Lambton County Archives Blog

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...