The Villages

Woodlands

Woodlands main road, ca. 1950s
Looking west along Highway 2 at the small community of Woodlands. The church can be seen on the right.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Apiary, ca. 1930
Apiarist Harvey Fickes and his nephew Ross pose with a swarm of bees.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Fickes' House on Highway 2, ca. early 50s
Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
McLaren farm
Home and farm of Lorne and Connie McLaren and Lena McLaren, now the present-day site of McLaren Camp GroundsCourtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Family home of Ernest & Elena Campbell
Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Camp-Belle Cottages, ca. late 1940s
Camp-Belle was the popular tourist establishment owned by Ernest and Elena Campbell.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Camp-Belle Cottages, ca. late 1940s
Ernest Campbell posing in front of his small grocery and supply store. Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Camp-Belle in the late 1930s
Like many advertising cards from the period, this one is both misspelled and mislabeled as "Wales".Source: Private collector
Refreshment booth, ca. late 1940s
This small refreshment booth was operated by Alice Campbell, Ernest Campbell's niece.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Alice's store, ca. 1940s
Alice Campbell (left) in front of her store.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church and the cemetery
Courtesy: Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry Historical Society
St. Matthew's Presbyterian Church - 151st Anniversary, August 1946
The Reverend H. Keith Markell with his father Clare Markell to his right and Reverend Ivan Gamble to his left. Ivan Eaman and William Maginnis (l-r) are standing in the rear.Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
Florence Vallance (centre) June 21, 1957
Mrs. Vallance was last teacher at the Woodlands Public School, June 21, 1957. Courtesy: Lost Villages Historical Society
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