At the time of the 1992 Colby donation, a former Carrollcroft dining room and adjacent storage rooms were given over to greatly expanded archives. So after six decades of collecting, the SHS Archives were properly housed.

Users of the Archives fall into three main groups; academic researchers, genealogists and users wishing to consult back issues of The Stanstead Journal , as the SHS Archives are the official depository for the Journal . The Archives are open to the public from 9:00 to 12:00 a.m., 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, or by reservation. Arrangements may be made for service at other hours to accommodate out-of-town users. Information enquiries from out-of-town users are expected and welcomed. Reference requests are accepted by letter, phone, fax or e-mail. A microfilm reader is available.
A small charge for service is required :
- first hour : members free; non-members $10,00/hr
- additional hours : members $5,00/hr; non-members $10,00/hr

The Stanstead Historical Society Archives
535 Dufferin,
Stanstead, Quebec, Canada
J0B 3E0
Telephone: (819) 876-7322
Fax: (819) 876-7936
E-mail: archives@colbycurtis.ca

There is a published Guide to the SHS Archives .

1 - The Stanstead Journal and other local newspapers of historical interest.

2 - The SHS Collection of documents

This consists of varied primary and secondary manuscript and printed material related to the community deposited with the Society since 1929.

3 - The Bound Documents Collection

This is an important collection of over 350 business ledgers, minute books, inventories, etc., reflecting the commerce and institutions of the community from the beginning of settlement onwards. There is a published Guide to this collection with indexes.

4 - Major Fonds

The most significant collections of papers are listed here. Guides are available to all the Colby Fonds and to that of Orson Wheeler.

5 - The Photograph Collections

Users may be interested to know that the SHS Archives also contain :

Genealogy and, more broadly, family history are among the fastest growing hobbies in North America. Scores of citizens want to know who their ancestors were and something about their place and times. The SHS Archives hold the following relevant material.

Vital Statistics Vol. 1 1845-1860 fully indexed
120 pages $ 20,00 (drawn from the Stanstead Journal)

Vital Statistics Vol. 2 1861-1875 fully indexed
167 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 3 1876-1890 fully indexed
193 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 4 1891-1905 fully indexed
240 pages $ 35,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 5 1906-1915 fully indexed
227 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 6 1916-1925 fully indexed
189 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 7 1926-1935 fully indexed
190 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 8 1936-1942 fully indexed
181 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 9 1943-1950 fully indexed
162 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 10 1951-1958 fully indexed
174 pages $ 30,00

Vital Statistics Vol. 11 1959-1963 fully indexed
169 pages $ 30,00

1825 Census, Stanstead County …… $ 10,00

Indexes are not included in number of pages - eg. Vol. 7 is 190 pgs plus 73 pgs. of index; 2 columns of names per pg.

Forest and Clearings – The History of Stanstead County, reprint of H.B. Hubbard 1874
$ 38,00

1861 Census for Stanstead Township and Stanstead Plain
$ 25,00

Wills / Les testaments – from / de 1840-1950 – at / à Stanstead
$ 20,00

Marriage Contracts / Contrats de mariage - from / de 1840-1950 - at / à Stanstead
$ 20,00

A guide to the Stanstead Historical Society Archives
$ 12,00

A Guide to the Bound Books Collection
$ 15,00

Canadian Council of Archives
http://www.cdncouncilarchives.ca/

Réseau des archives du Québec
http://www.raq.qc.ca/

The Quebec Family History Society
http://www.cam.org/~qfhs/

La Fédération québécoise des sociétés de généalogie
http://federationgenealogie.qc.ca/