A new guard with big plans has resurrected the Sarnia Historical Society before it could fold. From left are Ron Smith, Phil Egan and Laura Greaves. Glenn Ogilvie Cathy Dobson Sarnia has never been good at preserving and appreciating its colourful past, but that’s about to change, say a [...]
In our quest to learn more about the history of the Sarnia Historical Society, we have unearthed the names of the original board of directors. They are:Ruth Floretta SleethCharles Stewart PhelpsAlma Jean DayDouglas Owen TurnerHelen Kathleen RankinIf you know any of these people or have information about them, we would [...]
The next day, on Friday March 27, we met with the former members of the Sarnia Historical Society to discuss our plans to take over the Society from them. We met for a potluck lunch including delicious sandwiches made by Phil’s wife, salad from Ron and brownies made by Laura. [...]
On Thursday March 26 we attended our first Lambton County Historical Society Meeting, held at the United Church in Oil Springs. It was the Annual General Meeting and we were welcomed by the outgoing President, Muriel Wright. The meeting began with a Potluck dinner and a chance to socialize with [...]
Today we met with the staff who run the Welland Museum. Website: http://www.wellandmuseum.ca/We met with Nora Reid, the Executive Director and Jenn Tiegs who is their Archivist and Registrar. Nora gave us an overview of their history, who they are and where they are going. As with many museums, Nora wears many hats and is [...]
At our third meeting on March 12, we finally had some concrete answers about the state of the former Society’s finances and the possibility of taking it over. After meeting with Scott McEachern, Phil discovered that the former Society’s bank account had been closed and all remaining money was handed [...]
After a successful first meeting, we all agreed to meet again in two weeks. When we met on Thursday February 26, we had a lot more information to discuss. We now know the names of four former Sarnia Historical Society board members: Bob Mathers, Ron Deacon, Robert Speers and Dennis [...]
Sarnia’s Lambton County Historical Society Representatives:Ron SmithPhil EganLaura GreavesOn Thursday February 13, 2015 the three newly-appointed Sarnia representatives of the Lambton County Historical Society met to discuss our role on the county-wide historical society as well as the possibility of re-establishing the Sarnia Historical Society. Phil presented his findings on [...]
