During his years as an active AORS member, including being the AORS Secretary-Treasurer from 1961-1979, Melvin R. Dale willingly became the de facto historian for AORS and wrote the Ontario Road Superintendents Association History from 1952-1990. He also penned speeches for major association milestones, which have been kept within the AORS Historical Archives ever since. We now have digital versions of these documents which we have below for all to read and enjoy.
ORSA History 1952-1990 by Melvin R. Dale
AORS 35th Anniversary Speech, February 26, 1996
Grey County 40th Anniversary Speech, April 9, 1997
Huron County 35th Anniversary Speech, June 4, 1997
Middlesex County 40th Anniversary Speech, September 9, 1999
A Letter from Mel Dale to Bryan Clarke, December 19, 2023
A Brief History and Certification 1952-1990