Rama First Nation and Orillia Museum of Art & History Announce Repatriation Partnership
December 4th, 2025 Rama First Nation and Orillia Museum of Art & History Announce Repatriation Partnership RAMA FIRST NATION – Chippewas of Rama First Nation and the Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) are proud to announce a landmark partnership that will...
Orillia Matters Feature: From the Museum Collection
Written by Fred BlairJames Jethro Hatley was born in England in 1844 and arrived in Canda in 1867. In 1871, he purchased 143-149 Mississaga Street East. He may have built the building presently at that location that year, but the year of its construction is uncertain....
Qennefer Browne
Written by Don Ross, OMAH FounderThe Founder/Visionary we recognize today is the late Qennefer Browne. The late Qennefer Browne was born in Toronto in 1937, the only child of Canadian sculptors Emanuel Hahn and Orillia-born Elizabeth Wyn Wood. For more than 50 years,...
Ted Duncan
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary we recognize today is Ted Duncan In 2015, after serving 40 years with the Orillia Fish and Game Conservation Club, Ted Duncan, wanted to be involved with the community in another way. At OMAH,...
Ted Markle
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary we recognize today is Ted Markle Over a cup of coffee recently, former OMAH Board Chair, Ted Markle, shared his memories of his time on the Board of Directors. In 2016, his uncle, Richard...
Will Davis
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary we recognize today is Will Davis In 2006, Will Davis, a local businessman, who had moved to Orillia over 40 years ago, was approached by his neighbours Richard Oatway and Sue Mulcahy to join...
Dorothy Macdonald
Written by Janet Houston, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary we recognize today is Dorothy Macdonald Dorothy Macdonald has had a lifelong interest in both art and history. As a young girl she spent some of the earnings from her first summer job scooping ice...
OMAH Acquires Gordon Lightfoot Artifacts at November 17 Estate Auction
OMAH Acquires Gordon Lightfoot Artifacts at November 17 Estate Auction November 20, 2024, ORILLIA, ON – The Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) is thrilled to announce the acquisition of a selection of significant items from the Gordon Lightfoot Estate Auction...
Marcel Rousseau
Written & researched by Jessica Allen, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary/Trailblazer we recognize is Marcel Rousseau. Marcel Rousseau’s deep-seated love for Orillia's history is evident in his extensive volunteer work with OMAH. For more than 25 years,...
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