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Then, please read Getting the most from this Forum. You can always find help and once you've become familiar with the site, you can make suggestions for additions and improvements, or report broken links.

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by pwhistle
Dec 12, 2023 11:49:40 GMT -5
No New Posts Updates, News and Announcements

Check for forum updates. Post Lambton history news and post your history related events and announcements here.

3 23 Lambton History News...
by Steve
Jun 20, 2012 13:52:23 GMT -5
No New Posts Resources

Before you tromp through the mud, you'll need to know what you're looking for... or, afterwards, what you've found... Here are research resources and links to learn about Lambton County history...

6 18 Valentine & Sons Postcards of Sarnia and Area
by Steve
Nov 22, 2011 13:40:44 GMT -5

Lost Lambton, Found!

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No New Posts L.L.F. Image Gallery

Here you can view and post images (current, or vintage) related to Lambton's history and built heritage.

14 49 Ken Catton's 35mm slides...
by goose
Apr 25, 2020 0:29:44 GMT -5
No New Posts Early Lambton, Found

Before the great influx of settlers from the British Isles began in the early 1830s, there were the French, the Natives and Mother Nature...

Sub-boards: Natural History, The First Nations of 'Canada West', The Forgotten French

2 7 Lambton's natural history and environment...
by Steve
Jan 2, 2012 14:40:11 GMT -5
No New Posts Lambton's Lost Railways

Rediscover Lambton's five original railways...

9 71 Grand Trunk Railway
by Natalie Counsel
Apr 25, 2024 15:38:06 GMT -5
No New Posts Hard Oil!

Downwind of the 'Chemical Valley' are still to be found remnants of Lambton's greatest claim to fame...

3 7 Reconstructing Petrolia's Imperial Oil Refinery
by amboyduke
Mar 22, 2020 9:37:25 GMT -5
No New Posts Mills of the Pioneers

Some of Lambton's first industries were water powered grist and saw mills. You can still find a few traces of them today...

3 3 Brigden Saw Mill
by johnny5
Apr 2, 2013 10:49:05 GMT -5
No New Posts Foundries, Canneries, Salt Blocks and More

Searching out Lambton's other early industries...

8 25 Goodison Threshing Machine Co., Sarnia
by audiorep2
Jun 11, 2019 7:42:06 GMT -5
No New Posts Towns & Villages

Although the constantly renewing urban landscape presents unique challenges to our quest, many 'hidden' clues can still be found...

Sub-boards: Sarnia, Petrolia, Wyoming, Forest, Alvinston, Brigden, Oil Springs, Inwood, Courtright, Watford, Mooretown, Warwick, Florence, Shetland, Grand Bend, Thedford, Arkona, Kettle Point, Sombra, Port Lambton, Port Franks, Wilkesport, Camlachie, Lambton's Lost Settlements

29 40 A bird's eye view of Sarnia...
by Elaine Poirier
Jul 9, 2015 16:24:00 GMT -5
No New Posts Roads, Bridges, Ditches and Other Public Works

Most of Lambton's original roadways still exist, but there's been change and growth over the years. Also, bridges and other public works, such as our largest, but least noticed effort: drainage...

Sub-board: Bridges

2 3 Bridge to Bradshaw
by bill57
Feb 17, 2011 15:50:46 GMT -5
No New Posts Schools, Churches & Other Community Buildings

Community and social life in rural Lambton revolved around the one-room schoolhouses and small churches scattered throughout the county. Many are gone, but others survive to this day...

Sub-boards: Churches, One-Room Schoolhouses

27 68 Old Corunna Schoolhouse
by Maple
Feb 11, 2015 20:44:18 GMT -5
No New Posts Home, Sweet Home

Some of Lambton's more notable residences can be found here. As well as some quickly disappearing abandoned houses...

Sub-boards: Notable Dwellings, Abandoned Houses

11 40 Gurd Mansion
by Claire Barron
Nov 10, 2023 15:26:05 GMT -5
No New Posts Rural Lambton

Stuff out in the county, like post offices, gas stations, cemeteries, farms, etc., that don't fit in any other category...

1 9 Payne, Ontario - Where was it?
by Steve
Oct 12, 2011 12:37:59 GMT -5
No New Posts Maritime Lambton

Lambton's entire western frontier is bounded by water. And not just any water, but one of the world's busiest shipping routes. Discover Lambton's 'lost' maritime heritage here...

2 2 Duc d'Orleans
by Steve
Jun 7, 2011 20:12:41 GMT -5

Related Miscellania

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No New Posts Personalities

LLF is mainly about Lambton's built heritage, but it takes people to do the building. Find them here...

5 6 Looking for information on Errol Russell
by Gilberto Guthrie
Oct 1, 2024 23:51:16 GMT -5
No New Posts Special Features

Here you will find articles and posts on all LLF subjects that your admin feels deserve special attention. For members only. Enjoy...

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No New Posts Found Lambton, Lost!

Is the LLF Demolition Watch. Let us know when you see, or suspect, an old Lambton structure is about to be demolished...

5 30 Wyoming Feed & Supply
by misterboz
May 21, 2014 17:51:39 GMT -5
No New Posts LLF3D

An ambitious project to 'rebuild' historic Lambton, one structure at a time!

4 10 GTR Elevator Point Edward 1900...
by Steve
Dec 21, 2014 21:42:09 GMT -5
No New Posts Lambton County Historical Chronology

The L.C.H.C. is a database of Lambton related historical events that anyone can contribute to, view and share.

3 4 L.C.H.C. Data Entry Form (beta)
by johnny5
Dec 19, 2010 22:32:46 GMT -5
No New Posts Getting Out There!

Field trips are the raison d'etre of Lost Lambton, Found! Here we discuss actually finding 'Lost Lambton'...

3 10 Field trip ideas, suggestions and plans...
by poohbah03
Mar 24, 2011 14:08:58 GMT -5
No New Posts Lambton History Queries...

Do you have a question and not sure what section to post it in? Post it here and we'll try to answer it asap...

4 5 Petrolia steam fire engine...
by Steve
Aug 6, 2010 16:13:05 GMT -5
No New Posts Lambton Genealogy

A place where family researchers can place queries for their Lambton roots...

2 6 Loxtons in Lambton...
by James
May 28, 2020 16:27:43 GMT -5

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