Tag: Historical Society and local history
Historical Society Presentation
The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society is excited to present “A Dynamic Talk about Indigenous Peoples Then and Now; Here and Beyond” on Thursday, October 23rd, 7 pm at the Millbrook Royal Canadian Legion…
Now & Then – October 2025: Land Speculator, Developer and Politician
William Henry Sowden was bornin 1823, the eighth of 16 children of Willaim Sowden and Maria Louisa Varley. The elder Sowden was a corn miller in Yorkshire, England before migrating to Upper Canada in…
Now & Then – September 2025: Old Wills, Estates and Human Rights Part 2
More light summer reading – By Dan Bourgeois The last column looked at voting and other rights of those who lived in Ontario in the1800s and how it was a slow and gradual process to…
Local Assets Catch a Photographer’s Eye
By Celia Hunter Termed ‘A Jewel in Peterborough County’, Millbrook and Cavan Monaghan Township have earned pride of place in a just released coffee table book commemorating the bicentennial of the Peter Robinson Settlers…
Now & Then – August 2025: Old Wills, Estates and Human Rights
By Dan Bourgeois A little while back I came across a small article in the back pages of the Millbrook-Omemee Reporter of February 17, 1927 titled “Restore Property Rights to Women- Error in Ontario…
Historical Society Welcomes Additions
By Celia Hunter The record of activities and achievements made by the families that trace their roots back to Cavan Monaghan continues to grow as the Millbrook Cavan Historical Society’s archivist, Kim McLeod, catalogues…
Now & Then – July 2025
By Dan Bourgeois In the last column it was described how Millbrook and the surrounding farming community were thriving in the 1860s. However, due to an economic depression and a series of local setbacks,…
Old Millbrook School Rehabilitation Project
At the May 20th Council meeting, it was agreed to proceed with a series of rehabilitation projects at the Old Millbrook School, for a total value of $511,750. Of this amount, $375,266.28 will be…
