• Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society Annual General Meeting (AGM)

    Millbrook Cathedral 40 King St W, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    Please join the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society for our AGM and social hour. We look forward to connecting with members, friends, and neighbours. There will be light refreshments available. Special thank you to Susan at the Millbrook Cathedral Event Space for generously hosting us.…

  • MCHS Presents: An Evening with Robert Winslow

    Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    Spend an evening with the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society and special guest Robert Winslow. Robert will share the inspiration behind the Cavan Blazers and other Millbrook stories You’re invited! The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society is pleased to host Robert Winslow, local playwright and…

  • An Evening with D’arcy Jenish

    Millbrook Lions Club 920 Larmer Line, Fraserville, Ontario, Canada

    D’Arcy Jenish joins MCHS to talk about his breakthrough into playwriting and his research into the Tilco Strike (which will premiere at the 4th Line Theatre this summer). D’Arcy Jenish is an accomplished magazine journalist and author; he has written ten books. D’Arcy worked at…

  • MCHS Community Forum & Annual General Meeting

    Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    Topic: Creating a Heritage Conservation District in Downtown Millbrook Please join the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society for a community discussion and information session regarding the implementation of a Heritage Conservation District. We have seen many communities, such as Port Hope, Niagara-on-the-Lake, and others benefit…

  • 911: Stories from Cavan Monaghan First Responders & Old Firehall Museum Tour

    Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    From the 1985 tornado that blew the roof off St. John's Church in Ida to the 1979 inferno that destroyed the grain elevator at Maple Leaf Mills to everyday acts of bravery and skill, Cavan Monaghan has a long history of fire protection services and…

  • Let’s Remember Mary Ridge Together

    Millbrook Public Library 1 Dufferin Street, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    In celebration of the wonderfully full life of our champion of Millbrook history, the family of Mary Ridge invites everyone whose lives Mary touched to come Saturday, October 28, 2-4 pm, to the Millbrook Legion Hall, 9 King St.E., to share stories and enjoy a…

  • An Evening with Illustrator Bill Slavin

    Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, Canada

    Admission to this event is free for Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society members; guests are admitted by donation. Renowned illustrator Bill Slavin joins us as MCHS’s special guest for Heritage Week 2024. He will talk about his take on the past, views on the present,…

  • An Evening with Archaeologist Tom Mohr

    St. John's Ida 1758 County Road 10, Peterborough, Ontario, Canada

    This event is free for MCHS members; guests are admitted by donation. Tom Mohr joins us as MCHS’s special guest for an informal discussion on “Digging Up the Past: An Informal Guide to Ontario Archaeology”. He will talk about his experiences as an archaeologist and…

  • Quid Pro Crow Book Launch

    Join award winning illustrator and author Bill Slavin at this wonderful independent book store. Bill will be sharing the journey of creating Quid Pro Crow, the second book in the Mordecai Crow trilogy, and signing and sketching copies of his new graphic novel. This event…