WHAT'S IN  A NAME?
 
THE  ORIGIN OF THE NAME "LOST VILLAGES"

    The following information was received from Fran Laflamme.  As the "first" president of the Lost Villages Historical Society, Fran was there when the name was envisaged for our society.  Fran took pen in hand and described for us the origin of our "Lost Villages Historical Society". Now that the name "Lost Villages" is becoming known and is in widespread use, it would be wise to document the origin. 

   In  the mid 1970's, Mary Mack, the first female councilor in Cornwall and a pillar of the Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry- Cornwall Historical Society, first used the name in a telephone conversation  with Fran.  She chided Fran for not being a member of that  society.  Fran told her she had a much stronger interest in preserving the story and artifacts of the flooded villages.   "Ah yes, you want to tell the story of the Lost Villages." remarked Mary. 

   The term had a certain poetic turn  that stayed with Fran, and when, a few years later (1977), the small  group met to form the present society, it was unanimously agreed by  the members to use Miss Mack's name.


 

Our  Mission 

   The Lost Villages  Historical  Society is an incorporated nonprofit  charitable organization.  This group of dedicated individuals support the development of educational and museum archiving programs at  the  Lost Villages Museum Site in Ault Park, Long  Sault, Ontario.

   The members of the Society help run a variety of activities and events during the tourist season (early  spring,  summer and late fall). With this support, the museum  site is able to operate six months a year.

   One of the main  goals of the Lost Villages Historical Society is  to inform the public, and specifically school   children, about the loss of communities which formerly existed along the St. Lawrence River,  prior to the building of the St. Lawrence Seaway  and Power Project in the late 1950s.

If you would like to become a member of the society, please see our membership page.

                                                                            

                       Sandtown Church Weddings

Located in Ault  Park at The Lost Villages Museum site, this quaint rustic  building is available for  rental.  The historic Sandtown Church will  provide a one of a kind wedding memory. 

For  further  information call
(613)534-2197, or see  our
Weddings Page!

Archives

   Do you have photos or artifacts that relate to  the Lost Villages, Seaway Construction or shipping on the river?

   If you would like to donate them,  please contact our president, Jane Craig and/or the museum at (613)534-2197.

   Should you want scanned copies  posted in these pages, then please contact our webmaster and we will be more than happy to post your pictures with the appropriate acknowledgments.

 

For all the  latest information on whats happening at  the  museum
and within the society, be sure to check out our Newspage!

General  Store    

A variety  of items are available for purchase at the General  Store.  Be sure to stop by during your visit to The Lost Villages Museum  site.  For a list of items for sale,  please  see our Items for Sale page.

 

The Lost Villages Historical Society received a grant from the Trillium Foundation which enabled  students from Rothwell-Osnabruck School in  Ingleside to create a CD of songs about the human impact of the Seaway project.
They were  assisted on the project by musician James  Gordon.
For  more info see our Items  for Sale page.
     

Bus Tours

Enjoy an entertaining and educational tour created by Mary Lynn (Johnston) Alguire, from the lost village of Mille Roches.

Tours run alternating Sundays from June to October. 

For more information please call (613)534-2197,
or check  our Tours page for  details.