Monthly Meeting Series
In lieu of a monthly notice of “Next Meeting”, the Milton Historical Society is pleased to present a listing of the scheduled events in the “Monthly Meeting Series”. You will find the current 2018 schedule here: Monthly Meetings That page will be updated for the “To Be Confirmed” (TBC) listings
My Apologies ! Blog Updates Missed
It appears that I failed to update the site with the blog postings since July of 2017. That is important, as the MHS Blog feeds out the information automatically by Twitter to the subscribed members. If you are not currently receiving MHS notices via Twitter, just visit the MHS Twitter
Celebrate Milton’s 160th!
NOTICE TO MHS MEMBERS: HELP US CELEBRATE WITH THE TOWN OF MILTON Celebrate Milton’s 160, Canada’s 150 and the official Opening of Victoria Park with an evening ice-cream social. The celebration will take place on Thursday July 27 from 6:30 – 8:30 pm in Victoria Park. Enjoy Canadian music performed
Ancestors’ Day – Sunday June 11th
This is a reminder of the Ancestors’ Day at Milton Evergreen Cemetery this coming Sunday, June 11, 2017, 1:30pm to 3:30pm. This is a FREE event. On Sunday, enter Evergreen Cemetery, 230 Ontario Street South, Milton, between 1:30pm and 3:30pm, by any entrance and pick up your free cemetery walk guidebook.
Ancestors Day: Evergreen Cemetery Walk
When: Sunday June 11th (Rain Date Sunday June 25th) Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm Where: Milton Evergreen Cemetery Join the MHS for a walk in the Milton Evergreen Cemetery and learn about Milton area ancestors. Self guided maps will be provided at no charge. Those who wish to represent their own
Heritage Day Events
Heritage Week Events: Congratulations to all ! MHS recognizes two members with the Society Education Award on Sunday Feb. 19, for their volunteer work over many years – Bruce Carlin, Gloria Brown with Mayor Gordon Krantz and President Mandy Sedgewick MHS along with the Town of Milton also recognized 7
5 Orange Cones = Remembrance Day 2016 @ Evergreen
For those that read the MHS Journal you may recall that there will be 5 Orange Cones on display in the Milton Evergreen Cemetery on Friday November 11th. Each cone will mark the grave site of a First World War Milton Soldier who paid the ultimate sacrifice in the Great
Heritage Master Plan for Milton: 24th October 7 pm @ Council
It is commonly acknowledged that Milton needs a long-term plan to address heritage issues. To that end, a Council-appointed task force of volunteers from the Milton Historical Society, the Nassagaweya Historical Society and Heritage Milton has spent three years researching and formulating a Heritage Master Plan for Milton. With Nancy
October 2016 Meeting
When: Thursday, October 20th Time: 7:30 PM Where: Waldie Blacksmith Shop Carriage Room Details: Victorian Mourning Traditions Join us as guest speaker Bev Dietrich from the Guelph Museum speaks about Victorian mourning traditions. The presentation begins at 7:30 PM in the carriage room of the Waldie Blacksmith shop. Refreshments follow the