Thursday, January 29, 1-3 pm at the Millbrook branch of Cavan Monaghan Libraries, Old Millbrook School.
Join the Historical Society for a Lunch & Learn, as we explore how to capture some of the local stories that give colour and texture to this place where we live.
Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society Aims to Capture Stories
Recalling the past is one of the objectives of our local Historical Society. One way to do that is to record in some way the stories that our residents tell.
On Thursday, January 29, MCHS will host a Lunch & Learn event, 1:00-3:00 pm, at the Millbrook branch of Cavan Monaghan Libraries, in the Old Millbrook School, so that together we can explore ways to preserve the memories of local events and personalities.
Taking the lead on this project is Karyn Swaffield who participated in the Library’s very successful Collecting Our Stories program. With that experience, Karyn is looking forward to welcoming both storytellers and good listeners. “Remember,” Karyn notes, “history is anything that happened before yesterday so we hope we have contributors of all ages.”
All are welcome to this free event.
The Millbrook Public Library
1 Dufferin St, Millbrook
The Millbrook Branch- 121 Years Old and Counting!
In 1994 Millbrook celebrated 100 years of continuous library service. Begun in 1894 as a Mechanic’s Institute as were many libraries, it became a free public library the following year. For more than forty years the library occupied a storefront on the main street in Millbrook. This location was willed to the village of Millbrook by the local doctor but only as long as it was a library.
After the village of Millbrook amalgamated with the surrounding township of Cavan and the adjoining township of North Monaghan, the library was moved to a much larger, newly renovated space on the first floor of the ‘Old School’. This building was built in 1890 as a four room school. It expanded to house grades Kindergarten to Grade 8. Eventually closed by the school board it has been refurbished both inside and out and now houses the Millbrook Branch of the Cavan Monaghan Libraries, the Food Share, The Old Millbrook School Family Centre and the Community Policing Office.
The Library currently hosts our “Heritage Cabinet”.
The heritage display cabinet restored by MCHS Board member Peter Ramsay. The cabinet once displayed haberdashery at Fowler’s Men’s Wear in downtown Millbrook, and will house special Historical Society displays of local artifacts. We thank the library for being so welcoming.
