Local History Gem! The Sarnia Observer Negative Collection

The Sarnia Observer Negative Collection is one of the most interesting and accessible collections at the Lambton County Archives. It is comprised of over 58,000 negatives of photographs that appeared in the Sarnia Observer in the 1950s and 1960s.

The Sarnia Observer Negative Collection was almost lost before it could begin. When local historian and writer George Smith discovered that the Observer was discarding its collection of old negatives, he stepped in to save the collection.