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.

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.

Heather Hill

A recent contact with another 'Geneva relative' has prompted this little series on
Stanley Rodger, Laura Bradley, and their daughter Heather Rodger.


The photographs span the period from approximately 1923 until 1949.


The photos come from the area mapped below, including Ile aux Chats.

Detail from 1924 Argenteuil County map from Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec

St Andrew's East Consolidated School

My father identified the people in the following photo with Laura's help.
The photo below shows Grades 8 to 10.

The black water tank was located at the west end of the CNR St. Andrew's East station.

Stanley Rodger and WJ Rodger's Nash, c1927.

WJ's first car was a Reo.

Babies at Lachute Road, Summer of 1938.

Departing Lachute station for trip to Vancouver by train, 1947.
GB Gagnon, 'Aunt' Alice Gall, Laura Rodger
Rosemary Gagnon, Heather Rodger

Threshing at Stanley's farm.
Douglas is standing on the load, Stanley is beside the tractor.

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After her mother's death, Rosemary Gagnon lived with Laura, SW and Heather Rodger for a while.

My father's caption follows verbatim. The firefighter hats read 'Texaco'.

"Parade on Lachute Road! 

The Leishmans lived at the former Watson farm to the left. 

Eddy Leishman, Rosemary, Heather, Kenny Rodger. 

Stanley and Laura's house is at the extreme right in the picture. 

The McElroys bought the Leishman farm."

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In addition to the parade, Lachute station and threshing photos, I believe my father took the following photos. 

The Christmas photos were part of a series he did of Geneva and Lachute families during December 1947 using:

"Brownie box camera time exposure, with two photoflood lamps with cardboard/aluminum foil homemade reflectors."

Mrs Bradley, Laura, Heather, Rosemary, Stanley.

Heather, Rosemary, Stanley Rodger.

Heather, Stanley and Laura.

Tobogganing on Douglas' farm - Rosemary, Heather, Kenny.

Laura, Heather; (back) Rosemary, Douglas, Kenny, Stanley, LC Gagnon, Bobby, Bea.
December 1947

Stanley and Laura's home, 1948

Heather at Lachute Road

Heather at Laura's family home - Ile aux Chats.

Laura and her mother, Mrs Bradley

Rosemary, Laura, Heather with Stanley's 1947 Studebaker, c1949

Stanley Rodger disking

Rosemary Gagnon and Heather Rodger


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LC Gagnon, photographer, August 1948.
Shown with his homemade enlarger at his family apartment, Sherbrooke St, Westmount.
The enlarger included an old bellows camera from 'Aunt' Alice Gall.