Our past year as your local Historical Society was diverse in projects and presentations, exuberantly ambitious, and extremely successful. Three guest speakers, two full-house Trivia Nights and two afternoon programs at the Millbrook branch of CM Libraries, one tribute night to honour the continuing history and contributions of our volunteer… Continue reading
Place names in many ways reflect the history of a landscape. A road may be named after a prominent family or political figure, or a town in memory of the lands that settlers originated from. It may simply describe a prominent feature of the area. The names given to our… Continue reading
Most people know what a go-kart is. The original ones were gravity propelled. In other words, they needed a slope to run down. These became popular in the 1930s and could be built at home out of scraps of wood or metal, with wheels taken from baby carriages, old bicycles… Continue reading
Blocks and Blooms provided a welcome excuse to wander through the community and explore its beauty. It was a really feel-good day for everyone; the visitors, the hosts, downtown businesses, and the whole community, featuring an air of hospitality and celebration. The weather was perfect and based on the smiles,… Continue reading
On Wednesday, May 15, 1:30 pm, a memorial panel was unveiled at Needler’s Mill in honour the memory of “Sally” Shirley Hall in whose name it was donated. The project was initiated by her daughter Sandra Hall, who lives and farms just east of Hutchison Dr. on Zion Line. Sally… Continue reading
By the 1840s, Cavan’s population had grown to several hundred and a rudimentary civic administration with elected councillors and an appointed clerk was in place. In the mid 1840s, a wood frame municipal structure was constructed in Millbrook (the largest community) at the site of the current Nexicom building. Aside… Continue reading
Preserving the historic appeal of the community does not happen by accident. Property owners carefully restore historic features of their properties, while our municipal government contributes by establishing protective heritage designations and streetscape designs reflecting historical colour pallets and protecting historic features, but the main champion protecting our past is… Continue reading
The thriving Alderville First Nation is located on the south shore of Rice Lake and is home to the largest intact tract of native grassland in Central Ontario, the Alderville Black Oak Savanna. MCHS is honoured to have as keynote speaker for our public Annual General Meeting on Thursday, May… Continue reading
Have you ever wondered why our township roads are (mostly) so straight? Wouldn’t it have been easier to build them following the contours of the land? Why are they called Lines? Why do some townships call them Concession roads? And what about these Quarter lines? Isn’t that just a short… Continue reading
