May Day, 1965

from the archives of LC Gagnon

North River dam at St Andrew's East.

Wales house from the bridge.

Main Street looking east toward bridge.

Former Wales store.

Main Street, looking north to Post Office.

Old road looking north near Bradley's.

Old road looking north toward Douglas Rodger's.

Disking May 1, 1965.

DA and SW Rodger in a Saturday morning conference.

After a hearty farm lunch, some light entertainment in the parlour.

Without question, the kids' favourite part of the 'Lachute visiting circuit'.

... back to the day's scheduled work.

Unscheduled photo opportunity - by popular request.

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Reciprocal visit to Lachine - May 28, 1965

Living only 60km away, it was not unusual to have visits from the farm too.

On this particular occasion, it was a visit to our parents'  just-purchased first house.

Lachute Farm Staff Car departing ...

In four weeks, things have 'greened up' quite a lot.

The Beaver Dam - August 27, 1966.

from the archives of LC Gagnon

Many of us had never seen, or been this close to, a beaver dam.
As always, the farm was the source of many wonders.

The Volkswagen is waved ahead.

The way in.

At the dam.

Conservation officials.

Some members of the expedition.

Seen from the opposite side.

Waterworks.

Sightseeing on the way back.

Visiting in the field. At the left margin, a bovine horn approaches the photographer.

... back to the day's scheduled work.

Geneva and Lachute, 1947

 

Doug Matthews and his car - for years he had bee hives and excellent honey (LC Gagnon caption).

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The front of Ross and Alice MacAdam's house at 631 Main Street.

Labour Day weekend, 1947.
Jean, Ross MacAdam, LC Gagnon
Eleanor MacAdam
Peter Riddell (neighbour and brother of choir leader Wayne Riddell) - LCG.

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Outing through Kilgour Wilson's farm to climb 'the mountain' north of Lachute.

Ross MacAdam and Gerald.

Looking to the west with the North River in the foreground.

Looking toward Lachute - North River.

Beryl MacCulloch and Gerald MacAdam

LCG caption:
Group at Lachute Road
Jean MacAdam, Bea Rodger, LCGagnon, Alice MacAdam, Beryl MacCulloch, Gerald MacAdam
Eleanor MacAdam, Rosemary Gagnon
Douglas Rodger, Ross MacAdam, Stanley Rodger, George Gagnon.

Douglas Rodger, Part 1

I had a request for a series on Douglas as a young man on a farm. 

These photos are strictly in 'book order' as arranged by my father. 

Most of the photos are undated and some have been reprinted.

Stanley, Margaret, WJ and Douglas Rodger

Douglas Rodger

Alice Rodger, Ross MacAdam, Mary Rodger, WJ Rodger,
Douglas Rodger

Stanley, 

Mabel, Margaret, 

Douglas 

Rodger

Douglas, LC Gagnon, WJ Rodger

Douglas is holding 'Mabel's favourite hackney horse'.

circa 1930

Douglas Rodger, captioned only as 'hired man's son',
Rosemary Gagnon

1939