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Qennefer Browne

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,...

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Ted Duncan

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,...

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Ted Markle

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...

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Will Davis

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...

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Dorothy Macdonald

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...

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Marcel Rousseau

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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Dr. Dick Johnston

Dr. Dick Johnston

Written & researched by Fred Kallin, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary/Trailblazer we recognize is Dr. Dick Johnston. Orillia Museum of Art & History (OMAH) History Committee member Fred Kallin had the honour of interviewing Dick Johnston, who was...

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Jane Sorensen

Jane Sorensen

Written & researched by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History CommitteeThe Founder/Visionary/Trailblazer we recognize is Jane Sorensen. In 2011, after leading a successful campaign for the Couchiching Jubilee House, Don Ross and the OMAH Board felt Jane Sorensen would...

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