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Ontario Genealogical Society's 50th Anniversary
Posted on Tuesday, October 18, 2011 12:00 AM
The Ontario Genealogical Society celebrated its 50th birthday on October 15. Here is some background and history on the non-profit corporation that promotes the study of genealogy across Ontario.
Founded in 1961, the Ontario Genealogical Society developed with the sponsorship of the Pennsylvania German Folklore Society of Ontario at the University of Waterloo. Dr. G.E. Reaman served as the OGS's first president. The society published its first newsletter, Bulletin, in August of 1962; it would...
A Foreign Affair: Upcoming Book Launch and Theatre Presentation at the Oil Museum of Canada
Posted on Friday, September 16, 2011 12:00 AM
Foreign Driller Fever is upon us! One of Lambton County's most interesting chapters will be coming to life at the Oil Museum of Canada at the end of the month.
Author Gary May (who wrote one of the definitive works on foreign drillers, Hard Oiler) is launching his newest book, The Scent of Oil. He chose the Oil Museum of Canada as the location for his book launch, which will occur from 2:00 to 4:00pm on Friday, September 30. The Oil Museum of Canada is proud to sponsor the event with Gary May and...
The History of Lambton's Fall Fairs
Posted on Wednesday, September 07, 2011 12:00 AM
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Fall Fairs are a time-honoured rural tradition throughout Ontario. The earliest agricultural society was formed at Niagara-on-the-Lake in 1792. Other societies followed, and they would hold fairs with butter, cheese and maple sugar. In 1834, a prize was offered for "Best Servant!"
While there used to be as many as eight fairs active in Lambton County, that number has decreased to the remaining five: Plympton and Wyoming; Petrolia and Enniskillen; Brigden; Forest; and Brooke and Alvinston....
New History Website! The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time
Posted on Wednesday, August 17, 2011 12:00 AM
In partnership with the Warwick Township History Committee, the Township of Warwick and the Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Culture's Museums and Technology Fund, the Lambton Room is proud to present a new history website! The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time is a brand new website that brings together fascinating information about the township's history into one convenient location.
The website has its roots in the publication The Township of Warwick: A Story Through Time, which was...
Keeping Up With The Joneses: The Maxwell Settlement Part 2
Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2011 12:00 AM
The Jones Family diaries collection at the Lambton County Archives contains diaries from three different Joneses: two diaries from Henry John Jones Sr., the master-mind and driving force behind Maxwell; a single diary from Julia Maria Jones, Henry John Sr.'s daughter; and a whopping thirty-four diaries from Henry John Jones Jr., Julia's brother.
[IMAGE] Henry John Sr., September 28, 1832.
Henry John Jones Sr.'s diaries document between December 11, 1831 and September 22, 1833. His entries can be...