Prior Executives
Historical Review of Members of the Executives of the LGS, From 1987
The data was compiled by Ken Ledgard and Dave Cowin, 2009; Updated by Jim Sandham, 2012; Tom Holden, 2017
EXECUTIVE 1987-1988
Secretary-Treasurer- Karen Swaine,
Resource- Louise Connolly
EXECUTIVE 1988-1989
President- Don Diminie
Past President- Cheryl Barlow
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Corresponding/Minutes Secretary- Joan Diminie
Program Coordinator- Alan Hayne
Publicity/Library Liaison- Sybil Hicks
EXECUTIVE 1989-1990
President- Don Diminie
Past President- Cheryl Barlow
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Corresponding/Minutes Secretary- Joan Diminie
Programs- Alan Hayne
Publicity ~ Sybil Hicks
Research Committee- Cheryl Barlow, Audrey West, Karen Swaine & Louise Connolly
EXECUTIVE 1990-1991
President - Brenda Cochrane Treasurer/Membership - Jack Graham
Secretary- Louise Connolly
Program Co-coordinators - Karen Swaine & Maebelle Cowin
Publicity Co-coordinator - Sybil Hicks
Research Committee - Cheryl Barlow, Karen Swaine & Louise Connolly
EXECUTIVE 1991-1992
Not Found
EXECUTIVE 1992-1993
President- Deborah Elder
Past President- Brenda Cochrane Stahera
Vice President- Unfilled to date
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Secretary- unfilled to date
Newsletter- Louise Connolly
Programming- Karen Swayne & Maebelle Cowin
Publicity- Sybil Hicks
Research- Cheryl Barlow
EXECUTIVE 1993-1994
President- Debbie Elder
Secretary- Kathy McBride
Past President- Brenda Cochrane
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Programming- Karen Swayne and Maebelle Cowin
EXECUTIVE 1994-1995
President- Debbie Elder
Secretary- Debora Campbell
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Links Publisher- Louise Connelly
Publicity- Sybil Hicks
EXECUTIVE 1995-1996
President- Open
Past President- Debbie Elder
Secretary- Debora Campbell
Treasurer/Membership- John Graham
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Links- Louise Connolly
Program Co-coordinator- Debbie Elder
Publicity- Sybil Hicks
Research- Cheryl Barlow
EXECUTIVE 1996-1997
President- Not Found
Barnum Project- John Graham, Cheryl Barlow, Karen Swaine, Ken Ledgard, & Louise Connelly
EXECUTIVE 1998-1999
Chairman - Gordon West
Vice Chair - not filled at present
Treasurer- Jack Graham
Recording Secretary- Diane Johnson
Advertising – Jack Davies
Cemeteries – Ron Smith and Al Bimey
Cobourg Heritage Day- Maebelle Cowin
Fair- Allan Elder, Lilyan Silver
Membership/Welcoming- Debbie Elder
Newsletter- Louise Connolly
Port Hope Heritage- Carolyn Farrell
Programming- Anne Burnham, Paul Morton
Projects- Ken Ledgard
Research- Cheryl Barlow
EXECUTIVE 1999-2000
Chair - Gordon West
Vice Chair - Paul Morton
Treasurer - Ken Ledgard
Recording Secretary - Diane Hunter
LGS Committees:
Cemeteries - Ron Smith & Allan Bimey
Membership/Welcoming - Debbie Elder
Newsletter- Louise Connolly
Programs - Paul Morton, Anne Burnham
Projects - Maebelle Cowin, Lil Silver, Mary Field & Carolyn Farrell
Publicity - Jack Davies
Research - Cheryl Barlow
EXECUTIVE 2000-2001
Chair person - Paul Morton
Past chair - Gordon West
Recording Secretary - Diane Hunter
Treasurer - Ken Ledgard
“Mr. Snack Man”- Ron Gilbert
Cemetery Data- Ron & Allan Birney
Heritage Day- Maebelle Cowin
Newsletter- Louise Connolly
Program Co-ordinators- Anne Burnham & Paul Morton
Publicity - Jack Davies
Researcher- Cheryl Barlow
EXECUTIVE 2006-2007
President/Chair- Ken Ledgard
Past President/Chair- Paul Morton
Vice President- Richard Randall
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Secretary/Links- Diane Johnson
Cemeteries- Ron Smith
Program- Fred Long & Ron Gilbert
Refreshments- Emma Sandham
Research- Anne Tryon, Norah Cunningham
EXECUTIVE 2007-2008
President- Ken Ledgard
1st Vice President- Richard Randall
Past President- Paul Morton
Recording Secretary- Diane Johnson
Treasurer - Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin
Membership Coordinator- Ron Gilbert
Program Coordinators- Fred Long
Publicity- Anne Tryon
Refreshments Convener- Emma Gregg
Research- Anne Tryon, Norah Cunningham
EXECUTIVE 2008-2009
President- Richard Randall
1st Vice President- Jim Sandham
Past President- Ken Ledgard
Recording Secretary- Emma Gregg
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin
Membership- Ken Ledgard, Ron Gilbert
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Debbie Elder
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon
EXECUTIVE 2009-2010
President- Richard Randall
1st Vice President- Jim Sandham
Past President- Ken Ledgard
Recording Secretary- Emma Gregg
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin
Membership- Ken Ledgard, Ron Gilbert
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Debbie Elder
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon
EXECUTIVE 2010-2011
President- Jim Sandham
1st Vice President- Brenda Cochrane
Past President- Ken Ledgard
Recording Secretary- Emma Gregg
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin
Membership- Ken Ledgard, Ron Gilbert
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Debbie Elder
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon
EXECUTIVE 2011-2012
President- Jim Sandham
1st Vice President- Brenda Cochrane
Past President- Ken Ledgard
Recording Secretary- Emma Gregg
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Archives- Lillian Buhl
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin
Membership- Ken Ledgard, Ron Gilbert
Photography- Tom Holden
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Debbie Elder
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon
EXECUTIVE 2012-2013
President- Brenda Cochrane
1st Vice President- Tom Holden
Past President- Jim Sandham
Recording Secretary- Pauline Robertson
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Maebelle Cowin
Links Editor - Dave Cowin, Tom Holden
Membership- Ken Ledgard, Ron Gilbert
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Tom Holden
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon
EXECUTIVE 2013-2014
President- Brenda Cochrane
1st Vice President- Tom Holden
Past President- Jim Sandham
Recording Secretary- Emma Gregg, Beverly Smith
Treasurer- Ron Gilbert
Ex—Officio Personnel
Cemetery Data- Ron Smith
Heritage Day Coordinator- Brenda Cochrane
Links Editor - Tom Holden
Membership- Peter Sterling
Program Coordinator- Carol Evans
Refreshments Convenor- Brenda Cochrane
Research & Publicity- Anne Tryon, Wendy Bannon
Webmaster- Tom Holden
EXECUTIVE 2014-2015
Tom Holden, President
Brenda Cochrane, Past-President
Lillian Buhl, Vice-President
Beverly Smith, Recording Secretary
Ron Gilbert, Treasurer
Ex-Officio Personnel
Carol Evans, Programme
Wendy Bannon, Publicity & Research Coordinator
Brian Beatson, Photographer
Tom Holden, Links Editor, Website
Peter Sterling, Membership
Ron Smith, Cemetery Data
Lillian Buhl, Archive
Brenda Cochrane, Heritage Events; Refreshments
EXECUTIVE 2015-2016 Tom Holden, President
Brenda Cochrane, Past-President
Lillian Buhl, Vice-President
Beverly Smith, Recording Secretary
Peter Sterling, Treasurer
Ex-Officio Personnel
Carol Evans, Programme
Wendy Bannon, Publicity & Research Coordinator
Brian Beatson, Photographer
Tom Holden, Links Editor, Website
Peter Sterling, Membership
Ron Smith, Cemetery Data
Lillian Buhl, Archive
Anne Tryon, Refreshments
EXECUTIVE 2016-2017 Lillian Buhl, President
Tom Holden, Past-President
Vacant, Vice-President
Beverly Smith, Recording Secretary
Peter Sterling, Treasurer
Ex-Officio Personnel
Carol Evans, Programme
Wendy Bannon, Research Coordinator
Tony Crosgrey, Publicity
Beverly Smith, Links Editor
Brian Beatson, Photographer
Tom Holden, Website
Peter Sterling, Membership
Ron Smith, Cemetery Data
Lillian Buhl, Archive
Anne Tryon, Refreshments
EXECUTIVE 2017-2018 Lillian Buhl, President
Tom Holden, Past-President
Wendy Bannon, Vice-President
Beverly Smith, Recording Secretary
Peter Sterling, Treasurer
Ex-Officio Personnel
Carol Evans, Programme
Wendy Bannon, Research Coordinator
Tony Crosgrey, Publicity
Beverly Smith, Links Editor
Brian Beatson, Photographer
Tom Holden, Website
Peter Sterling, Membership
Ron Smith, Cemetery Data
Lillian Buhl, Archive
Anne Tryon, Refreshments