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Lambton County Archives Shares Young Canuckstorian Project: Hometown Heroes
Posted on Wednesday, June 02, 2021 01:01 PM
Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Archives is pleased to share a new collaborative community project called “The Young Canuckstorian Project: Hometown Heroes”.
In light of the recent pandemic and the courageous work done by brave frontline workers, The Young Canuckstorian Project: Hometown Heroes celebrates some of the outstanding community leaders from Lambton’s past. The project is spearheaded by local author and illustrator Mickey Maple, whose alter ego is Mike Collier, a recent Premier’s Award Nominee...
Lambton County Archives Introduces Virtual Appointments
Posted on Tuesday, May 11, 2021 03:26 PM
Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Archives has shifted its service offerings during the COVID-19 pandemic to adapt and continue to provide researchers and genealogists access to its extensive collection of archival documents that share the stories of the people and places of Lambton County. To further provide an avenue for access, the Archives is now offering virtual appointments to the public.
Lambton County Archives remains closed in response to provincial orders, however serving the community remains...
Oil Museum of Canada receives program funding from Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers
Posted on Monday, May 03, 2021 04:21 PM
Oil Springs, ON – The Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site recently received sponsorship from the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) for a programming initiative.
Traveling Trunk education kits have been an offering of the museum since 2019. They were established in an effort to bring more local history directly into the classroom. The kits have been available for rent to teachers at a small cost. The two themed kits focus on two different topics, Geology and Oil History,...
Paint Ontario Art Show and Sale Postponed
Posted on Thursday, April 22, 2021 02:26 PM
Grand Bend, ON – Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic public health restrictions and the ongoing closure of Lambton Heritage Museum, the Paint Ontario Art Show & Sale is being postponed until September 3 - 26, 2021. The 25th anniversary show will be a live, in-person show - not a virtual show - operating with similar COVID protocols to the successful show that took place in September 2020.
Paint Ontario is the largest show and sale of representational art in Ontario, typically featuring over...
Northern Collegiate Students Present Proposed Interactive Displays to Oil Museum of Canada
Posted on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 02:31 PM
Oil Springs, ON – Grade 12 Design and Technology students from Northern Collegiate Institute & Vocational School have concluded their recent quadmester by completing scaled designs of interactive displays for the Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site.
Over a three week period, the students worked to plan and prepare scale models of the interactive displays. The process consisted of developing preliminary design sketches and concepts, working drawings and a small scale model of their proposed...