Tag: Historical Society and local history
St. John’s Anglican Church, Ida
Pictured is local MP, Jamie Schmale, with St. John’s Anglican Church, Ida, Rev. Peter Mills, at last month’s Community Appreciation event which brought out approximately 100 guests to acknowledge and celebrate the organization’s two…
It Takes More than Resolve to Maintain Rural Cemeteries
On a wintery day last February, snow and ice on County Road 10 resulted in the sudden launch of a vehicle which landed within the confines of Shield’s Cemetery on Hayes’ Line. The…
Commemorating the 200th Anniversary of St. Paul’s Cemetery
‘Truly a gem of historic heritage’ describes St. Paul’s Chapel and the 4th line cemetery, 1304 Zion Line, Cavan. Established in 1818, it represents one of the earliest established burying grounds of the Peterborough…
Historical Society Offers Free Heritage Walking Tour August 25
The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society will be at the August Millbrook Farmers’ Market on Sunday, August 25 with some of the “tools of our trade” so that the public, and especially our newer…
Local Name Indexing Project Completed and Accessible
The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society held its Annual General Meeting on May 23 in the Fireside Lounge at Centennial Place in Millbrook, celebrating the end of a successful year of programming and some…
The Impact of Climate Change on Which Birds We See
The Royal Ontario Museum’s Dr. Mark Peck will talk about how climate change is affecting which birds we see – and which ones we don’t see anymore – at the Historical Society’s Annual General…
Remembering the ’70s and ’80s
Diann Corfe, president of Branch 402, Royal Canadian Legion, kicked off the Historical Society’s March event held Friday, March 22 in the Legion Hall, with some colourful and entertaining memories of Frontier Days, a…
Remembering the ’70’s and ’80’s
Just a few decades ago, but so many changes! Locally the 1970’s and 1980’s looked and felt a lot different from now. Don’t let those memories slip away! There’s no better time than now,…
Starting with Food – Everyone has a story to tell
Food. Glorious Food! That’s the theme for the annual afternoon get-together at the Millbrook Manor this January, hosted jointly by the Manor and the Historical Society. The focus, as always, is on stories –…