Wellington Road School, 1869-1977

by Lawrence A. Crich (1986)   The early history of the Wellington Street School, like that of many other old schools, is very difficult to trace due to the meagreness of information to be found in the old minutes. Such minutes are in sharp contrast with the volumes written annually today. [...]

2015-10-06T19:58:36-04:00October 6th, 2015|Comments Off on Wellington Road School, 1869-1977

Point Edward 1679-1981

by Jean Turnbull Elford in Canada West’s Last Frontier (1982) Point Edward, Lambton’s largest incorporated village, placed where Lake Huron empties into the River St. Clair, made its way into recorded history earlier than any other part of Lambton. The first written account comes from the pen of Father Hennepin [...]

2015-09-03T17:24:21-04:00September 3rd, 2015|Comments Off on Point Edward 1679-1981

Heritage and History: The Faethorne House

By Phil Egan - Special to The Sarnia Journal (2015)   If houses could talk, this one could spin captivating tales It sits in stately and understated grandeur in a park in Bright’s Grove. Its two-storeys  are clad in the distinctive Wawanosh yellow brick fired in the Telfer Road brickyard kilns. [...]

2015-08-29T19:39:37-04:00August 29th, 2015|Comments Off on Heritage and History: The Faethorne House

Mike Weir Wins the Masters

by Jim Miller for the Sarnia Observer (2003) It was arguably the greatest sporting achievement by a Sarnia-born athlete in history. Mike Weir, who grew up in Bright’s Grove, played his junior golf at Huron Oaks and attended school first at St. Michael’s and then at St. Clair Secondary School, [...]

2015-08-26T02:11:18-04:00July 27th, 2015|Comments Off on Mike Weir Wins the Masters

Origins and Proper Spelling of Bright’s Grove

by Tyler Kula for the Sarnia Observer (2015) A quiet debate about whether to apostrophize has been taken up in Bright's Grove. The nomenclature kerfuffle is punctuated by a few new community signs erected last December. The 'Bright's Grove' banners, according to the Official Road Map of Ontario, and Natural [...]

2015-08-26T01:01:37-04:00June 29th, 2015|Comments Off on Origins and Proper Spelling of Bright’s Grove

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