The Pioneer Trail at Compton Ellen Farwell-Ives
ELLEN FARWELL-IVES
1836-1903
Born in 1836, Ellen Farwell-Ives grew up at a time when new lands were being cleared for builders in Eastern Townships, particularly in Compton. In those days, survival demanded extensive traditional knowledge of how to clear lands with rudimentary tools, pick berries, use medicinal plants, and much more. In their first two years in Compton, Ellen’s family harvested ginseng on the Ives Hill lands to sell in New Hampshire at a premium. The family was close-knit with their neighbours to the south, as the Farwells and Ives frequently traded with Americans. In Compton, Eli Ives—Ellen’s husband’s uncle—planted black walnut, a tree species that was known in the United States but does not grow naturally in Quebec. One of these walnut trees, now over 175 years old, continues to stand guard over the Ives Hill Cemetery across the road to this day.
GPS : 45.299141 N, -71.818371 O
ADDRESS : Domaine Ives Hill, 9 chemin Boyce, Compton
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Ellen Farwell-Ives can be found on the grounds of the magnificent Ives Hill estate. Since the Anglophone era, four generations of owners have exploited this land: first the Carriers, followed by the Prévosts, and the Cousineau/Déragon and finally the current owners of the estate, Bruno Salvail and Lise Pratte. You can go for a walk along the landscaped paths peppered with gazebos through vast flowering meadows cultivated as a zen space in which to breathe and take in the scenery. Alcoholic beverages produced at the estate can be purchased and then enjoyed in the garden chairs provided for visitors along the banks of the Moe River, which will serenade you with its gentle babble. For details, you can visit the estate website www.domaineiveshill.com or Facebook page. From the Ives Hill estate, you are within walking distance of the heritage hamlet of Milby, which is home to a covered bridge, small schoolhouse, church and cemetery (McVety Road). You can learn all about the area by reading the interpretation panels you will find there.
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