The Chapleau Historical Picture Collection

Reproduced with kind permission of the Chapleau Public Library

Chapleau residents near Chapleau or Mulligan's Bay about 1928. Vince Crichton estimated that this picture was taken no later than 1900 but some recent information makes 1928 more likely. The new info was supplied by John Serre who is the grandson of T.R. Serre (No. 5) and the son of John (No. 9). Here is what John Serre Jr. tells us in 2005: "There is a man with a beret with a cap badge on it, which might indicate post WWI. My Grandfather was in the war as well. Dad looks about 5 there (I also recognize his mug) so I'm thinking 1928."

Those known are as follows:
(1) Mrs. Alec Langis
(2) Mr. Alec Langis
(3) Mr. Charles Lamother
(4) Mrs. T.R. (Hilda Barrett) Serre
(5) Mr. T.R. Serre. His grandson John Serre tells us: "the T.R. stood for (not sure of the spelling) Telesfor Rudolph".
(6) Lydia Langis
(7) Emma Noel
(8) Charles Mulligan
(9) T.R. Jon Serre the son of the man with the pipe. His son John Robert Jr. tells us in 2005 that John Robert (Bob) Serre Sr. was the youngest Town Clerk in Chapleau history. This John Robert (Bob) Serre who was born in 1923 and looks to be about 8 years old here. Hence the assumption that this picture was taken about 1915. His son John Robert Jr. has a website at www.hummproductions.com
(10) Mrs. Isidore Lafrance
(11) Mrs. Frank Bertrand
(12) Frank Bertrand.Held in Frank Bertrand's arms is Edward (Bisic) Bertrand.
(13) Harry Chartrand