Middleville, Ontario

Catalogue of Photographs
Picture
Sanderson Camera used to take photographs in the Macaulay-Borrowman Collection
The Macaulay- Borrowman Photography Collection is part of the Middleville and District Museum's collection.  The photographs are a glimpse into the lives of the community and the people who lived there. There are family portraits, casual photos of everyday life and pictures of the buildings that made up the village landscape; some still standing and others long gone. 
The negatives were produced by chemical reaction of metallic salts to light on glass plates. The fragile glass negatives could be used to produce many copies of the same image, a remarkable feat for the time. Each of the glass negatives measures 6  1/2 inches  by  4  3/4 inches. 
The extensive collection of 300 glass negatives are housed in the Middleville and District Museum. ​
We have begun the process of sharing some of the photographs from the Macaulay - Borrowman Collection on our website and will continue to add more.  We hope you will browse it to see if there are any interesting connections you can make with the names and subjects. There is a considerable amount of history hidden in plain sight in these photos and their descriptions. If you are lucky enough to make a connection and would like to view the photo, jot down the PA number included at the end of each photo description.  You can view any of these special photos while visiting the museum in person. 
Catalogue of Photographs:
​To view each photograph, click on the highlighted blue photo name.
771 Series 
Penman's Sawmill, 8th Line, Lanark Township on Hugh Rodger's Lot
PA-77194
Eva Rodger Rintoul and Jim
PA-77195
Jessie McKay and Jean McKirdy
PA-77197
Jean Rankin, Nellie Borrowman and Edna Bowen
PA-77198
722 Series
Dave Barr and Margaret Grace Knull's  Family from Hall's Mills
(Peter, John, Maria, Isabella, Dave, Wilfred, Alfred, Ross and Kenneth)
PA-77200
Lulu Sommerville
PA-77202
Timothy Sweeney with William Langstaff's team hauling milk to Middleville Cheese Factory
PA-77203
Borrowman's Wheat Field with Wesley Borrowman stooking grain
PA-77205
Mina Anderson and friend, Ernest McKinley
PA-72207
Margaret Affleck 
PA-77208
Minnie Erskine
PA-77209
Farm Group
PA-77210
Janet Taylor
PA-77211
Jennie McLaughlin
PA-77212
Wesley Borrowman
PA-77213
Jessie McCurdy and Janet Penman
PA-77214
Mina Anderson, Cora and Archie Anderson
PA-72215
McCallum Family
PA-77217
Lizzie and Jean McCurdy
PA-77218
Two Ladies and two girls
PA-77219
Loyal Crusaders, 1908
PA-77220
Mrs Wm Rodger, Mrs Hicks and child
PA-77221
Mrs Wm Rodger, Mrs Hicks and child
PA-77222
J Penman Sawmill Gang, 1909
Peter Barr, Fred Woods, R L Somerville, Rex Penman, Mel Woods, Jack Miller & William Wilson
PA-77223
Addie Blackburn, wife of Arthur McIntyre
PA-77224
Family of James Penman, Evan, Tena, Ronnie, Rex
PA-77225
Flossie Affleck
PA-77226
Mrs T Wilson, Earl George, Howard, Ernest
PA-77227
Rev Alymer Borrowman's daughter, Gladys
PA-72228
Mr & Mrs Alex McKay, Jenny, Jimmy, Jesse, Edith, Elizabeth, Agnes, Margaret
PA-77229
Harry Thompson, Ida Mather, Nettie Blackburn, Maggie Blackburn, David Burke, Bella Blackburn
PA-77230
James Family
PA-77231
Picnic Group
PA-77232
Church Party Group
Back row: Edna Bowen, Bella Mitchell, Maggie Blackburn, Ethel Croft, Nettie Blackburn, Carrie Somerville,
Mabel Blackburn, Jean Rankin, Clara Croft & Mrs McCauley, Front row: Nettie Creighton, Maggie Moffat,
Lizzie McIntyre, Minnie Erskine, Aggie Affleck, Mary Hogg, AnnaBella Creighton, Madge Creighton & Nellie Rodger
PA-77234
Jennie McLaughlin
PA-77235
Pioneer cabin attached to house of Archie Campbell, Lot 17, Conc 8 Lanark Twp
PA-77236
Borrowman's field at harvest with Annie Jackson and Wesley 
PA-77237
Nettie and Madge Creighton in buggy with Alec Scoular
PA-72239
Matt Somerville's house
PA-77240
Family of James Rankin, Jack, Ida, Nina, Tena, Margaret, Billy, Rena, Mervyn, Earl
Mill house at the Clyde
PA-77241
Family of John Somerville Sr, Kate, Liala, Maggie, Mrs Lawrence, Winnie Lawrence, Carrie Rodger, Ethel Affleck, Olive Bell
PA-77242
Family of Robert S Rodger, James, Mary, Carrie, Ruth, Robert S, Lorna, Mrs Rodger, Gertrude, Bessie, Margaret
PA-77243
Andrew Arnott with James and Harold
PA-77244
George Mather with load of logs at bush lot, 1910
PA-77247
Archie Campbell's barn yard, 1905
PA-77249
Picnic at Black Rock, Thompson's
PA-77250
Mrs Dave Mather, George and Ida Mather on binder
PA-77251
Lena Nairn and Effie Wilson 
PA-72253
Nell, Kate, Ed, Wesley and Bill Borrowman
PA-77254
Robbie Affleck and his wife
PA-77255
Wedding of Willie Gibson and Janet Gunn at Gunn's house
PA-72256
Rodger and Eric Somerville
PA-77257
David Burke
PA-77258
Robert J Affleck
PA-77260
Wedding photo of Mr & Mrs George Mather
George Mather, Maude Anderson Mather with Nettie Blackburn
PA-77261
Daughters of Mr & Mrs William McIntyre
Lena (Mrs Hutton), Alex, Minnie (Mrs Mel Morrison), Grace (Mrs Allie Buffam), Nellie (Mrs J Herron),
Ida (Mrs Albert May) & Jean (Mrs Hilton Thompson) 
PA-77262
Family of Mr & Mrs James Dodds
Children: Jenny, Harold, Jim, Bessie & Helen
PA-77263
Mr & Mrs William B Affleck with Jessie & Amanda
PA-77264
Mr & Mrs George Mather with Ross, Arthur & Elva
PA-77265
Mr & Mrs Peter Reid and son Wilfred
PA-77266
Mrs George Mather, Mrs Alf McDougall, Mrs Albert Craig
PA-77267
Jean & Lena McIntyre
PA-77268
Jim, Dave Jr, Harry, Billy, Matt & Dave Sr Somerville making jumper sleigh
Back row: Jim Somerville, Dave Somerville Jr, Harry Somerville,
Front row: Billy Somerville, Matt Somerville & Dave Somerville Sr
PA-77269
James, William & George Penman at Penman Mill
PA-77270
Group of Somerville, Affleck & Mather relatives at RR Affleck's veranda 
R.C. Somerville, Alden Affleck, Robby Somerville, Roy Affleck, Lloyd Somerville, Jack Mather, R.R. Affleck, Margaret Somerville, Mrs. R.C. Somerville, Mrs. Jack Mather, Ethel Somerville and Johnny Mather
PA-77271
Flower Drill Group, Middleville, 1910
Jenny Somerville, Minnie Mather, Eva Rodger, Tena McIntyre, Mabel, Jean McIntyre, Miss Chown, Lila Somerville, Ida Affleck, Clara Somerville, Nettie Blackburn, Lena Nairn
PA-77272
Group of Middleville Women, 1912
Back row: Jean Rankin, Jessie May Affleck, Edna Bowen, Miss Berry, Minnie Erskine, Mary Hogg, Mabel Blackburn, Clara Croft and Maggie Moffat  Front row: Nettie Somerville, Nettie Creighton, Nettie Blackburn, Madge Creighton, Jenny Affleck and Ethel Somerville
​PA-77273
Group of Middleville Girls, 1910
Group of Middleville girls at Reverend Macaulay’s in 1910  Back row: Minnie Mather, Bessie Affleck, Lena Nairn, Kate Manson, Bella Mitchell, Edna Rodger, Evelyn Somerville, Margaret McIlraith, Annie Liddle, Addie Blackburn  Front row: Ida Mather, Fanny Manson, Jenny Somerville, Rachel Macaulay, Lila Somerville, Mary Affleck, Ida Affleck, Nettie Somerville, Clara Somerville
​PA-77274
Group of Middleville Ladies circa 1908-1910
Mina Anderson, Addie McIntyre, Miss A. Baird, Mary Hogg, Edna Bowen, Mrs. Macaulay, Mrs. Kingsley, Edna Wallace, Rachel Macaulay, Margaret McIlraith, Agnes Yuill, Maggie Manson, Lila Somerville, Violet Parker, Margaret Affleck, Jean Yuill, Agnes Macaulay, Margaret Somerville and Ollie Wallace
PA-77275
Community Group of Men, Middleville, 1908
Back row: Mel Woods, Peter Barr, Fred Woods, Lew Somerville, Jim penman, Allie Blackburn, Wilfred Reid, Jim Blackburn, Arthur McIntyre and Lawrence Croft  Front row: Wylie Affleck, Lorne Somerville, Jack Miller, Johnny Mather, Billy Somerville, Willie Wilson, Roy Affleck, Lot Mitchell, A>B> Craig, Bobby Somerville, Allie Blackburn
PA-77276
Archie Rankin's House 
(Mr. and Mrs. Rankin on porch)
PA-77277
Mrs. George Creighton's House
(Nettie, Madge and Mrs. Creighton)
PA-77278   
Allan Blackburn's House and Wood Work Shop
PA-77280
The Middleville Hotel  built circa 1884
(owned by George Aitkman, William McIntyre, Ab Cunningham and George Mather)
L-R: Ross Mather, George Mather, Mrs Mather, Ida Affleck, Elva Mather & Arthur Mather
PA-77281
A R McIntyre General Store
PA-77282
Maggie Moffat, Mr & Mrs James Penman with Rex, Tena, Evan & Ronald
Penman Family: Maggie Moffat, Rex Penman, Mrs. James Penman with Tena on her knee, James Penman with Ronnie on his knee and Evan
​PA-77283
Archibald Campbell's House
​(Built 1880, Penman House)
(Mr. and Mrs. Campbell, Mrs. Leaky, Lottie Penman, Hazel Leaky)
PA-77284
Statute Road Labour, Galbraith circa 1905
PA-77285
Middleville Cheese Factory
PA-77286
Middleville Village Pump
on Main Street
PA-77287
Middleville Main Street
Main Street, Middleville  (looking northward)
(showing Croft’s Store, Baptist Manse, Congregational Church, Affleck house)
PA-77288
St. Paul's Presbyterian Church (now known as Trinity United Church) 
PA-77289
Glacial Rock on Borrowman's farm with Russell and Wesley Borrowman
PA-77290
First Congregational Church, Middleville
located across from fairgrounds
PA-77291
Mary Borrowman Affleck at 100 years of age
​PA-77292
Group of Cousins, Creighton, Baird, Affleck, Somerville & Mather
Nettie Creighton, Nettie Baird, Jessie May Affleck, Madge Creighton, Ida Affleck, Harry Mather, Nettie Somerville, Bill Somerville, Margaret Baird
PA-77293
Elva Mather, George Mather, Evan Craig & Bob Nairn at Mather sugar camp
PA-77295
Class photo, Middleville School
Middleville School photo  1899
Back Row: John T. Robertson, Billy Liddle, Mary Affleck, Wilfred Reid, Alden Affleck, Ethel Somerville, Olive Blackburn, Jennie Affleck, Annie Mitchell, Annie Smith, Ida Mather, Agnes Affleck
Centre Row: John C. Mather, Johnny Mather, Big Roy Affleck, Fred Liddle, Jim Rodger, Sinclair Mitchell, Scott Mather, Landowne Burke, Allie Blackburn, Addie Blackburn, Jean McIntyre, Sadie Jones, Mary Affleck, Essie Cunningham
Bottom Row: Wee Roy Affleck, W.R. Somerville, Wylie Affleck, Robert Somerville, Clifford Affleck, James Howith, Herb Jackson, Arthur McIntyre, David Burke, Nellie Rodger, Nellie McIntyre, Eda Robertson, Ida Affleck, Clara Somerville
​PA-77296
Jack Mather's sugar camp
L to R: Maggie Blackburn, Ethel Somerville, Jack Mather, Minnie Mather, Evelyn Somerville, Jimmy Rankin and Lizzie Chalmers (in front)
PA-77297
Mr & Mrs William Affleck with Margaret, Jennie & Bessie
PA-77298
789 Series
Joe Amell with team at Thomas Jackson's bush lot
​PA-78980
Mr & Mrs Joseph Amell wedding photograph
​PA-78981
Russell E Borrowman
​PA-78982
Mr & Mrs William Liddle
​PA-78984
Ethel Agnes Miller
​PA-78985
Ethel Agnes Miller
PA-78986
William Pretty & Family
​PA-78987
Mrs William H Baird, four generations
​PA-78988
Mrs Baird Stewart, Mrs Proven, Mrs McNicol Sr with Carrie & Edith
Four generations
PA-78989
Mary Borrowman Affleck at 100 years of age with family
Back Row L-R: Marion Affleck Watt, Jean W Affleck Rodger, Amanda Grey Affleck, Maude Watt Reid
Front Row L-R: Elizabeth Affleck Currie, Mary Borrowman Affleck, Marion Reid McPhail, Helen Rodger
​PA-78990
Mary Borrowman Affleck at 100 years of age with Elizabeth Affleck Currie and Amanda Affleck 
​PA-78991
Mr & Mrs Alex Ferrier wedding photograph
PA-78992
Mr & Mrs Lorne & Nina Liddle in military uniform
​PA-78993
Mr & Mrs William Liddle 
​PA-78994
Mr & Mrs William Liddle 
PA-78995
Mr & Mrs John Reid wedding photograph
​PA-78996
Mr & Mrs John Reid wedding photograph
​PA_78997
Mr & Mrs Stewart Forbes
​PA-78998
Ab Craig's Family, Cecil, Elmer, Bill & Charlie
PA-78999
790 Series
Congregational Church  (Stone)
PA-79046
791 Series
Allan Blackburn's 'New' House 
PA-79108
792 Series
Myra Barr Paul
​PA-79200
Mabel Reid & Miss Barr
​PA-79201
Mary Robertson, Minnie Mather & Nettie Somerville, 1908
​PA-79202
Boyd Campbell's Store, Lanark Village
became Glenayr Knit Mill
PA-79203
Drummond Cheese Factory
​PA-79204
Hazel Jackson & Jennie Kirkham 
​PA-79205
Hazel & Alma Jackson
​PA-79206
William Jackson, Aylmer Jackson, Jennie Kirkham & Hazel Jackson
​PA-79207
Thomas Jackson, dressing pork
PA-79208
Borrowman's Sugar Camp
​PA-79209
Russell E Borrowman at Drummond Centre
​PA-79211
Town Hall, Lanark Village
burned in Lanark fire
​PA-79212
Drummond Cheese Factory & house
PA-79216
Flossie Affleck & Myrtle Blackburn
​PA-79218
Erwin and Elizabeth Pretty
​PA-79219
Hannah Affleck with Helen & Dorothy
​PA-79220
Clifford Affleck
​PA-79221
William B Affleck with cow
​PA-79222
Bob McNeil
​PA-79223
Mrs William Miller with Granddaughter, Helen at Drummond
​PA-79224
Hugh Rodger's Barn, 1910
PA-79225
Nettie & Addie Blackburn
PA-79226
Bessie & Helen Dodds
PA-79227
Nena Baird, Hopetown
​PA-79228
Mrs Bowen with Edna
PA-79230
Evan Craig & Matt Somerville shingling roof
​PA-79231
Sinclair Florist Hot house & flowers, 1900-1910
​PA-79232
Perth Courier and Proprietors, 1834-1920
​PA-79233
Large barns, possibly Drummond area
PA-79234
Large Flower Garden with car, 1908
​PA-79235
Railway Bridge at Crow Lake
​PA-79236
James McLaren's farm & house
​PA-79237
Revere Hotel with old stables, Perth 
WJ Flett, Proprietor
PA-79239
Code's Knitting Mill, Perth
PA-79240
Street Parade, Perth, 1900
​PA-79241
Cottage with stone chimney, Perth
​PA-79242
House with front porch and veranda, Perth
​PA-79243
Sherriff Thompson's stone house on Gore Street, 1895
​PA-79244
House on corner of Gore Street, East and Bolton Street, Perth
PA-79245
Wooden House, Perth
PA-79246
Magistrate McNeely's house on Craig Street, Perth 
​PA-79247
Frame House with trim
PA-79248