Heritage Sarnia-Lambton Network presents virtual Heritage Hour Presentation 'Connecting the County'

Wyoming, ON – The Heritage Sarnia-Lambton museum network invites community members to discover the ways Lambton County’s unique geography impacted local transportation methods in the next virtual Heritage Hour presentation Connecting the County, on Thursday, November 19 from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m.

With diverse geography and a strategic position on Canada’s western frontier, Lambton County’s landscape has required many different forms of transportation. Connecting the County will explore some of the key methods of transportation, including railway travel, winter transportation by sleigh, and the development of shipping methods along the St. Clair River.

“Lambton County has a broad history of transportation that includes roads, railways, waterways, and everything in between,” said Meagan Sinclair, Curator/Supervisor with the Oil Museum of Canada. “Connecting the County will take a journey along these transportation methods and explore the important role they played in connecting people, industries, and resources in Lambton County with the rest of the world.”

The one-hour presentation will be hosted virtually and features museum and heritage professionals from across Lambton County, including Dana Thorne (Lambton Heritage Museum), Nicole Aszalos (Lambton County Archives), Greg Stott (Historian, University College of the North), Joe Manning (Watford Historical Society), and David McLean (Forest Museum). Meagan Sinclair (Oil Museum of Canada, National Historic Site) will moderate the presentation.

Registration is required to attend this free online event. Interested participants can register at heritagelambton.ca.

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Please contact:

Meagan Sinclair
Curator/Supervisor, Oil Museum of Canada
County of Lambton
519-834-2840 Ext. 4002
Email: Meagan Sinclair