Step into Frelighsburg history with archival photos of Main Street!
Can you find the spot where the photographer stood, many years ago?
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[1.] Looking south along Main Street, early on a crisp autumn morning. The massive three-storey
Missisquoi building still stands there today, its Mansard roof and ornamental details
largely unchanged. The fascinating little false-facade
building next to it is long gone, replaced by a parking lot.
Chemin Verger Modele can be seen rising in the distance. (Click to expand photo.)
[2.] Arthur Shepard's store. Several models of baby carriages, occupants and other unidentified.
Note that this General Store is today the site of the Cantine (closed in 2008), next to the Shell gas station.
[3.] Building on left - Capsey's Store and Post Office
(after Ben Reynold's); right side (by tree), house occupied by Judd family; Hotel building, occupied in my time by the
Emile Piette family; the next two brick houses are among the first buildings in Frelighsburg - the one next to the old
hotel was the site of the first store in the village, in 1801 operated by Geo. Wallace, later by G.R. (Rollie) Marvin.
It was also
the lodge rooms for the Independent
Order of Odd Fellows. Sarah Mitchell once lived there, as a dressmaker 1903-04. She
later lived across the road beside the Store and Post Office (this house not visible in picture). The square house in the background and
across the bridge was once the home of the Archi Goyette family, now the site of the Fina Gas Station.
Capsey's Store in Frelighsburg: Following several moves about the village, the Post Office remained here for nearly 50 years.
[4.] One time site of the Post Office in Frelighsburg. At the end
of the street, left centre, is Spencer House, in the
background and shadowed by the big pine tree is Henry Thompson's Feed Store, once the home of Uncle James Smith & Aunt Emily
(Holden) Smith; Jack Frary's Store; next small building was at one time the store of Will
Bockus and at this time also the site of the Post Office.
Post master was George Barnes, of Meig's Corner. Next house,
extreme right and behind the large maple, home of Dr. Downing.
When this picture was taken, the store was operated by Jean Baptiste Chalifeux. (This postcard used in September, 1911).
[5.] Capsey's Store in Frelighsburg. Mr. Capsey standing in front of building. The two girls
in the picture are thought to be Daudelins. First names anyone?? The White house on the corner was the site of a
former post office when it was the home of Dr. Elijah Rowell.
Photos and documents, courtesy of Sherman and Norma Young, Frelighsburg. 2009/07/21.
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