Lambton County Archives Partners with Lambton Concert Band for New Exhibit

Wyoming, ON – Lambton County Archives, in partnership with the Lambton Concert Band, is pleased to present a new exhibit - History of Community Concert Bands in Lambton County.

Opening October 4, 2021 at the Sarnia Library, this fascinating exhibit explores the history of community concert bands across Lambton County.

“Nearly every community in Lambton County has been inspired to put a music group together,” said Nicole Aszalos, Archivist/Supervisor at Lambton County Archives. “Alvinston, Inwood, Watford, Petrolia, Arkona, Thedford, Forest, Oil Springs, Walpole, and Sarnia have all had concert bands. The bands formed part of the backbone of community military organizations and brought fame and fun to their communities.”

This project began through planning the 20th anniversary celebration of the Lambton Concert Band in Sarnia. By receiving funding through the Creative County Grant Program, the Lambton Concert Band was able to enlarge their planned project to include research on past community concert bands across Lambton County. Thanks to this research, the exhibit includes history, band artifacts, and music from many local community concert bands.

The exhibit will be on display until April 30, 2022 and is located in the Theatre Lobby on the second floor of Sarnia Library, located at 124 Christina Street South, Sarnia. No appointment is necessary, but walk-in visitors to the Sarnia Library will be accommodated as capacity limits allow.

To celebrate the opening of the exhibit, members of the brass quintet with Lambton Concert Band will be performing live outside of the Sarnia Library on Tuesday, October 5 from 5:00 to 6:30 p.m.

To learn more about this exhibit, visit lambtonarchives.ca and to learn more about Lambton Concert Band, visit lambtonconcertband.com.

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