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 the cover image to the left to download Trish's article about Orillia Hall of Fame member, Mazo de la Roche.  

 

The Lake Country Rotary Research Room is home to a variety of resources that can be used to assist in personal research and genealogy work. In the Lake Country Rotary Research Room, visitors have access to a variety of publications specific to the Orillia area, such as census records, business records, marriage & death certificates, maps, etc. Records are accessible to visitors with the assistance of a trained volunteer who can help guide research sessions using our online database. 

 

Our Lake Country Rotary Research Room is open Monday – Friday from 10:00 am – 4:00 pm available by appointment only.

 

Please fill out the OMAH Online Research Inquiry form HERE to book your appointment.

 

• Black & White - $0.25/page

• Colour - $1.00/page

 

• Black & White - $0.50/page

• Colour - $1.50/page

 

• JPEG File - $2.00/scan

• PNG File - $2.00/scan

• PDF File - $2.50/page

• TIFF File - $2.50/scan

 

• Research Question - $5.00/question

Simple inquiry resulting in a 2-3 sentence answer. Includes 1 photo scan.

• Complex Research Question - $20.00/hour

Requires 1 hour of volunteer time to do research.

 

To be booked in advance. Research Inquiry form must be filled out prior.

• Research Session Run by Volunteer/Staff - $20.00/hour

 

 

Members at OMAH get free access to our Research Room services and are able to conduct research sessions with our trained research volunteers. Additional fees may apply if any additional materials such as photocopies or digitized images are requested.