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George Durand: A Sarnia Founding Father

by Phil Egan Special for The Sarnia Journal He arrived by way of London and the old Errol Road, driving a team of oxen and a cart filled with goods he intended to sell. His destination was the collection of log shanties huddled together at “The Rapids.” He was 28 [...]

2015-08-29T18:01:24-04:00July 9th, 2015|Comments Off on George Durand: A Sarnia Founding Father
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A Glimpse of Pioneer Life in Sarnia

By George Mathewson for The Sarnia Journal (2015) In the year 1827, an intrepid 16-year old named Freeman Talbot disembarked at “The Rapids” as part of a survey team tasked with plotting out the future Sarnia and Moore Townships. Over the next five months, Talbot explored the dense and unbroken [...]

2015-07-06T13:48:13-04:00May 31st, 2015|Comments Off on A Glimpse of Pioneer Life in Sarnia
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