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| Postcards from the Past (courtesy of the Tom Wesdorp Collection) Thanks to Jack Wesdorp for scanning and delivery. |
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Main Entrance dated July 1909. |
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Main Entrance date unknown. |
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Main Entrance retouched in color and dated 1916. |  |
Gate House, dated 1913, probably being remodeled, was purchased in 1907. |
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Daisy dated January 1911. |
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Daisy date unknown. |
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Daisy dated November 1915. |
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Marcy Lester Cottage, shown fairly new here was built in 1910. |
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Daisy date unknown. |
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Main House probably the original building, circa 1900. |
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Main House dated July 1908. |
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Main House circa 1912. |
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Bitter Sweet retouched in color and dated January 1915. |
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Main House circa 1920. |
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Main House circa 1922. |
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Main House circa 1930. |
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Crest, date unknown, was built in 1913. |  |
School House, date unknown, was built in 1914 and named after Miss Emily Watson. |  |
School House date unknown. |
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School House dated July 1936. |
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Plum, originally the Laundry was remodeled in 1918. |  |
Chapel of the Child, date unknown, was built in 1914. |  |
MacKenzie Infirmary artist's color concept, built after 1960. |
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Pinetop: It is believed this was an early school house and boys dormitory that burned down near where the Chapel is today. |
| Converted slides from the Wesdorp family collection, taken from 1954 to 1959. Compliments of Jack Wesdorp |
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Another look at the Chapel of the Child. |  |
A look at the main road through the Chapel arch. |  |
Looking at Rapallo from the top of the hill. | 
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The Rap den with the dining room in the background. |
| Scanned photos compliments of Dan Dewey |
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Dan's corner of Big Dorm in
Rap. (circa 1960) |
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A Greer School brochure. |  |
The other side of the brochure. |
| Photos taken in October 1997 (Photographer: Tony Vaz) |
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Gatehouse from the main road. |
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Gatehouse from the lawn. Same picture as on the home page. |
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View down the road to Marcy. |  |
View of the old football field. Now just tennis courts. |
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Daisy's former loc- ation from the main road. |
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Daisy's fire pit or what's left of it. |
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Daisy's foundation with Gate in the background. |
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The old cow pasture. Daisy would be
at center with Rapallo at center right. |
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The old cow pasture from near the girl's hockey field. Rapallo would be at center. |
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Looking down the hill towards Daisy site. Hockey field would be left of tree on left. |
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Looking down the path to Daisy. The girls' hockey field was at center left. |
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The white pine grove overlooking Daisy. Was great for picnics. Hockey field in front. |
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High School as part of The Fountains at Millbrook complex. |  |
High School as part of The Fountains at Millbrook complex. |  |
High School as part of The Fountains at Millbrook complex. |  |
The "Mainhouse" of The Fountains at Millbrook.That cupola looks very familiar! |
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An aerial view of The Fountains at Millbrook complex. For perspective! |
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Florence Rapallo's grave site. |
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The "road" to Ledge. |  |
The end of the road for Ledge. Is there any hope? |
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Chapel of the Child. May it stand forever! |
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The old horse- chestnut tree across the street from the Chapel of the Child. |
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Northern end of Ledge. Can she be saved? |
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Main entry way of Ledge. Through these portals... |
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Right church, right pew. Some things never change...and that's good. |
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The most beautiful sight at Hope Farm! |
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A 1950's site map. Drawn from
memory and a little help from Delorme's Street Atlas 5.0! Submit later or earlier versions for inclusion, if you like. | ||
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The old traffic circle in Millbrook. |
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Halcyon Hall. Better known as Bennett Jr. College. |
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Halcyon Hall. Another victim of time and economics. |
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Halcyon Hall. Good bye, ladies. We loved you dearly! |