New sign in Bluevale tells story of Walt Disney’s local connection

June 11, 2026 @ 12:48 pmArts & Entertainment, Local News, Rural, Wingham Advance Times

Members of the Disney project group stand beside new sign.
From left: Mac Campbell, Alison Lobb, Lloyd Michie, Glen Warwick. Committee member Arnold Mathers, who played an integral role in the sign’s existence, passed recently in December. His fellow committee members wish to acknowledge his efforts. (Rachel Hammermueller photo)

WINGHAM – The Disneys of Huron County Project Group have, after a long road of campaigning for funding and cataloguing information on the historic ties of the famous Walt Disney to his ancestors in Huron County, established a permanent historical information sign at the junction of Clyde Street and Morris Street in Bluevale. After appealing…

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