by George Mathewson for the Sarnia Observer (2003) Of all the strange things that abound in the pages of The Observer, the Fenian scare must rank near the top. By the mid-1860s, Sarnia was a bustling little community. Citizens were puffed up over the discovery of oil, the arrival of [...]
by Paul Morden for the Sarnia Observer (2015) A new exhibit at the Lambton Heritage Museum is sharing, while still gathering, stories about Lambton at War, along with artifacts from the community's military history. The new exhibit, Lambton at War, runs until Nov. 11 at the Lambton County museum, located [...]
by John C. Carter, special to The Observer Headlines in the July 10, 1838 edition of the Sandwich Western Herald said it all: “Piratical Doings on the River St. Clair.” Editor Henry Grant vividly described an attack made upon Sombra on June 28 by what he called “Pirates-Rebels.” This was [...]
