The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

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The Martin/Black family photos, 1920s to 1950s

These photos are from the Martin family photo album from the 1920s through the 1950s.
Wilbur and Wanda Martin travelled frequently to Lac Pemichangan from their home in Athens, Ohio, starting sometime in the 1920s. During that time, the Martin and the Knight families hunted, fished, camped and worked together to build some of the earliest cabins on the lake. The Martin's two children, Bob and Nancy, were practically raised at the lake. Wilbur and Wanda Martin passed on long ago, but their daughter Nancy (now Nancy Black) continues travelling with her husband, Don Black, to the family cabin at Lac Pemichangan to this day.
Most photos are from the 1930s and 1940s. The dates are approximate in most cases and some are probably wrong, but the order is basically correct.
These photos were scanned and posted by Wilbur Martin's grandson, Randy Black, who now lives with his wife Vivian, in San Diego, California. Randy and Vivian are happy to share these memories with all who feel a connection to Lac Pemichangan. If any of you can provide a fuller or more accurate description for any of these photos, or if you have other photos from the same era that you would like to scan and share, please don't hesitate to contact Randy at randy@blacksdesign.com. All the best!

Date: 07/12/2005

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1930s Lac Pemichangan Movie Movies shot by Alvin Lamborn of of the lake between 1934 and 1939 Date: 02/12/2017	1927: May be the Martin family's first trip to Lac Pemichangan. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 9924 Comments: 1	1930: View of big Island Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4723	1930: View of Island from south shore Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4569	1930s: Arthur & Jock Knight, Arty McPherson, Rene & Old Joe Knight, Lucien Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5039	1930s: Arty McPherson, Arthur, Dick, Rene, Lucien, Jock Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4517
1930s: O.T. Williams, Fred Knight, Vern and Esther Lamborn, Joe and Alvin Lamborn. Late 1930s Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4855	1930s: Farm on hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4395	1930s: Arthur, Wilbur, OT Williams, Orelle, Jock, Old Joe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4351	1930s: Joe, Mary Williams, Wanda, Wilbur, OT Williams, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4986	1930s: Camping at Lac. Wanda Martin at right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4715	1930s: Baby Nancy (or Bob?) Martin being weighed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4844 Comments: 1
1930s: OT Williams and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3708	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3492	1930s: Wilbur Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3545	1930s: Rene and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3716	1930s: View from field. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3349	1930s: Farm with swamp in forground. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3486
1930s: Pasture and Pointy Mountain. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2917	1930s: When Fraiser's was new. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2836	1930: View of big island. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3097	1931: Rene and Alvin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3075	1932. Camping at Fred's landing. Wanda, Joe, ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3323	1932: Camping before shack was built. Wanda, ?, Joe, Arthur, Old Joe, Rene. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3273
1933: Camping with farm in background. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3907	1933: Camping at lake. Rene, Wanda, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3567	1933: Camping. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3039	1934: Baby Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2833	1934: Martin shack on the island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3070	1934: Nancy and Aunt Vivian. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2807
1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2771	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3328	1934: Wilbur, Nancy, and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3964 Comments: 1	1934: Potty Break. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3247	1934: Martin shack on island in middle of Lac Pemich. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2897	1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2843
1935: Martin shack being rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2751	1935: Old Joe, Fred, Wanda. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2776	1935: Rene Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3078	1935: Martin shack and tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2928	1935: Martin shack, rebuilt on shore. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2991	1935: The Martin shack and half of Philips/Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5109 Comments: 1
1936: Charles Passeu. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3362	1936: Nancy Martin on the family's dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2839	1936: Martin shack with tent. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2843	1937: Athens (Ohio) News Article. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3120	1937: Martin shack and Robataille. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2905	1937: Robataille and farmhouse. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5051 Comments: 1
1937: Little Nancy with mom Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2956	1945?: Bob, Nancy, Wilbur in new boat he made in Freds Shed. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2720	1938: Chalie Passea and little Nancy. Mrs. Knight's cabin and Boots the dog in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2887	1938: Dube and Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4439	1938: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3080	1940s: Bill Burge. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2962
1940s: New cabin with ice chest on porch. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2939	1940s: Dick Knight and Bob Martin in birch bark canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3477	1940s: Jock Knight and Claude Westerfall at shack. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3544	1940s: Mildred McPherson and Wanda Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5910 Comments: 1	1940s: Postcard from Kazubazua, became Irwins. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3749	1940s: Priest's point. Now known as the Goldsberry's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2964
1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge (Wanda's cousin), Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2809	1940s: The Martin shack finished with shutters and bedroom addition. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3017	1940s: The Martin shack. Bill Burge on porch, Wanda to the right. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2772	1940s: Wilbur and friend. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2709	1940s: Wilbur and ?. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2875	1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3015
1940s: Wilbur and Dick Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3095	1940s: Wilbur and others portaging canoe. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 4943	1941. Nancy and Wanda Martin with Teddy the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2682	1945: Dow in Martin's yard with Roland's and Fulton's in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2850	1945: Dow in boat. Notice fire damage to woods in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2747	1945: Group and Martin shack. Nancy, Bob, and Peter Dube. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3017
1945: The Martin shack. Nancy and dog Teddy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2913	1945: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3172	1945: Nancy, Dow, Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2971	1945: Nancy with Fred's dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2587	1945: Wilbur and Dow. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2942	1947: Building the present-day Martin cabin! Dick in center. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3155
1947: Framework of new Martin cottage with school house in back. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5405 Comments: 1	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Arthur, Dick, and Wilbur. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3038	1947: Building present-day Martin cabin. Wilbur on roof. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2596	1947: Finished Martin cabin. Brand new, no bathroom! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2715	1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2494	1948: Bob Martin in boathouse with new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2667
1948: Boathouse and new boat. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2472	1948: Nancy Martin in winter. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2460	1950: Nancy Martin with John Fraser. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2772	1950s: Alvin Lamborn. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3235	1950s: Annette (Fred's wife), Robert, Gaston, Lise, Ivan. Clearing Point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2847	1950s: Bob Martin and Arthur Knight. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3033
1950: Moose crossing lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5400 Comments: 1	1950s: Nancy Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3716	1950s: Old Mrs. Kight and Suzanne's grandparents (now Suzanne Patry). Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3289	1950s: Sledding in winter down by swamp. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3364	1950: Suzanne (now Suzanne Patry) at home on Stuart Street. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3057	1950s: Wanda Martin with dog Sox. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3103
1950s: Westfalls loading up for trip to the lake. Minus 40! Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3066	1950s: When the Archbishop visited lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3013	1950: Wilbur and Bob Martin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2702	1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2907	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2681	1951: Lamborn/Isabelle place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3261
1951: McPherson place. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 8634	1951: Winter view of the Phillips' place and the Martin's from lake Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 14327 Comments: 1	1951: The Martin cabin before seawall was built. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 5612	1951: Winter view of Martin cabin. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2967	1951: Sox the dog. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2945	1951: View from hill. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3155
1951: View from lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2849	1951: After snowstorm. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2700	1956: Building Kinsella's. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2679	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2674	1957: Don Black on first trip to lake before getting married to Nancy. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2746	1957: Don and Nancy barely visible on dock. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2782
1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2741	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2976	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2606	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 2782	1958: Second Martin cottage on point property. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 3599	1958: View when Mrs. Knight's shed was there. Date: 07/12/2005 Views: 8211

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Dear Vivian and Randy,
Last fall i took pics of the place as it is today when I went hunting. I'd be glad to add them up to your collection if you like. Send me an e-mail at [removed] if you are interested.
Bruno

Posted by Bruno Venne on Wed 06 Aug 2008 01:27:22 PM PDT

did you get them, part 2

I forgot to put my name at the bottom of the last message. I am Bruno, grandson of Bermain Knight, one of the Knights brothers.

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:31:31 PM PDT

Did you get them

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Vivian and Randy,

I am wondering if you did received the pictures I sent you by e-mail today. Those are pictures of the Knights brothers. Thanks again for letting me download your pictures of Lac Pemichangan. Buy the way, the "Big Island"...

Posted by Guest on Wed 11 Oct 2006 11:28:44 PM PDT