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Sarah McCutcheon, the 2007 award winner for E. C. Drury High School, receiving her bursary cheque from the Milton Historical Society representative Bruce Carlin<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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The Alex Cooke Memorial Award<\/h3>\n

Alexander (Alex) Cooke<\/strong> was a lifelong resident of Milton who had great interest in local history and genealogy and a founding member of the Milton Historical Society. He spent many hours researching history on local area families. Alex diligently researched biographies of Milton\u2019s early leaders for more than four years. His research was published by the society in two volumes and provide an important record for the future generations of Milton. Alex was also a consistent volunteer with the Friends of Halton Region Museum and an active member of the Halton\/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society.<\/p>\n

The Alex Cooke Memorial Award<\/strong> is presented annually to a graduating student from each of Milton’s high schools by Milton Historical Society. The one hundred dollar award is presented to a graduating student who has achieved high marks in history and will be pursuing post-secondary studies in history and social sciences.<\/p>\n

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May 1998 – Scadding Award of Excellence:\u00a0Bruce Carlin, President (far right)<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annual 1995 –\u00a0Milton Chamber of Commerce Civic Organization of the Year: Ted Chudleigh, MPP,\u00a0Helen Comber, President<\/p><\/div>\n

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Annual 2003 –\u00a0Milton Heritage Award Renovation of a Historic Building\u00a0(Waldie Blacksmith Shop)<\/p><\/div><\/td>\n

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MHS Milestones<\/h3>\n
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  • 1977 — Milton Historical Society established<\/li>\n
  • 1989 – Published A History Walk in Milton The County Town of Halton, 1853 – 1974<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1991 – Published Historic Homes of Milton, Volume 1<\/i>\u00c2<\/li>\n
  • 1993 – Published Directory of the Members of the Municipal Council of the Town of Milton, 1857 – 1993<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1993 – Published Moments In History: Reflections of Halton’s County Town 1833 – 1864<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1995 – Milton Chamber of Commerce Civic Organization Of The Year<\/li>\n
  • 1995 – Published A Walk in historic Milton The County Town of Halton, 1853 – 1974<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1995 – Published Milton Remembers World War II, 1939 – 1945<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1995 – Published Milton Area Biographies, Volume 1<\/i><\/li>\n
  • <\/i>1996 – Published Walking Milton’s Main Street in the 1920s by T.A. Hutchinson<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1997 – Published Milton Area Biograp<\/i>hies, Volume 2<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 1998 – <\/i>Published P.L., Inventor of the Robertson Screw<\/i><\/li>\n
  • <\/i>1998 – Ontario Historical Society Scadding Award<\/li>\n
  • 2000 – Published Historic Homes and Buildings, Volume II<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2002 – Published Excerpts from Mrs. Merry’s Memories<\/i>\u00c2<\/li>\n
  • 2002 – Published Time Capsules from Milton’s Past, 1890 – 1894<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2003 – Waldie Blacksmith Shop renovated to become Milton Historical Society offices<\/li>\n
  • 2003 – Milton Heritage Award for Renovation Of A Historic Building (Waldie Blacksmith Shop)<\/li>\n
  • 2003 – Published Memories of Milton by Mel Robinson<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2005 – Published Milton Remembers World War I, 1914 – 1918<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2007 – Established Milton Walk of Fame<\/li>\n
  • 2007 – Published Milton Streets: The Stories Behind the Villages, Hamlets, Neighbourhoods and Roads<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2007 – Published Town of Milton, Celebrating our Municipal History 1857 – 2007<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2008 – Published Epilogue to Mr. Jim: The Personal Recollections of James W. Snow<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2009 – Published Halton’s Scotch Block, The People And Their Stories<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2012 – Published Milton Historical Society’s 35th Anniversary: Collection of Favourite Recipes Past & Present<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2013 – Published Milton Area Biographies, Volume 3\u00a0<\/i><\/li>\n
  • 2017 – Published Milton And Area Churches: Their Architecture, Their History, Their Significance<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    The Alex Cooke Memorial Award Alexander (Alex) Cooke was a lifelong resident of Milton who had great interest in local history and genealogy and a founding member of the Milton Historical Society. He spent many hours researching history on local area families. Alex diligently researched biographies of Milton\u2019s early leaders for more than four years. His research was published by the society in two volumes and provide an important record for the future generations of Milton. Alex was also a consistent volunteer with the Friends of Halton Region Museum and an active member of the Halton\/Peel Branch, Ontario Genealogical Society. The Alex Cooke Memorial Award is presented annually to a graduating student from each of Milton’s high schools by Milton Historical Society. The one hundred dollar award is presented to a graduating student who has achieved high marks in history and will be pursuing post-secondary studies in history and social sciences.     MHS Milestones 1977 — Milton Historical Society established 1989 – Published A History Walk in Milton The County Town of Halton, 1853 – 1974 1991 – Published Historic Homes of Milton, Volume 1\u00c2 1993 – Published Directory of the Members of the Municipal Council of the Town of Milton, 1857 – 1993 1993 – Published Moments In History: Reflections of Halton’s County Town 1833 – 1864 1995 – Milton Chamber of Commerce Civic Organization Of The Year 1995 – Published A Walk in historic Milton The County Town of Halton, 1853 – 1974 1995 – Published Milton Remembers World War II, 1939 – 1945 1995 – Published Milton Area Biographies, Volume 1 1996 – Published Walking Milton’s Main Street in the 1920s by T.A. Hutchinson 1997 – Published Milton Area Biographies, Volume 2 1998 – Published P.L., Inventor of the Robertson Screw 1998 – Ontario Historical Society Scadding Award 2000 – Published Historic Homes and Buildings, Volume II 2002 – Published Excerpts from Mrs. Merry’s Memories\u00c2 2002 – Published Time Capsules from Milton’s Past, 1890 – 1894 2003 – Waldie Blacksmith Shop renovated to become Milton Historical Society offices 2003 – Milton Heritage Award for Renovation Of A Historic Building (Waldie Blacksmith Shop) 2003 – Published Memories of Milton by Mel Robinson 2005 – Published Milton Remembers World War I, 1914 – 1918 2007 – Established Milton Walk of Fame 2007 – Published Milton Streets: The Stories Behind the Villages, Hamlets, Neighbourhoods and Roads 2007 – Published Town of Milton, Celebrating our Municipal History 1857 – 2007 2008 – Published Epilogue to Mr. Jim: The Personal Recollections of James W. Snow 2009 – Published Halton’s Scotch Block, The People And Their Stories 2012 – Published Milton Historical Society’s 35th Anniversary: Collection of Favourite Recipes Past & Present 2013 – Published Milton Area Biographies, Volume 3\u00a0 2017 – Published Milton And Area Churches: Their Architecture, Their History, Their Significance  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3380,"parent":3165,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_price":"","_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_header":"","_tribe_default_ticket_provider":"","_tribe_ticket_capacity":"0","_ticket_start_date":"","_ticket_end_date":"","_tribe_ticket_show_description":"","_tribe_ticket_show_not_going":false,"_tribe_ticket_use_global_stock":"","_tribe_ticket_global_stock_level":"","_global_stock_mode":"","_global_stock_cap":"","_tribe_rsvp_for_event":"","_tribe_ticket_going_count":"","_tribe_ticket_not_going_count":"","_tribe_tickets_list":[],"_tribe_ticket_has_attendee_info_fields":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3251","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9Mlxi-Qr","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3251","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3251"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3251\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3703,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3251\/revisions\/3703"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3165"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3380"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bluebikedesigns.com\/mhs-test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3251"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}