Join the Archives Association of Ontario on Wednesday, March 30, 2022 (9:30am-12:00pm) for the AAO’s Spring Institutional Members’ Symposium, organized by the Institutional Development Committee (IDC). Dr. Cheryl Thompson and Dr. Karen Cyrus who will be discussing their project “Mapping Ontario’s Black Archive.” This will be a great opportunity to learn about this important work and […]
Emma Maud (Playter) Lampman came from a privileged background and was married young to "Confederation Poet" Archibald Lampman. When, at 32, Maud suffered the tragic loss of her husband and infant son, the young widow was forced to find employment to provide for herself and her two surviving children. Maud's story illustrates what it was […]
Dr. Joe Flood, administrator of the Cornwall DNA Projects, will share his expertise on the haplogroups and genetic lines of this historic county in southwest England. Dr. Joe Flood is a policy analyst, mathematician and author, who lives in Australia. Through researching families in Cornwall, he established, and is the administrator of, the Cornwall DNA […]
Gerard Boyer, President of the Cumberland Township Historical Society, will tell us about the varied lot of settlers who first came to Cumberland Township, and dispel some myths in the process.
To the Vineberg family it was simply "The Store". Founded in 1909 by Joseph Larocque, Robert Vineberg's grandfather purchased the iconic department store in 1927. Later Robert's father and uncle managed the business. Robert Vineberg grew up imagining that he and his brother would one day take over running "The Store" — but that was not to […]