Savard WI Tweedsmuir Community History, Volume 5, [1911] - [1969], p. 1

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' _ DESCRIPTION OF 1?p211pLl..i'Lei. These are the only pictures that I have that apply in any way to the "History of South Robillard. I have no duplicates or negatives of any of these pictures, and would like to have them returned. You are welcome to have Copies made of all, or as many as you wish, of these pictures. There is no hurry for their return. Take all the time that you need. (I) Mr. and tire. Rudolf Place Podorosky. This was taken at their home near the shore _ of of Long Lake just across the lake from Fred Shadick's farm. They were generally known just by the name of "Flack”. The full name is on Rudolf's Tomb Stone at the ' cemetery in Charlton. This would have been taken before 1980. _ (2). Louis R. Hughes and Nellie in Louis' rowboat on the Blanche River just} about opposite Louis' house in the early 19206. Louis had the distinction of being - T the first white man to winter in the Charlton area. Louis probably took more fish out of the Blanche River and long Lake than any other man, . (5) A winter picture of Louis Hughes standing in front of his house, probably taken in the early 1980W. . (g) From the left, Louis Hughes, Keith Reavel and Paddy Campeau. This was the first camp that Paddy built on his property at the head of Long Lake in 1989. Bob Etc------; /vcci:r(hyii.ek helped Paddy to build it during the summer of? 1989. This picture was/ _ taken in 1955 or 1954. Keith Reavell was the oldest son of .Tim Reavell who/home- T strrsteaded, land in North Robillard in the early days. Paddy's property was onghg .. west side of Long Lake. There was no road within many miles of his camp. Bis "N. only means of access was by water in the summer, and a tmoThi-Bhoe trail on the "ss "ice in the winter. For a month or so in the spring, and again in the fall he "i, _ was completely isolated. His nearest neighbours at the time that the picture l was taken were the Peterson's six miles dorm the lake. At that time Paddy owned an 18 foot freighter canoe which he used to paddle dorm to Charlton. (5) From the left, Mrs. Oswald Attwater, formerly Margaret Ethel Andrews, her fath- er, John Andrews and 'tld Attwater taken in front of the farm hone in 1915. (6) Tom Henebery and his team of French Canadians, Fan and Nance, taken. on his farm Lrthe early 1920's. "_." -‘ ..- . (7) This picture of Burt Graham was taken on a farm near Barrie in the late 1940‘s. Cl _ Burt had the Attwater farm rented from 1955 until 1957. wm" . r-,". t ', "rr-, . o,; -“ "a j, (8) Mr, and Mrs. Moody Teeple with their grand children and one great grand child taken in front of their farm home in the 1940's ', . , _ (9) Mr. and Mrs. Tom Cambridge and sons Warren and Sydney. This was taken on the Attwater farm in the late 1930's. Mrs. G'ambsridgieseu1d..tia'es, boys lived on the Birch farm for a time during the second World war while Tom Was serving in the army. ' Before that; they had farmed in Truax Township, on the Elk Lake road a mile or so beyond Moody Teeple's farm. Later the Cambridges‘moved to Thalehart. I (IO) Tom Henebery with his grand children, Eleanor and baby. Clare pddeholm, The girls are the daughters of Tom's oldest daughter, Susan. This was taken on Tom's farm in the early 1940's. _

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