Tag: Historical Society and local history
Say Their Names – Comment – November 2022
It’s a phrase that took prominence during the Black Lives Matter movement as a gesture to personalize black lives lost through racial injustice. The practice has earlier roots, however. For example, every year at…
Old Millbrook School and the Pineapple Quilt Block
The Old Millbrook School now boasts a quilt block. It is the latest addition to the Cavan Monaghan Barn Quilt Trails. The steering committee thanks the Township Council for permission to install the block.…
Historical Society Invites You to Social Hour and AGM
It has been too long! (And coming from a group that likes to linger in times-gone-by, that’s saying something!) The purpose of the Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society is to bring people together, to…
A House Tells a Story
From the outside it would seem that the Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society has been pretty quiet, if not dormant, over the past two years, but on the inside, the commitment to our mandate…
Barbie and Buddies put Brakes on the Blues
No winter blues for Barbie! Celebrating her 63rd birthday next month, Barbie and her buddies are celebrating Valentine’s Day at the Millbrook Branch of Cavan-Monaghan Libraries, and while you can’t join them exactly –…
The Installation of Historical Signage the Final Stage of the Millbrook Dam Rehabilitation Project
A formal presentation of the Interpretive signage installed beside the Needler’s Mill and adjacent to the Millbrook Dam took place on October 22nd. This installation is the final touch to the Millbrook Dam rehabilitation…
Don’t Miss Your Chance!
Just a reminder that the display of rare carpentry tools in the Historical Society cabinet at the Millbrook branch of the Cavan-Monaghan Library will soon be replaced. It is nearing the time when Peter…
Self-Guided Tour Brochure to be Released
Next week the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society will begin distributing copies of its latest publication, a self-guided tour of Heritage Millbrook. Thanks to the support of local businesses, this full-colour guide will be…
Re: Take a Hike – the Millbrook Valley Trails
I read with interest the feature on the Millbrook Valley Trails, of which I am a huge fan. We truly do have a wonderful outdoor resource here, skillfully developed and maintained by committed and…