The Rosseau Historical Society is pleased to announce, we the launched our 4th book
A History of the Rosseau General Store
on October 8th, 2022 at 9am
at the Rosseau General Store - 1 Rice Street.
Copies of the book are available to purchase. Price per book is $30.
If you wish to order and pay) on-line your own copy or copies of the book. Please link to our order page at Books & Annual Membership.
Our books are also available through Rosseau Historical Society members, as well as local businesses - at the Rosseau General Store, The Craftroom Rosseau, and in Parry Sound at Bearly Used Books and The Museum on the Hill (West Parry Sound District Museum).
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On Wednesday, September 25th, 1996 at 7:30pm in the Rosseau Memorial Community Hall, a general meeting was held which resulted in the formation of the Rosseau Historical Society. People present for that meeting were John & Elizabeth “Betty” (Coate) Hall, Sarah (Ditchburn) Neal, Dr. Jack Skinner, Evelyn (Ditchburn) Parker, Mrs. Dorrie Smith (RHS’s President from 1996 to 2003), Anne (Frost) Stevens, and Emily (Holton) Wood.
At that meeting it was noted that already two successful events had been held in the Village of Rosseau that summer. One was an exhibit of pictures and artifacts from Rosseau and surrounding area in the Frost Hall at the Church of the Redeemer (#15 Oak Street) on Monday, August 5th, 1996. The 2nd event was held on Sunday, September 15th, 1996 at the Rosseau Memorial Community Hall, which was a slide show of a “History of Rosseau” with commentary by local historian Dave Thomas of Parry Sound.
Browse our Web site for more information about the Rosseau Historical Society. If you have any questions or would like to contact us at the Rosseau Historical Society please e-mail us at
rosseauhistoricalsociety@gmail.com
or call us at 705 938 8863.
Canadian House, Lake Rosseau, Muskoka - Postcard - year unknown. Postcard courtesy of Daniel K. Dixon. HR0063.
Florence May (Clendenning) & William Ross Mead, marriage portrait - March 7, 1912. Photo courtesy of Daniel K. Dixon. HR0062