MCHS

Quid Pro Crow Book Launch
2024-05-18 21:00 - 23:00 UTC | Ontario
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 kicks off at 7pm, If you’ve got copies of any of Bill’s books on your shelves, bring them along or pick up brand new copies from Take Cover Books.
Bill’s illustration wok includes: ‘Stanley’s Party’ written by Linda Bailey, ‘Who Broke the teapot!’ and ‘Drumheller Dinosaur Dance’
by Robert Heidbreder.
We hope to see you there!
Praise for the Mordecai Crow trilogy:
‘Suspense, surprise and a stunning visual experience abound in this post-apocalyptic mystery story as humanity strives to rediscover lost history from before the ‘Fall’. A hugely impressive work of art from a virtuoso graphic novelist.’
– Stephen Biesty, author of the Incredible Cross-Sections series
‘The post-apocalyptic whodunnit I didn’t know I needed. High-speed storytelling in a well-crafted book.’
– Mike Donachie, Toronto Star

Blocks and Blooms, June 15th, 2024
2024-06-15 10:00 - 16:00 | Millbrook, Ontario, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A1G0, Canada
What a great day!
The weather, the gracious hosts and the numerous visitors all made the day so spectacular.
It was a thoroughly enjoyed and lovely day to show off our community.
Guests toured the picturesque Township of Cavan Monaghan, and viewed distinctive gardens and heritage properties, to enjoy the beauty and artistry of new and heirloom quilts on display.

Glenn Fallis - the Life & Times of a Modern-day Voyageur
2024-11-01 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
What a great night! Glenn Fallis, sternsman for the 1967 Ontario canoe in the Voyageur Canoe Pageant, held a crowd of about 100 spellbound as he described the race that still holds its place in the Guinness Book of Records. Following the viewing of the video that Glenn and Greg Cowan produced after the race, MC for the night, Dan Bourgeois, invited audience members to ask questions that prompted both amusing anecdotes and fascinating details about racing techniques and canoe construction. The smiles say it all. Thanks, Glenn and Dan!

Celebrating Heritage Week
2025-02-21 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
Don’t forget to Give a Hoot! Heritage Week celebration with special guests is Friday, February 21, 2025, 7 pm at the Millbrook Legion Hall.

The Peter Robinson Emigration Project
2025-04-11 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
Why did more than 2000 from County Cork board nine ships bound for Upper Canada in 1825? Come and find out this Friday, April 11, at the Millbrook Legion Hall. All welcome.

Let's Celebrate Pontypool
2025-06-22 14:00 - 16:00 | Ontario
On Sunday, June 22, 2025, at 2 pm, the Manvers Twp. Historical Society is hosting a heritage visit at the Pontypool United Cemetery. All are welcome. Share family stories and photos, learn more about our neighbouring community.

Indigenous Peoples Then and Now, Here and Beyond
2025-10-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
This, our season-opening event, will take place at the Millbrook Legion Hall, 9 King Street East, with doors open at 6:45.

Thursday, October 23, 7:00 pm, we welcome as our guest speaker David Beaucage Johnson, presenting a dynamic talk on Indigenous Peoples Then and Now, Here and Beyond. This, our season-opening event, will take place at the Millbrook Legion Hall, 9 King Street East, with doors open at 6:45.

Maps and places top the list of David’s favourite things, along with horse and buggy rides, sable paintbrushes, compasses, gps units, sealing wax, imperial star destroyers and cufflinks. A Mississauga Anishnaabe of the Turtle Clan, David is an artist, geographer, historian, cultural advisor for Petroglyphs Provincial Park and instructor in the Continuing Education Program at Trent University.

Please join us! There will be light refreshments, a cash bar, and a Membership Table set up for renewals and information. Our Membership fee remains $15/single, $25/family. Your support through membership allows us to maintain our extensive local history collection, broaden our outreach initiatives and engage speakers for the gatherings we hold.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Voyageur Canoe and Glenn Fallis
2025-11-27 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
Only in Millbrook you say? Voyageur Canoe’s Glenn Fallis weaves memories and stories of growing up in Millbrook in the 1950s and ’60s, to fit together all the parts that built his renowned company.

‘Remember when THAT happened?
2026-01-29 13:00 - 15:00 | Millbrook Public Library, 1 Dufferin Street, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
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.

Celebrating Local Artists: The Millbrook Gallery
2026-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Millbrook Legion Hall, Millbrook Ontario, 9 King St E, Millbrook, Ontario, L0A 1G0, Canada
The Millbrook Gallery operated at 17 King Street from 1995 to 2002, bringing beauty and class to the local downtown area. Three founding members of the group of artists, Barb Walker, Jane Wilson and Bill Slavin, discuss the evolution of the gallery aided by series of photos illustrating the events, the art and the culture fostered in this unique storefront in the heart of Millbrook.

Trinity-the-Marsh Anglican Church 150th anniversary
2026-06-28 10:30 - 15:00 | Ontario
150th anniversary church service Sunday, June 28th at 10.30 am
“Doors Open” at historic Trinity-the-Marsh Saturday, August 8th, from 11 am to 3 pm
Trinity the Marsh was built in 1876 on land donated by James Fallis,and is a, now rare, board and batten chapel.
The home church to generations of farm families, the interior has changed little in the 150 years of its existence.
All welcome!
County Road 21 & Glamorgan Road, Cavan Monaghan
7 km west of downtown Millbrook
