Tag: Historical Society and local history
Now & Then – May 2026: Some Sporting Tales
Millbrook Central Ontario Lacrosse Champs 1881 1950 Women’s Ball Team Millbrook 1905 Presbyterian Ball Team By Dan Bourgeois This is a great time of year for sports fans. The Raptors made the NBA playoffs.…
Now & Then – April 2026: Mea Culpa (from the Latin; Through my Fault)
Picture is the real Bank Apartment building located at 14 King St. West, circa early 1980’s. By Dan Bourgeois Erratum; from the Latin for “mistake”. Corrigendum; from the Latin “that which must be corrected”.…
Now & Then – March 2026: Backwoods Bankers
By Dan Bourgeois Known as the Bank Apartments, this building was originally home to the Millbrook Banking Co. The impressive two story buff brick building at 14 King St West in Millbrook is nicknamed…
Remembering The Millbrook Gallery
Last week, the Cavan/Millbrook Historical Society hosted an event to celebrate a unique enterprise that contributed to the local art scene 30 years ago. The Millbrook Gallery operated at __ King Street from1995 to…
Now & Then – February 2026: Snow Days
By Dan Bourgeois Pictured is a rail plough photo from the 1940s. This plough got stuck near Carmel Line. It seems we’ve had a lot of snowy and stormy days the last couple of…
Historical Society Launches Remembering our History Project
Residents come to the Millbrook Library to share their stories with members of the Historical Society. On January 29, the Historical Society (MCHS) launched our Remembering our History project with a Lunch & Learn…
Now & Then – January 2026: From Cavan to Hollywood
A little while ago I came across an article in the Ontario Genealogical Society archives website. It was likely from the Millbrook Mirror-Reporter, describing the Millbrook Old Boys and Girls reunion in August 1923,…
Historical Society Aims to Capture Stories
Recalling the past is one of the objectives of our local Historical Society. One way to do that is to record in some way the stories that our residents tell. On Thursday, January 29,…
Glenn Fallis Talks Shop at Historical Society Event
Last November, Glenn Fallis regaled an audience at an historical society event where he showed a film he created describing his experience as a member of the Ontario crew in the Centennial Voyageur Canoe…