by Vanessa | Oct 20, 2023
A Leacock Love Story Wednesday, June 19, 2024 at 7PM ON ZOOM Author Stephen Butler Leacock, who immortalized Orillia in his book Sunshine Sketches of a Little Town, is known as the grandfather of Canadian humour and at one point was the most famous humourist in the...
by Vanessa | Oct 19, 2023
Evolution: Packet’s death spawns birth of digital newspaper Wednesday, May 15, 2024 at 7PM ON ZOOM It was a dark day in Orillia when The Packet & Times — after 144 years of faithful service — shut its doors in November 2017. Employees found out about the news on...
by Vanessa | Oct 18, 2023
History Education Through Art: C. W. Jefferys draws the history of Simcoe Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at 7PM ON ZOOM Dr. Frances Helyar, Professor Emerita of Education at Lakehead University, researches the history of education, including the adoption and use of...
by Vanessa | Oct 17, 2023
The Orillia Spirt is Born CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDING Back by popular demand, local historian Dave Town will kick off the 2024 OMAH History Speaker series on Wednesday, January 17, 2024 with a brand new talk based on his newest book, The Orillia Spirt is Born....
by Vanessa | Oct 15, 2023
CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE RECORDING The Simcoe County Forest – ‘A Century of Growth and Renewal’ Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 7PM ON ZOOM In the 19th century vast quantities of virgin timber in much of south and central Ontario was harvested by European settlers....
