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Benjamin Cate Howard (1865-1923) was born with a deep and solid Eastern Townships’ heritage - his grandparents from his father’s side had been Irish immigrants arriving in the Townships in the early 1820s, and a set of great grandparents from his mother’s side had been part of the Marlow pioneers in Stanstead, arriving from New Hampshire circa 1800. As it was, Ben Howard was born the second son to a farming family on what was known as the Howard Farm, Apple Grove, which was an area just a few miles northwest from where the old Marlow Settlement had been located - present day, Marlington.

The Richmond County Historical Society (RCHS) was formed in 1962.
As part of our 50th anniversary celebrations, we have presented some photos and information from the past.

Pendant toute la période de colonisation, sous les Régimes français et britannique, tout projet de développement dépendait de la construction de moulins permettant de moudre le grain pour l’alimentation et de produire des planches pour l’habitation et les activités agricoles. Le 28 octobre dernier, c’est ce qu’ont présenté, à Bolton-Est, deux des plus grands spécialistes des moulins au Québec, les archéologues Hélène Buteau et Daniel Chevrier. Cette présentation était la dernière conférence organisée en 2012, l’église Holy Trinity, par l’association Patrimoine BOLTON Heritage.

The Woods (Burt) Store was located at the corner of Route 243 and Cemetery Road in Melbourne, Quebec.

In 1887 the Upper Melbourne Post office, with H. L. Burt as Postmaster, was one of sixteen Richmond subscribers of the Bell Telephone Company of Canada.