Go West…… And Grow Up With the Country By Dan Bourgeois By the late 1860s, Millbrook was a bustling village of some 1,300 people. The commercial district included King Street along the current “downtown”, as well as Tupper Street heading north of King Street. Businesses along Tupper St alone included… Continue reading
By Celia Hunter Firmly focused on the future, your Historical Society works in the here and now to protect and preserve what makes our community unique. On Tuesday, May 27,7:00 pm, members and friends are invited to meet at the Old Millbrook School and take stock of how the Historical… Continue reading
By Dan Bourgeois Tid or tyd, from the Old English word for fanciful/fond and bit, a small piece/bite. A little while ago, the Millbrook Cavan Historical Society began a project to digitize our archives, the plan being to ultimately make them available online. Currently we are scanning our collection of… Continue reading
By Celia Hunter The Millbrook Cavan Historical Society lost a much-valued friend, colleague and former president on March 3, when Peter Ramsay passed away at home, at age 87, with his daughters at his side. Peter was a tireless champion of local history, and passionate about our rich architectural heritage,… Continue reading
By Celia Hunter For MCHS, energy for the future is fueled by inspiration from the past. We start the month of April with a party, thanks to the mean-spirited weather that the final days of March dealt us, resulting in the postponement of our celebrated Trivia Night. Resilient as ever,… Continue reading
Keep quarters in mind as you prep for our March highlight: Trivia Night at the Millbrook Legion Hall with the incomparable Rachel Finnie as emcee. Your Historical Society is riding the wave of Rachel’s multi-costumed performance last March as she coaxed and wheedled answers to a dizzying variety of questions… Continue reading
The Millbrook-Cavan Historical Society invites the community to celebrate some of our own on February 21. Our special guest speakers include 4th Line Theatre creator and founder Robert Winslow, and Joanne Rowland along with Jo-Ellen Brydon who together brought a wildly successful coffee house scene to Millbrook in the 1990s… Continue reading
When the railroad from Port Hope to Millbrook opened in 1856, extending to Lindsay and Peterborough shortly afterwards, our region was transformed from a rural backwater to a transportation hub. Millbrook, a sleepy village of some 250 people, was soon home to over 1,000 residents. Many men were employed at… Continue reading
