Cathy Dobson Editor’s note: The Journal and Sarnia Historical Society have teamed up to produce a special 40-page publication called Sarnia: Then and Now. The free collector’s edition is being distributed separately this week to coincide with the launch of the Society’s website. Three local history buffs have spent [...]
To view the PDF, please click here: Press Release SHS Launch New Website Full of Sarnia History Stories The Sarnia Historical Society has unveiled a brand new website for those interested in Sarnia’s past. According to Society president Ron Reale Smith, the content-rich website is the result of six [...]
Ron Smith and Phil Egan (standing, left to right) of the Sarnia Historical Society met Wednesday morning with Randy Evans and Tom Slater (seated left to right) to discuss ongoing projects. The Society thanked them for the commitment to the fallen soldiers who served our community paying the ultimate sacrifice. "It [...]
Last night, we visited the Diocese of London and met with Debra Majer and Tiffany Champagne. They showed us some fantastic history that we don't think Sarnia has had access to until now. "I’ve been waiting for about a decade for these records to be made available" says Majer. "The catholic [...]
On Thursday May 28th we attended the Lambton County Historical Society's monthly meeting at the Lambton Heritage Museum in Grand Bend. The Society's new president, Ron Urry, welcomed us to Grand Bend and thanked Laurie Webb, head curator of the museum, for hosting us. During the discussion of new business, [...]
A company's logo is the foundation of your business branding. It is probably the first interaction that you will have with your customers. An effective logo can establish the right tone and set the proper ethos. With our logo, we wanted to high-light an image that would be easily recognizable to [...]
Thank you to everyone who came out on Tuesday April 28th for our first brainstorming session. A big thank you as well to Storyboard for letting us use their space to hold this event. It was wonderful to finally put faces to so many names and to connect with others [...]
We attended the second meeting of the Lambton County Historical Society on April 23 at the Olde Post Office in Petrolia. The meeting was hosted by Tim Brown. During the first half of the evening, the group discussed Society business. Discussion continued on changes to the constitution put forward by [...]
Lambton County Archivist Dana Thorne hosted a screening of vintage film footage from Sarnia and the surrounding area on April 8 at the Sarnia Library Theatre. While not quite as well attended as the movie night they held in Alvinston (more than 130 people showed up for that night!) the [...]
On Thursday April 2nd the board set out to fulfill two missions. The first was to take a picture at the Sarnia Public Library for an upcoming newspaper article which will chronicle our recent efforts. Once we had finished our photo shoot, we headed over to meet the founder of [...]
