Our Volunteers

Barb Savage - Vice-President and former nurse gets involved in a multitude of Society activities ranging from confirming walking tour reservations to arranging for special speakers, representing OHS on Doors Open - Oakville, and...who was the last one with the microphone recharger?...

Walter Jennings - A former Management Consultant. Here he's explaining the points of interest to a group on his Historical Walk of Main Street.

Mary Noad - a former Occupational Therapist, hard at work answering the never-ending queries from the public and various organizations (not to mention this website developer) for help in finding photos of ...

George Chisholm - OHS President, closely related to the Town's founder, and a retired High School Teacher. Needless to say, a most involved volunteer. Here dedicating the OHS Volunteers' Memorial Fountain, he's also the creator and frequent leader of A Historical Walk of Trafalgar Road.

Harry Barrett - Director and a former Mayor of Oakville and plumber, his in-depth knowledge and recollection of Town history is a valuable Society resource. Here he's reading the "In Memoriam" roll at the Volunteers' Memorial Fountain dedication. (A week later, he was spotted on his hands & knees installing a timer to control the fountain's watering cycle).

Pat Mack - former teacher and Thomas House Supervisor, in a rare quiet moment in Thomas House.

Margaret Buxton - Director & Archivist.
Working on recently donated 1800s land deeds and mortgage documents to be added to the Collection.

Andrea Stewart - Director (Membership),
leading a group on the Heritage Houses in Old Oakville walking tour.

Phil Brimacombe – retired history teacher and author of the Oakville Harbour and Bronte Harbour books. Phil has recently become a more active volunteer and walk leader.
(Photo by Lance Naismith)

Wendy Belcher – retired high school teacher. Frequent leader of the Society's scary Ghost Walks. (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Margaret Bucknall – former nurse and now a Thomas House volunteer. Here demonstrating pioneer cooking in the Thomas House. (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Jim Young – Society Secretary, real estate agent and a former antique dealer. Here chatting with a guest speaker at a Society presentation. (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Ernle Carroll – a long-time Thomas House and office volunteer (here serving refreshments at a Society function). (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Joy Sanders – a retired public health nurse, Thomas House and office volunteer. Joy is currently involved in doing research for the Society's Main Street project). (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Madeleine Cokic – waitress and office volunteer, here helping with refreshments at a Society function. (Photo by Lance Naismith)

May Isaac – a former corporate archivist and a Society office volunteer. (Photo by Lance Naismith)

Donalda Fordham – a retired teacher librarian, here giving a working display of rug hooking at the Thomas House. (Photo by Lance Naismith)