by Monica | Aug 8, 2020 | History, Publications
History Committee member Trish Crowe-Grande wanted to explore the life of Mazo de la Roche and her Orillia connection and visited the Lake Country Rotary Research Room at OMAH to research more about this Canadian literary icon and Orillia Hall of Fame member. Click on...
by Monica | Apr 15, 2020 | History
With thanks to the efforts of OMAH’s History Committee, we are pleased to share our virtual History Speakers Series. Since you can’t come to the museum right now, we’re bringing the museum to you. In November 2019, Fred Kallin presented the story of...
by Monica | Dec 13, 2019 | Franklin Carmichael, History
Although Group of Seven artist Franklin Carmichael was born and buried in Orillia, we actually know very little about the time he spent here. That’s why OMAH is producing this three-part series of posts on his life in our city titled History Mystery: Franklin...
by Monica | Dec 6, 2019 | Franklin Carmichael, History
Although Group of Seven artist Franklin Carmichael was born and buried in Orillia, very little is known about the time he spent here. That’s why OMAH is producing this three-part series of posts on his life in our city titled History Mystery: Franklin Carmichael. This...
by Monica | Nov 29, 2019 | Franklin Carmichael, History, History Mystery three-part series
Although Group of Seven artist Franklin Carmichael was born and buried in Orillia, very little is known about the time he spent here. That’s why OMAH is producing this three-part series of posts on his life in our city titled History Mystery: Franklin Carmichael. This...