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Greenview Farm was the residence and farm of Richard H. Crake, wheat farmer, and covered 212 acres in 1906. It was located on the "Bond Head Rd.", or Highway 88 near Bond Head. It was first the Tyrwhitt Farm, owned by Colonel Tyrwhitt of Bond Head, before Crake bought it in 1903. Crake farmed here until 1914, when it was sold to F. Smelser. He was known to the town as Dick Crake.

Photograph of logs being hauled on the farm of Joseph Martin (1873-1946) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Spiers) (abt. 1883-unknown).

Joseph was the son of Thomas Martin (1840-1919) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Lee) (1850-1936). Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Lee (nee Graham) (abt. 1825-1903).

Loose hay on the way to storage on the Faris farm. The way hay was handled before the pick-up baler arrived in the 1940's.

Herb and Mabel Hughes (nee Bell) and their children Ken, Ross, Ernie, Herbie, Mary, and Mabel.

Barn on the (Roy, Orville) Hughes farm, the south half of Lot 1, Concession 2. The Hughes' farm shows two styles of barns. The early shed roof on the left and then the hip roof on the right barn (added in 1937).

Back Row: Albert and Pheobe (Hughes) Robertson, Joel E. Hughes and George Hughes. Front Row: Frederick and Elizabeth (Hughes) Willis, Rachel (Hughes) and Norman Walker.

One of the early pioneer families was the Hughes family who continue to live on this homestead.

Joel and Ida Hughes' children, Roy, Orville and Irma Hughes, in front of the Holmes house on the day of their father's funeral.

John and Gladys Cronan and Julie and Armenio Neto.

Photograph of Joseph Martin (1873-1946) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Spiers) (abt. 1883-unknown) as a young couple.

Joseph was the son of Thomas Martin (1840-1919) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Lee) (1850-1936). Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Lee (nee Graham) (abt. 1825-1903).