The County of Lambton and the City of Sarnia, Ontario, signed an agreement on March 9, 2026, to protect the future of the Stones-N-Bones Museum collection. The two municipalities are partnering to move the natural history items into a permanent home at the Sarnia Library.
The collection will be housed on the second floor of the library building at 124 Christina Street South. Museum co-founder Allison Richards is donating the approximately 5,000 items, which include dinosaur bones, fossils, and mounted animals, to the community.
Jim and Allison Richards founded the museum more than 30 years ago, and it has since become a well-known local attraction. This new partnership moves the collection from a private family-run museum into a public space where it can be preserved for future visitors.
The project is currently in its early stages and will require architectural designs and a public fundraising campaign to prepare the library space. Local officials expect to share a more detailed update on the project and the final donation agreements in May 2026.
