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This sampler made by Harriet, second born child of John Child Colby and Mary Spafford Williams, is part of the Colby Curtis
Museum collection of textiles and costumes.

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Carrollcroft's open verandah
1900
Stanstead, Québec

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In later years, the verandah was closed in and became a solarium. During summer, the Colby Curtis Museum now serves traditional Victorian tea in this room.

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Founding meeting of the Stanstead Historical Society
1929
Stanstead, Québec

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Jessie Maud Colby was a founding member of the Stanstead Historical Society and is at the centre of the photo taken at the first meeting of the society. Charles William Colby is Honorary President, the meeting was held in the Old Brick School House, also called the Mansur School, on August 16, 1929.

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Charles Carroll Colby II
1942
Montréal, Québec

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Charles was interested in the Stanstead Historical Society for many years. He was a life member and an advisor to the Executive Committee.

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A first home for the museum
1973
Stanstead, Québec

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"In 1972, Mr. Arthur E. Curtis started his presidency at the Stanstead Historical Society with a big problem to solve. The Registry Office had to be vacated within a year and a new museum had to be found. A committee, headed by Lorne Ogilvie, investigated several choices and decided that the Elementary Catholic School building in Beebe would be the ideal choice. It was a solid building with four spacious rooms and a large room in the basement. The estimated cost of the building, improvements and move was $30,000.

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Charles Carroll Colby II
1963
Stanstead, Québec

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A building fund was started and Mr. Charles C. Colby generously offered to provide half the money if the society could raise the other half. Mr. Colby had been a dedicated member of the society for many years. He was a life member and an advisor to the executive committee. His interest in Stanstead was natural as most of his ancestors for three generations had spent at least part of their lives there, starting with his great grandparents Dr. Moses French Colby and his wife Lemira Strong. Throughout his
career, which included a post graduate degree in architecture from Harvard University" Stanstead Historical Society Journal
1979 Vol. 8.

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Committees 1979/80 of the Stanstead Historical Society
1979
Stanstead, Québec

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The meeting was held at the Mansur School House, where the first meeting of the SHS was held in 1929. (Left to right, kneeling front row) Honorary Vice President Helen ‘Dolly' Lovat (Mrs. Charles C. Colby), Honorary Legal Counsel John H. E. Colby, Grace Colby (John's wife), Rosalie Hudson, Charles W. Colby (Helen's son); in the middle of back row, Diane Colby (Charles W.'s wife). Both John and Charles Colby were members of the Advisory Committee.

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Official Opening of the new Colby-Curtis Museum
1993
Stanstead, Québec