by Vanessa | Feb 8, 2025 | Our History, Uncategorized
Written by Don Ross, OMAH Founder The 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,...
by Vanessa | Jan 28, 2025 | Our History, Uncategorized
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History Committee The 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,...
by Vanessa | Jan 11, 2025 | Our History, Uncategorized
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History Committee The 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...
by Vanessa | Dec 19, 2024 | Our History
Written by Trish Crowe-Grande, OMAH History Committee The 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...
by Vanessa | Nov 29, 2024 | Our History
Written by Janet Houston, OMAH History Committee The 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...
by Vanessa | Nov 15, 2024 | Our History
Written & researched by Jessica Allen, OMAH History Committee The 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...
