We are a truly independent newspaper that produces content our friends and neighbours want to read. Robert, a local farmer, and margaret had four children together. Sarniaraised writer rediscovers her newfoundland roots carolyn muir helfenstein was only seven years old when she and her family left newfoundland to come and live in sarnia. Thanks to local community member jerry mcauley for lending his copy of this yearbook for scanning. Sarnia library plain in our website in category libraries in sarnia. It is the largest city on lake huron and in lambton county. New book chronicles history of policing in sarnia sarnia this week. Sarnia historical society our history, your history.
Wanting to know more about her schools history, addie bicum set out to find out what bleeding blue really means. Sarnia and district labour council endorse meghan reale. The schools history committee hosted a scits memorabilia viewing and. Aug 27, 2015 the sarnia journal thursday, august 27, 2015. This is a short clip at the ending of this years scits revue from the students. New book chronicles policing history in sarnia sarnia observer. Sarnia moved away from burlap sacks in the late 60s. The lambton county archives are home to a collection of 50,000 photo negatives from the sarnia observer which depict local newsworthy events from the 1950s and 1960s.
Magazine and books cheeky monkey sarnia record store. I have tried to understand the issue from the school boards position as well as from the position of st. Local historian says sarnia is missing out on pieces of its history over 3,200 pieces of sarnias history are in storage at the lambton heritage museum by travis poland february 3, 2018 lambton county history, local news. Mayors honour list features those that are making a. It was dan who tipped me to a revealing piece in the observer from 1944 that promoted the women. The sarnia historical society is doing their part to preserve local history. Find year books in canada visit kijiji classifieds to buy, sell, or trade almost anything. In 1911, twentytwoyearold norman was living in saskatchewan with his older brother where they farmed together. We are a used book store with very reasonable prices and we now have openings for local artists of all kinds to showcase their products.
We host numerous gatherings for the purpose of dialogue, art, learning, healing and fellowship. On this page you can find detailed information about the sarnia christian book store. You can call the company by phone sarnia library 519 3373291 or send a fax to 519 3373041. This is a fascinating new book by renowned historical biographer nancy goldstone and focuses upon the four remarkable and exceptionally gifted daughters of elizabeth the illfated winter queen of bohemia 15961662 this groundbreaking and innovative book tells the rich and fascinating history of elizabeth and her talented beautiful daughters. The two cities are connected by a railroad tunnel, and there is a bridge between port huron and point edward, just n of sarnia.
Sarnia police history book sarnia historical society. The glss cafeteria will be open for students to eat their lunch, however there will be no food services for the first 4 weeks. Sarnia is located on the eastern bank of the junction between the upper and lower great lakes where lake huron flows into the st. Cornerstone at scits was laid in 1921 sarnia observer. This book is perfect condition and tells the story of the great classic motorcycles. Owner don lasenby threatened to discontinue service without financial support from the township windsor star nov. The history of sarnias oldest high school has made the leap from yellowed pages tucked away in a back room to computer screens all around the world. Tonight is glss grade 9 parents night starting at 7. Sarnia had been known for its thriving chemical valley and for its border crossings blue water bridge, railway tunnel with port huron, mi. Buses in zones 18 are cancelled today due to weather and road conditions. Around 2,000 people packed great lakes secondary on saturday to get one last look at a historic sarnia high school.
Sarnia library libraries in sarnia, ontario, canada. A great gift or purchase for people interested in motorcycle history. A true history of lambton county by gutteridge, don and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Edward corner obituary thunder bay, on the thunder bay. The school library housed several hundred books, a computer assisted study area, as well as a rare collection of aboriginal artifacts and art work. A little about our history, trivia and facts pages these pages are populated with submissions from residents of the hometowns, so if some of them are a little light on the information side, it just simply means that people havent sent much to us yet. Trent rogers has 1,374 books on goodreads, and is currently reading mr. Bayside mall was formerly known as eaton mall, after the name of the anchor department store eatons t eaton company of canada. What a perfect time to make this history available to the community. On this page you can find detailed information about the sarnia library.
The first edition of the annual scits yearbook, the collegiate, was published at christmas in 1914, and a yearbook was published annually until the school was closed in 2016. Scott botsford has 141 books on goodreads, and is currently reading business adventures. Jun 20, 2014 courtney originally started the project to help celebrate sarnia collegiates 90th birthday in 2012, but because of the time required to scan the books, realized the project would take longer. Sarnia is a city in southwestern ontario, canada, and had a 2016 population of 71,594. Sarnia christian book store book dealers in sarnia, ontario.
This book uncovers the history of sarnia street names. Locate and compare book stores in sarnia on, yellow pages local listings. She was the author of two definitive local history books. Scits team scans entire collection of past yearbooks as. The first scits alumni revue was produced to mark the schools 75 th anniversary and it was repeated 15 years later for the 90 th.
From fashion and wedding makeup to theatrical and special fx, this studio can create the perfect look. Sarnia has topped the lists of bests in a variety of categories over a handful of centuries. Although city facilities are closed to the public, we are here to assist you. He makes fun of people with disabilities and treats them like sht. The story of sarnias lost church the sarnia journal. Clair and a highway bridge from nearby point edward connect sarnia with port huron, michigan. Scits closing i have tried to remain objective about the proposal to close scits and amalgamate its student population with st.
Scits represented the oldest school in the sarnia area. Cat cabajar, owner of the painted cat has created countless looks for photo shoots, weddings, special events, movies, commercials and fashion shows. Transit service in sarnia township, connecting brights grove and camlachie to sarnia. Lambton county branch ogs is a nonprofit organization of people sharing an interest in family history and genealogy. In this issue they feature matt webb of marianas trench who played the imperial theatre in sarnia for a rare intimate gig tonight. Scits is located in the beautiful city of sarnia, ontario, canada.
Sarnias lost church isnt a traditional church with a roof and walls, and it isnt really located in sarnia. Sarnia legion upstairs 286 front st n, sarnia, on n7t 5s7 map here admission. He thinks just because they are different it gives him the right to act like that. Entertainment news, magazine and books, news no comments.
The year was 1955 and the muir family had come to lambton county seeking opportunity. Aug 18, 2015 point edward lighthouse, sarnia, ontario, canada. He was an avid collector and wrote many books and booklets on lambton history including the popular a history of sarnia in pictures as well. Here were my questions with answers to labour council. Reunite with old classmates, learn about class reunions and take a look back at your yearbook photos. Yearbook for sarnia collegiate institute and technical school. He thinks he is so good and anyone who is a little different than him he treats them like garbage and it is. The project has had the support of several sarnia businesses and organizations, including haines printing, who helped in preparing some books for scanning, and the ontario genealogical society, which scanned many of the yearbooks with an archivalquality scanner.
Scits is a great school, and we have great students. The sarnia observer negative collection was almost lost before it could begin. Thank you for inviting me to address questions regarding the upcoming election. Once known as the home of north americas best oil drillers and producers and twice named one of the best places to live in canada, sarnia is the current reigning champion of the worlds largest solar farm. It was located in sarnia, on, canada, a city of around 70000. A collection of history documents and past yearbooks has been preserved online at the scits sarnia collegiate institute and technical school vault. Scits was part of sarnias 100th anniversary as a city in 2014. Filled with great stories and colour photos of the bikes. Sarnia christian book store described in the category book dealers. When phil egan set to write the history of sarnias fire service, it took him 21 months of researching and interviewing to get it done. If you watch it until the very end you can hear all of the students on the auditorium stage chanting save scits after they have all.
Saving our history one photo at a time paperback jun 11 2016. The postcards seen here are from the personal collection of dave burwell. Clair secondary will be brought to life this month with a final curtain call of sorts for the sarnia high school. This edition was published in the spring of 1915, and is labelled, vol. The 17yearold sarnia collegiate institute and technical school scits.
History lambton county abebooks shop for books, art. The september issue of 519 magazine is now in at cheeky monkey. According to the story handed down by past generations of lambton county history enthusiasts, local historian and writer george smith discovered that the observer was discarding its collection of old negatives. Every summer, a postsecondary student is hired to work on digitizing this significant collection. Get the latest insider scoop on the best books to read. Jan works hard to preserve sarnia lambtons illustrious sports history as one of the key organizers of the annual sarnia lambton sports hall of fame dinner which every year is a tremendous success in recognizing those who have achieved success in the world of sports. Mercedes by stephen king and love aint nothing but sex misspelled by harlan ellison. All posts tagged sarnia historical society 160 years of policing the imperial city.
Clair river, which forms the canadaunited states border, directly across from port huron, michigan. The streets of sarnia project has been uncovering the history of the citys morethan700 streets since 2014. Note ferry services operated between sarnia, ontario, and port huron, michigan from as early as 1836. It started before sarnia collegiate moved to its current wellington street location in 1922. Little changed in the formal structure of the county council between 1853 and early 1990. A local historical society whose mission is to encourage local historical research and the preservation of historical artifacts. Clair celebrates 20 years of musical theatre sarnia. The sarnia journal sarnia remembers 2019 by the sarnia. Sarnias dean hodgson has written a history of sarnia township. Stephen barry white of sarnia ontario the biggest a55hole around. A new book chronicling the history of the sarnia police service hits store shelves this weekend.
First established forty years ago, the volunteerrun organization sat in limbo for a number of years before the newest group of community leaders stepped forward. Sisters finish telling family story the observer started. A dedicated and longtime member of the sarnia sports hall of fame. Experience the hollywood treatment at our new studio located inside costumes canada in the heart of downtown sarnia. But the religious site at the former lamrecton camp just east of brights grove did serve a largely sarnia congregation, and it does have an interesting history. Sarnia and district labour council has endorse meghan reale you can read more from the sarnia observer here. Thursday, january 4, 2018 continued from 2 he routinely helps everyone, volunteers seven day a week at the humane society, and volunteers regularly. Do you know something about a card and want to share. The sarnia journal is a fiercely local community newspaper delivered each week to 30,000 homes and apartments in sarnia, brights grove, point edward and corunna. Scits had a pool in the basement which i swam in a lot as i was on a swim team and that is where we practiced in the winter. Books published by sarnia authors in 2014, concluded the. Ontario history scholarly journal of the ontario historical society since 1899 index 19932016 issue 1 the ontario historical society established in 1888, the ohs is a nonprofit corporation and registered charity. Change can be exciting and i believe by combining my history of sarnia with my experience working for another city and listening to all the generations of people, that i will be a positive force.
Sarnia townships story told in new book sarnia observer. We decided to make this a sarnia centennial project. This is the phone book for sarnia petrolia and the surrounding territory from dec. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and.
Sarnia christian book store at 1407 london road, sarnia on n7s 1p6, 5195411177. A collection of history documents and past yearbooks has been preserved online at the scits sarnia collegiate institute and technical school. Whether you seek bright beaches, calm countryside, exciting city streets, or safe small towns, it can all be found here in lambton. The schools history began in 1851 with the sarnia grammar school. Books published by sarnia authors in 2014, concluded posted november 8, 2014 in front page news it has been a banner year for sarnia authors, with 28 titles published, from sports to history, and childrens books to poetry. Scits alumni staging what could be final curtain call. The ontario heritage trust erected a historical plaque under the blue water bridge in commemoration of the voyage. Lambton county branch, ontario ancestors the ontario. Find useful information, the address and the phone number of the local business you are looking for. Save scits letter leslie amlin sarnia collegiate institute and technical school has the john saunders gymnasium that is the largest venue to host final city championships continue reading create a free website or blog at. A founding member of the sarnia creative writers group, jeans support of fellow historians, along with her tongueincheek humour, was highly valued among her peers. Great lakes secondary school great lakes secondary school.
The scits revue has been a school tradition for more than 100 years. For a letter, use the address 124 christina st s, sarnia, ontario n7t 8e1, sarnia, ontario n7t 8e1. I suggest a mix of history, mythology, adventure, fantasy and classics. From 1880 to 2018 less than 5 people per year have been born with the first name sarnia. In need of a distraction but cant stand the thought of anything that hits too close to home. Home to 126,199 residents in southwestern ontario, lambton county is the perfect place to live, work and play. A cavity behind a corner stone at 275 wellington st. Clair river, at the south end of lake huron 1 and opposite port huron, mich. Please remember to get your course selections for next year submitted into myblueprint by wednesday. Aug 27, 2015 page 2 the sarnia journal thursday, august 27, 2015.
Cornerpeacefully with his family at his side, at sarnia general hospital on saturday, march 8, 2003. This is a list of notable people, past and present, who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with sarnia, ontario, canada. Blue water may have seemed foreign to a sixyearold, but it was very much a part of sarnias history. It is the latest in a series of books he has researched and written for the lambton county historical society. New and used items, cars, real estate, jobs, services, vacation rentals and more virtually anywhere in sarnia. For a limited time only, if you would like a copy of walking through fire. Twelve classic tales from the world of wall street by john brook. Value village thrift store in sarnia, on is an impressive thrift store, a community champion and a revolutionary recycler. In writing this book, i had an immense cooperation from the police board to the sarnia police service and the officers, egan added. Phile egan has put everything behind researching the fascinating history of the sarnia fire department. Archives book sale offers fascinating bits of local history sarnia. The oldest recorded birth by the social security administration for the name sarnia is wednesday, january 15th, 1902. Clair experience will include songs and scenes from two decades worth of past productions, from.
Local history buffs, genealogy lovers and bookworms of all ages are invited to browse through a selection of rare, interesting and unique. This was for the 2009 highschool scits stock video installment in sarnia, ontario. Sarniaraised writer rediscovers her newfoundland roots. Apart from relatively minor boundary adjustments and the withdraw by the city of sarnia from a two tiered upper and lower tier level of government in 1914, the county remained essentially the same until municipal restructuring initiatives took place in the late 1980s. Located at 79 london rd, we offer an incredible selection of preloved treasures you cant find anywhere else. Sarnia, ontario, incorporated as a city in 1914, population 71,594 2016 c, 72,366 2011 c. The city of sarnia is located at the convergence of the st.