OMHC 2024 September & October Newsletter
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Research, Interpret and Preserve Ontario’s Marine Heritage
Who should join?
Our Members range from Archaeologists to Scuba Divers to History Enthusiasts.
We need Trained Divers, Licensed Boat Operators and/or Owners, Researchers, Underwater Archaeologists, Journalists, Videographers and Photographers.
Annual Membership is just $60.00 and includes:
Insurance
Access to private OMHC Archives
Bi-Annual Meetings featuring outstanding speakers and topics
Join in with a team of highly skilled and passionate Marine Heritage Enthusiasts. Expand your underwater skills in areas like, Surveying, Photography and Documentation.
Sharing information, stories, experience and wisdom among the members is the core of the Organization.
The OMHC holds regular meetings which feature noted speakers from across Canada. These are often held at unique locations, such as a naval base or floating historical ships.
The study of Maritime Archaeology places a strong duty upon its practitioners to ensure that the archaeological record is conserved. Accordingly, the OMHC adheres to a code of principles and ethics.
The Ontario Marine Heritage Committee or OMHC was formed in 1975 to Research, Interpret and Preserve Ontario’s Marine Heritage.
History In the springtime of 1975, a group of avocation and professional marine heritage enthusiasts were invited to conduct an underwater archaeological investigation of a newly discovered Naval Slip associated …
The Arthur Amos Marine Heritage Award This award has been established to recognize the outstanding contributions made by Arthur Amos over the course of five decades of pioneering work …
Future Goals The group continues to study and report our maritime history by following the original OMHC tenets of Research, Interpretation and Preservation. This is accomplished through thorough archival/historical research and …
Jace Bazeley
President
president@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
Allanah Macdonald
Vice President`
vicepresident@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
Kayla Martin
Recording Secretary
secretary@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
Jeff Buckingham
Treasurer
treasurer@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
Dylan Morningstar
Archivist
archivist@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
Durrell Martin
Website & Social Media Coordinator
webmaster@ontariomarineheritagecommittee.ca
The Newsletter is now available on-line at the OMHC Archives to OMHC Members only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TmHZyujOEHU1xNEN_1vWn0MXJybamKqT
The Newsletter is now available on-line at the OMHC Archives to OMHC Members only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TmHZyujOEHU1xNEN_1vWn0MXJybamKqT
Congratulations William Fox This week, the Governor-General of Canada appointed William A. ‘Bill’ Fox to the Order of Canada. Congratulations Bill! So very well deserved. William Anthony Fox, C.M.Peterborough, OntarioWilliam …
The Newsletter is now available on-line at the OMHC Archives to OMHC Members only: https://drive.google.com/file/d/173ArTWdP5pfVXv7UG7BLTz6CRWaKQq_4/view?usp=drive_link
The Arthur Amos Marine Heritage Award This award has been established to recognize the outstanding contributions made by Arthur Amos over the course of five decades of his pioneering work on …
The Ontario Marine Heritage Committee Spring meeting Sunday April 28th 10 am to 3 pm Port Colborne Marine Museum 2280 King Street, Port Colborne The doors open at 9:30, and …
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