The Historical Society is grateful to the communities of Lennox & Addington County for supporting in the past, the goal for preservation of the County’s History and Heritage.
At the 2023 Lennox & Addington Historical Society (LAHS) Annual General Meeting the members voted with regret, to close the Society, being unable to fulfill its mandate.
The Society leaves a Legacy of restoration of The Allan Macpherson House, an 1826 Pre-Conferation house. In 2014, The Allan Macpherson House & Park along with the Society’s historical documents, pictures and artifacts were acquired by the Lennox & Addington County. The Society is indebted to the County at its foresight in recognizing the importance of Lennox & Addington County Heritage.
The Society continues to support Community-based groups in Lennox & Addington with the Community Foundation for Lennox & Addington. The LAHS Endowment Fund was established to support projects for preservation of historical and conservation heritage in Lennox & Addington County.
The Society, for over a century, nurtured a thriving interest in our heritage and is survived by the numerous local Heritage Groups within L&A County: The Adolphustown-Fredericksburgh Heritage Society; Cloyne District Historical Society, Loyalist and Greater Napanee Township Heritage Committees.
In addition, the following noted Museums will continue to preserve the heritage ideals: The Museum and Archives of Lennox & Addington and Macpherson House in Napanee, Cloyne Pioneer Museum and Archives; the Neilson Store Museum on Amherst Island. In Bath, The Bath Museum; Fairfield House and the Fairfield-Gutzeit House; the Babcock Mill in Odessa; United Empire Loyalist Park and Museum, The Old Hay Bay Church and St. Albans Church, Adolphustown.
Respectfully submitted
The Lennox and Addington Historical Society
Jane Scott