The Sparrow Lake Historical Society is dedicated to preserving and promoting local history in the area of Sparrow Lake in the heart of cottage country, Ontario. Drop-down links from the top headers on this page will take you to all the history of the lake and the Severn River waterway. More articles and comments are available in the newsletter links below.
Photo at Left: Mnjikaning Elder Mark Douglas at SLHS meeting Sept. 27, 2014 speaks about the heritage of his First Nation at the narrows between Lake Simcoe and Lake Couchiching, national historic site of the 5000-year-old Fish Weirs, one of the oldest human developments in North America.
Photo at Right: Simcoe North MP Bruce Stanton gives a presentation about the Trent-Severn Waterway at a SLHS meeting Sept. 29, 2012.
Sparrow Lake Historical Society was established in 1984 by David Stanton and incorporated in 1992 as an affiliate member of the Ontario Historical Society. In 1995, David Stanton envisioned this website as “a museum” using the “explosive technology of the internet” to record valuable historical information. Please take a moment to look around, and enjoy your stay!
Summer 2023 Newsletter
Summer 2022 Newsletter
Winter 2020 Newsletter
Spring 2020 Newsletter
Summer 2019 Newsletter
Spring 2019 Newsletter (part one)
Spring 2019 Newsletter (part two)
Winter 2018 Newsletter
Summer 2018 Newsletter
Spring 2018 Newsletter
Summer 2017 Newsletter
Spring 2017 Newsletter
Summer 2016 Newsletter
Winter 2016 Newsletter
Summer 2015 Newsletter
Winter 2015 Newsletter
Please forward website corrections and additions to webmaster Steve Stanton via email to stanton34(at)rogers.com.
Official Sparrow Lake Historical Society business can be addressed to President Sara Clipsham – saraclipsham(at)gmail.com.
