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Oral history is a method of gathering, preserving and interpreting the voices and memories of people, communities, and participants in past events.
The FHO wants to gather oral histories from people who have been involved in forests and forest activities in Ontario.
By Jim Farrell
A few weeks ago I happened across the Friends of Algonquin Park Facebook page and discovered a promo for a recent book they published on JR Booth. Somewhat surprisingly, in spite of his prominence and impact on the Ottawa Valley a full and comprehensive biography of his life and accomplishments has never been written.
This article is the second part of the St. Williams/Turkey Point tour with the Turkey Point story
The first part the St. Williams Conservation Reserve (Nursery Tract) is found in Forestory Journal 2023 Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp. 25-39
Many people may be aware but there are likely many who do not know this year marks the 100th Anniversary of the establishment of the Ontario Provincial Air Service.
On October 14th almost 30 avid forest history buffs met at Sulphur Springs Conservation Area to enjoy hot coffee and delicious donuts to start an excellent day visiting fascinating historical sights around the town of Hanover.
The Forest History Society (US) https://foresthistory.org/ just announced the results of the annual competition for their Charles A. Weyerhaeuser Book Award and we are delighted to share the results.
On Sept 27th as part of the CIF Annual Meeting program in Nanaimo, FHO Board members Terry Schwan and Jim Farrell were treated to an excellent field tour that included visits to beautiful Cowichan Lake, a very successful pole plant in Ladysmith and monstrous trees in Chemainus, but the highlight was certainly the time we were hosted at the BC Forest Discovery Centre in Duncan, BC.
At a recent meeting of the Board of Directors, for Forest History Ontario one of its long-standing members, Dolf Wynia, known to a great many people in the forestry community, advised the group he had recently donated a copy of the historical book Sylva, A Discussion of Forest Trees, to the Lakehead University Library.
The passing of Ben Lecours of Lecours Lumber, one of the very last independent family-owned sawmills in Ontario
While our paths never crossed, his legacy around Lake Superior Park lived on past his move back down south in 1974 after 10 years as a forester for Weyerhaeuser Canada.
The smoke cleared; the weather cooperated; and, the bugs stayed scarce ..it was a perfect day for a tour of the St Williams/Turkey Point area of Norfolk County.
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