by Monica | Aug 26, 2024 | Our History
Written & researched by Mary Ann Grant, OMAH History Committee The Founder/Visionary/Trailblazer we recognize today is Don Ross. When Don Ross and his wife Evelyn relocated from the Toronto to Orillia, the big city’s loss was Orillia’s gain. OMAH and other...
by Monica | Aug 9, 2024 | Publications
Written & researched by Ron Nash How would you describe a 98-year-old eating establishment? As there is very little signage these days, one cottager friend just calls it ‘The White House’. The ‘White House’. Hill’s Maple Leaf Restaurant It...
by Monica | Jul 29, 2024 | Our History
Written & researched by Trish Crowe-Grande, Chair: OMAH History Committee Richard Oatway played a pivotal role in the founding of OMAH, from its early days to post the amalgamation of the Art Gallery and the Orillia Historical Society in 1999, serving on its Board...
by Monica | Jul 2, 2024 | Publications
Written & researched by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History Committee Chair The Mariposa Folk Festival was spearheaded by Ruth Jones, an Orillia resident and significant figure in the folk music movement, who rallied her local community and Toronto contacts to bring...
by Monica | Jun 18, 2024 | Publications
Written & researched by Trish Crowe-Grande and Cliff Whitfield In 1949, Harry Peacock, a member of the Orillia Kiltie Band, decided to leave the Kilties to start up a brass-band in Orillia. In the 1950s, Mr. Peacock, along with his band committee, secured the...
