OMHC 2024 January & February Newsletter
The Newsletter is now available on-line at the OMHC Archives to OMHC Members only: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1TmHZyujOEHU1xNEN_1vWn0MXJybamKqT
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
Jimmy Lockard promoting the Ontario Marine Heritage Committee in 2023 This year several OMHC Members will be presenting. Click here for more details Producer Yvonne Drebert and Director/Cinematographer Zach Melnick …
Kayla Martin presenting Ontario Scuba Adventures in 2023 OMHC Member Kayla Martin will be presenting at the show her expedition to the OLIVER MOWAT. Saturday at 11:15 am on the …
The Ontario Marine Heritage Committee Fall meeting Sunday October 22nd 10 am to 3 pm The Meeting Place 20 Centennial Drive, Tobermory The doors open at 9:30, and the meeting …
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
Please email us with your questions or comments.
We also love to receive any information on Marine Heritage that you might have.
Contact us to discuss becoming a member, upcoming projects, and for general inquiries.
Let us know if you’ve got an interesting project and want to work together!