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 | Nov 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
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...
by Vanessa | Jan 17, 2024 | History, Publications, Uncategorized
Orillia Waterfront Transformations By David Town, Historian, Author of ‘A Waterfront for Everyone’ Orillia Museum of Art & History Guest Contributor What a transformation our waterfront is undergoing! There’s a new road going in with better access to the...
by Vanessa | Sep 27, 2023 | Uncategorized
Mona Cottage, the Residence of James Scott, Esq. 1844 – Orillia Township, Ontario By Fred Blair, OMAH Family researcher and guest contributer In July of 1844, Titus Hibbert Ware, originally from the City of Worcester, England, left England at the age of 33 to...
by Vanessa | Sep 28, 2022 | Uncategorized
OMAH is hosting a unique new event that will bring emerging musicians to the museum for an evening of live entertainment and refreshing mocktails developed by mixologist and museum assistant Mikenna Richardson. Music and Mocktails kicks off on Thursday, September 29,...
by Vanessa | Sep 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
By Dave Osborne, OMAH Volunteer The bridge at Highway 12 South is dedicated to Constable Willis Jacob, who died in a fatal motor vehicle collision in 1958 Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) Constable Willis Jacob, age 35, a three-year veteran, reported to work as usual...
