by Monica | May 10, 2023 | Publications
The Barons of Dallas By Fred Blair, OMAH History Committee member and Family Historian In 1835, James Dallas and his family sailed from Scotland to New York City, travelled up the Erie Canal, and made their way to Orillia. In September he purchased 100 acres between...
by Monica | Apr 21, 2023 | NEWS
The City’s Art in Public Places Committee along with Mayor Don McIsaac unveiled the sculpture “Endorphin” by artist Camille Rajotte on April 20, 2023. The sculpture is one of nine works being installed across the city over the next several months as part of the...
by Monica | Apr 12, 2023 | Publications
Currently on display at the OPP Museum, these items were seized by OPP members during investigations. The grey Canadian Knights of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) t-shirt was seized as part of the 1982 investigation into forged passports that turned into a killer for hire....
by Monica | Mar 14, 2023 | Publications
CHIEF YELLOWHEAD’S JUSTICE IN 1832 Indians and Canoe at Coldwater River, 1844, Titus Hibbert Ware (Toronto Public Library) By Fred Blair, OMAH History Committee member and Family Historian This is a story of an accidental killing in 1832, an unsatisfactory trial...
by Monica | Feb 28, 2023 | Publications
THE TAITS OF ORILLIA Andrew Tait, 1896. Photo from the Orillia Museum of Art & History Archives By William Leslie, Guest Contributor This is the story of the Tait family. William Tait, his wife, Mary and family left Scotland in 1848 for Canada, travelling from...
