Lambton County Archives Blog

Horse-drawn wagon tours return

Oil Springs, ON - Family friendly horse-drawn wagon tours from the Oil Museum of Canada return every Sunday this summer, beginning July 8.

Tours are free with museum admission and are offered at 1, 2 and 3 p.m.

The 45-minute guided tour winds its way through historic Fairbank Oil Fields, a preserved pocket where history happened and the authentic oil technology of the 1860s is still operating. Fairbank Oil Fields and the Oil Museum of Canada share a National Heritage Site designation for the first...

Facility closures in North Lambton

Wyoming, ON - Loss of hydro at Lambton Heritage Museum and the Grand Bend Library has forced the closure of both facilities today.

It is unknown when power will be restored.

Visitors are encouraged to monitor lambtonmuseums.ca and lclibrary.ca for updates. Library patrons can also visit a neighbouring branch library or access a number of online programs and services on the Library's website.

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Please contact:

Andrew Meyer
Corporate Cultural Officer
County of Lambton
519-845-0809 ext. 5236
Email Andrew

Vintage films highlight Archives Awareness Week activities

Wyoming, ON - Lambton County Archives will be hosting its second-ever Vintage Films night at the Sarnia Library Theatre early next month.

The footage, from the Archives' collection, will be screened from 7 - 8 p.m., Tuesday April 10. Admission to Vintage Films night is free and caps off the celebration of Archives Awareness Week, April 3-7, 2018.

"This is a tremendous opportunity to screen local, historical footage that is not often viewed publicly," says Archivist Dana Thorne. "During Archives Awareness...

Where Did Our Collection Come From?

The Lambton Room had an interesting beginning, here is a brief glimpse into the genesis of our collection.

The idea to begin a "history room" for the county began in 1974, when Mrs. Marion Ellwood (a librarian in Mandaumin ) committed her Tuesday and Thursday mornings to the organization of a "old pictures of buildings, streets and historic events" in a small room in Wyoming. The collection would receive a huge boon in 1975 with the purchase of the George Smith Collection.

The George Smith...