Join Us for Opening of Heritage House
Hello everyone, On Sunday, July 27, come out to Ormiston for a special event and celebration to turn over the church properties to the new Ormiston & District Historical Society. The program is as follows: 10 a.m. – Church service 11:15-11:30 a.m. – Ceremony to officially transfer the properties to the Ormiston & District Historical […]
An Update and an Invitation from the Ormiston & District Historical Society
Hello Ormiston and District alumni, It’s time for an update and notice of a special event from the newly formed Ormiston & District Historical Society. Since our last communication late in 2024, announcing the formation of the society and its objectives, the project has started to come together. In April, the first official meeting was […]
Announcing the Ormiston & District Historical Society
October 30, 2024Hello friends of Ormiston & District, This letter is to inform everyone interested in the Ormiston region of a new initiative underway tocelebrate the heritage and spirit of our community. Please read on for the beginnings of a plan thatwill evolve to sustain the district’s history and preserve a bit of infrastructure in […]
Thanks for attending
Registrants, Photographs and Scrapbooks
In 2012 the Ormiston and district reunion registered over 300 attendees. The committee this year recognized the alumni of the schools and past residents is a diminishing demographic. Therefore, a target of 200 was set for the 2023 get together. As of June 23rd, there are 149 signed up to attend. The committee is still hopeful that […]
Creemore/Ormiston School
The original Creemore school was built by pioneers of the district in 1916. This small one room country schoolhouse served the entire region including the recent townsite of Ormiston until 1934. In that year, with enrollment of over 50, a second room to the Creemore school was set up at an old store in Ormiston. […]
CVHS
CVHS The Crane Valley school district was founded in 1927. The country schools of the Marigold district and part of the Bliss Lake and Dryboro Lake school districts amalgamated, and the Crane Valley school offered grades 1-12. The new school attracted high school students from the surrounding districts. As more country schools closed such as […]
The Lake
The Lake The sandy-bottomed water of Oro Lake, north of Ormiston, was used by pioneers of the region to cool off during the hot summer. It was not until the 1930s that an organized attempt was made to improve the lake area for picnics and gatherings. It became customary to have one or two sports […]
Look who is attending!
Hello All,Below is a list of participants taking part in the Ormiston and Friends reunion on July 15th and 16th, 2023. We are delighted to have 115 already registered as of April 30th. We are optimistic that this number can be doubled by the time of the reunion weekend. The registration fee of $98.00 per person has been […]
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