CDHS Bus Tour to the Ameliasburg Heritage Village!
Join us for a bus tour of the Ameliasburgh Heritage Village in Prince Edward County! Members and non-members of the Cloyne and District Historical Society are welcome Friday, June 14th.
The Rise and Fall of COFA (Conservationists of Frontenac-Addington)
Dot describes how COFA (Conservationists of Frontenac-Addington) began and became a volunteer-run fish hatchery in Ontario. From 1993 to 2015, COFA’s volunteer efforts stocked millions of pickerel and thousands of speckled trout in local lakes.
Friends of Bon Echo Publication – Echoes From The Rock 2013
Bon Echo Park and the Friends of Bon Echo celebrated the Park’s 25th anniversary in 2013. The Echos From The Rock publication outlined the activities.
2024 Land O’ Lakes Speakers’ Forum Program
The 2024 program for the Land O’ Lakes Speakers’ Forum is finalized. Talented speakers will be featured monthly from April to September. Admission is free, everyone is welcome!
Bob Baker To Speak at CDHS General Meeting April 15, 2024
Bob Baker, Executive Director of the Community Foundation for Lennox and Addington, will be our guest speaker at the CDHS April 15th General Meeting,
Joe Grant to Entertain at the 2024 CDHS AGM!
COME ALL YOU JOLLY FELLERS! Tales of the lumber camp told and sung by Herman Keller (played by his grandson, Joe Grant). Please join us on Monday, March 18th, 2024 at the Barrie Community Hall in Cloyne. This meeting will also be the Cloyne and District Historical Society AGM. Everyone is welcome!
Solve Family Mysteries with DNA Genealogy – CDHS Meeting February 19th, 2024
Join us on Monday, February 19th, 2024 at 1 pm at the Barrie Community Hall in Cloyne. Cindy Austin will be speaking on how she uses genealogical research to solve family mysteries. Everyone is welcome!
History of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch 328 1944-1984
John J. Savigny documented the history of Royal Canadian Legion Branch 328, Northbrook over a 40 year period in a 14-page document. Officers of the Branch and their military postings were recorded in this interesting history.
General Meeting Minutes 2024
General Meeting Minutes 2024 of the Cloyne and District Historical Society.
Festubert Post Office on Skootamatta – Loon Lake
During the 1930s all that remained of the first Festubert seasonal post office on a tiny Ontario island in Loon Lake, now known as Skootamatta Lake, was the building’s granite fireplace and foundation. The post office has been located in Mike Schwaeger’s frame house