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HAIRBALL COLLECTION
Lise de Laplante Rowlandson
The Hairball Collection is an amusing whimsical artisan collection of cat themed items from greetings cards, coasters to cushions. Its creator, Lise de Laplante Rowlandson, started the collection with a series of humorous greeting cards that grew to more unique and fun items.
Lise, a fine art painter, has shown her works in local art galleries and many of her pieces are in private collections. Her fibre and wearable art creations have been staged through the Somniatis Art Group and she has participated in public/street art through the Streets Alive Productions.
Lise retired to Orillia in 2013.
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Andrew Borland, War of 1812 Veteran
By Fred Blair On June 18, 1812, the United States declared war on the British. Many recent American settlers in Upper Canada, like the Borlands, had to consider where their loyalties lay. By law, all the males between 16 and 60 in the province were required to serve...
Thomson Family: John Thomson
By Trish Crowe-Grande, Chair OMAH History CommitteeThe Thomsons, one of Orillia’s influential founding families, rose in prominence in the early days when lumbering was the big industry and dominated the commercial life of the community.Born in Scotland in 1831, John...
Happy Birthday Franklin Carmichael!
Introduction Happy 131st Birthday, Franklin Carmichael for May 4th, 2021. Fellow Orillians are on a quest to learn more about you. Carmichael was a Renaissance man: husband, father, teacher, philosopher, artist in oil, watercolour and graphite, designer of book...
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