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Charles Carroll Colby II
1942
Montréal, Québec

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In 1935, Charles Carroll Colby II married Helen Lovat Opie of New York, her parentage, like his own, being half Canadian and half American. They have had three sons:
Charles W. Colby (b 1939), of Montreal (lawyer and fourth generation trustee of Stanstead College),
Robert L. Colby (b 1941), of Dedham, MA(investments and a member of the Board of the Stanstead Historical Society), and
Edward W. Colby (b 1942) of Montreal (designer).

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Helen Lovat Colby
1978
Stanstead, Québec

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Dolly was keenly interested in the Stanstead Historical Society for many years. She was a life member and an Honorary Vice-President.
Her children:
Charles W. Colby and his wife, Diana, live in Montreal with their two children, Lindsay and Charles;
Robert and his wife Gretchen live in Boston with their three children, Jessie, Robert and Anthony; Edward and his wife Sara live in Montreal
with their two children, Emma and Graham.

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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

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Early in 1992, the property of Carrollcroft was transferred to the Stanstead Historical Society. The move from one museum building to another took place in December and the new museum was officially opened in the spring of 1993. The presence of ten members of the Colby family was the highlight of the event.