1951 (Downtown)

Downtown of Magog in 1951. Circled: the Magog High School and the Saint-Patrice Academy. Comparing this plan with the one from 1920, it is possible to observe that the High […]

Magog in 1951 (Merry Nord and Main St. Angle)

Magog in 1951 (Merry point)

Merry Point in 1951. In red: The  Sacré-Cœur Convent. This map makes it possible to observe the second annex added to the convent in 1944.

Magog in 1920 (Downtown)

Downtown  Magog in 1920. In red: The Magog Academy and the Saint-Patrice Academy.

Map of the Eastern Townships

Map of the Eastern Townships indicating the concession year of each of the townships. The township of Magog is circled.

Magog circa 1863

Map of Magog in 1863. It is possible here to identify the Merry House, in which the school of Ralph Merry IV was held from 1821 to 1824, and […]