Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society

Last Updated: January 2008.

Bulletin

Heritage Centre volunteers needed for Thursdays and Fridays from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. If you area able to devote a few hours per month to help out by staffing the Heritage Centre please meet at the Centre Thursday January 31 at 1 p.m. for a volunteer orientation.

Call Liz Avery to register or for more information 932-2102

MILLBROOK & CAVAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

is happy to announce the release of
its new pictorial book

Significant Architecture of Millbrook

Books are at the Heritage Centre, 17 King St. East, Millbrook
or you can place an order by e-mailing
jhickey@nexicom.net

Books are $25.00

Support our Society! Support our community!

The Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society gratefully acknowledge the support of

The Ontario Trillium Foundation

and

The Corporation of the Township of
Cavan - Monaghan

Remember - one of the best ways to find information is to post your question in the web forum - (see below)

JOIN NOW!

Support the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society by becoming a member. Download the membership application here (PDF format)

Please note: This Green & Pleasant Land: Chronicles of Cavan Township is currently SOLD OUT

Keeping checking back with this site as we are attempting to reprint it.

The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society is a non-profit organization devoted to maintaining local heritage. The House & Garden Tour is the Society’s main fundraising event that is held every other year.

Notice: The Family Query Forum / Message Board has been changed. The old provider was no longer providing the service. A new one has been put in place (see below). All the old data was lost but we encourage you to participate in the new forum. We apologize for any inconvenience. You may be able to help someone with their research.

Also be sure to check the family bios section and e-mail any additional information to us or to the e-mail address provided. Please feel free to submit your family bio so we can add it to this page - allowing others access to that information.
I hear there aren't that many copies of This Green & Pleasant Land left.

Millbrook & Cavan Historical Society Home Page

The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society is a not for profit organization. We have specific objectives that include, but are not limited to:

To encourage and develop the study of all phases of the history, life and customs of Millbrook, Cavan Township and the surrounding district.

To arouse interest in the past by collecting and disseminating historical information through meetings, exhibits, lectures, papers, books and electronic media.

To mark in a suitable manner points of historic interest throughout the area.

To collect and preserve historical artifacts, documents, manuscripts and other material relative to the history and development of the area.

To establish and maintain a historical museum.

We have added two new sections to our web page in order to help all of you looking for information on your families. Try using these new sections / features before e-mailing us. As a historical society and not a genealogical society we don't have the resources to be of much help in terms of genealogical research at the current time. Your best bet for seeking family information is: 1. Buy the book - This Green and Pleasant Land. 2. Send us the information you have for posting. 3. Post your Query.

You already have the book, or know at least how to get it (scroll up this page). You should check out the Family Bio and Information Page

New pictures of the Grand Opening of the Arena and of the area. Thanks to Marlyne Fisher-Heasman.

After that, feel free to check out our new family query forum - just click the "Click to enter forum / Post your comments button, below:

You can submit a query by starting a "new message". Be sure to browse the other queries as well and reply where you can in order to help out. Please note the forum was reset on January 23, 2002 due to the previous provider no longer offering the service. Meaning all old posts were lost. Feel free to start a new one.

Jane Longmore writes: "I purchased 2 very large framed photos of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Kellett at an auction on King St., Millbrook in late 1980's. I would like to contact the descendants of this couple to see if they would like to have these photos back in the family. I do not know the date, but they seem to be dressed in late 1800's Sunday best. We used to live in a large Victorian reproduction farm-house where these pictures hung on our living room wall, but have now moved to a smaller house near Cannington, where there is not enough wall space to hang them. These photos would be a great addition to anyone researching the Kellett family." Anyone researching the Kellett family may contact us and we'll pass along your e-mail. - Thanks.

We now have Scott Ferguson's Transcriptions of the Genealogical Information Relating to the Cavan Township Pioneer Families of FERGUSON, EAKINS, MULLIGAN and RICHARDSON - about 10 pages.

Scott Ferguson's Transcriptions of the Larmer Family Bibles with information relating to the Cavan Township Pioneer Families of Ferguson, Eakins, Mulligan and Richardson- Click on the link below to print the transcript - we are unable to continue mailing copies at this time.

Larmer Family Bible Transcripts

Past Issues of our Newsletter Online.
Note: Summer 1999 was the last issue that the webmaster (Scott) was the editor for. We hope to get the other issues online but I have to get them from the new person that is doing the newsletter.

The November 2002 Newsletter (MS Word Format)
The Spring 1999 Newsletter
The Winter 1998 Newsletter
The Summer, 1999 Newsletter

Click here to see Ivan Rowan's pictures of his school days in Cavan during the 1940's!!

Click here to view scans of the headstones being stored in the Old Mill in Millbrook.

Names include: Deyell, Greer, and Might.

We now have Scott Ferguson's Transcriptions of the Genealogical Information Relating to the Cavan Township Pioneer Families of FERGUSON, EAKINS, MULLIGAN and RICHARDSON - about 10 pages.

LINKS

Archives

Archives of Ontario	The Archives of Ontario Site. Maintained by the Ministry of Citizenship, Culture and Recreation.
	The National Archives of Canada.
	Trent University Archives.

Other Historical Societies

E.D.H.S	East Durham Historical Society
S.C.H.S.	St. Catherines Historical Society
W.H.S.	Waterloo Historical Society

Great Local Links! (Cavan & Millbrook Area).

4th Line Theatre	4th Line Theatre: bringing history to life on the outdoor stages of Winslow farm.
M.D.C.C.	The Millbrook & District Chamber of Commerce. All your local business needs with a strong emphasis on Culture & Heritage. Visiting the area? Make sure you visit this site!

Other Societies, Organizations & Genealogy Help.

K.A.R.A. & T.V.A.	Trent Valley Archives.
	Ontario Genealogical Society: To encourage, bring together and assist all those interested in the pursuit of family history.
O.G.W .	OntarioGenWeb.
	CanadaGenWeb.
	U.S.GenWeb Project.
	WorldGenWeb Project.
O.C.F.A.	Ontario Cememtary Finding Aid.
Cyndi's List	Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet. Over 56,000 Links!
CavanNET	Great place to start for those of you researching back to County Cavan, Ireland.
Morewood	Morewood, Ontario, Canada is a small village, located south of the nation's capital. Some early citizens took a great interest in capturing their schoolyears in photographs and short memoirs, providing a rich visual history of the town of Morewood in its infancy. Surprisingly, Morewood had far more industries in those early years than it does today.

Museums

P.C.M.A.	Peterborough Centennial Museum and Archives.
S.S.H.M .	Scugog Shores Historical Museum.

Family Pages

Chronicles of the EYRES Family

Great page on the Eyres surname.

Genealogy Supplies & Misc.

Global

Global Geneolgy Supplies.

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