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Look at the Inwood Red Cross Society
Posted on Thursday, November 29, 2012 12:00 AM
I'm conducting research for the Lambton Heritage Museum's 2013 exhibit, Shine: Spotlight on Women of Lambton. I've been looking for good examples of women making positive change in their communities and beyond through formal organizations. In the Lambton Room's vault I found some really interesting material from the Inwood Red Cross Society, not an entirely female society but one with many female members. The Inwood Red Cross Society was established just after the outbreak of WWII to support...
Peek Into The Doors Open Lambton County Weekend
Posted on Sunday, September 30, 2012 12:00 AM
Doors Open Lambton County has just closed its first year. I had the chance to visit lots of sites over the last two days (but not all of them, too many to see in one weekend!) Here's some of the highlights of my Doors Open weekend. I'd love to hear any comments about places that other people visited and what they saw!
[IMAGE] Charlie Fairbank, fourth generation owner of Fairbank Oil Properties, takes the reins of the horse-drawn wagon tour of his oil property. Charlie took us through the oil fields...
Much To Learn About Maps!
Posted on Saturday, June 30, 2012 12:00 AM
[IMAGE] Fire Insurance Plan of downtown Sarnia, May 1958. "Insurance Plan of the City of Sarnia, Ont. Including the Village of Point Edward."
The Lambton Room's collection is full of interesting primary sources (original material created in the past), and maps are one of our most interesting passports into history. Many maps include not only the names of streets and towns, but also details about the topography of an area that can provide valuable insight into natural history. Maps give not only a...
Tips and Tricks: Ancestry Library Edition
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 12:00 AM
Ancestry Library Edition is a wonderful tool that is available free of charge at library branches across Lambton County. If you aren't interested in acquiring a personal subscription to Ancestry.ca, the Library Edition is an excellent alternative. The more you know about the website's databases and search functions, the more information you can find about your ancestors. Here are some tips and tricks I learned in a recent webinar hosted by ProQuest that will help you navigate Ancestry Library Edition...
The Saga of the Moorings
Posted on Wednesday, April 25, 2012 12:00 AM
[IMAGE] The Old and the New: The Moorings before the structure's demolition. A new home was built on the property with the intention of removing the Moorings and it can be seen in the background.
It is always disappointing for the heritage community when historic buildings are demolished. The County of Lambton dealt with this issue recently when one of the county's oldest homes, a lakefront brick fortress in Hillsboro called "the Moorings," was demolished. Efforts to save the structure by the county's...