Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary Cemetery – Now Online!
Photos of the Our Lady Of The Holy Rosary Cemetery in Griffith have been added to the CDHS Cemetery Flickr site increasing the site to 1300+ photos.
‘For The Record’ Vintage Video To Be Shown Nov 21st – CDHS General Meeting
Join us November 21st for the showing of the vintage documentary ‘For The Record’ featuring Gene Brown and Nadine Brumell. All are welcome!
Join Us For the 2022 CDHS Christmas Lunch December 5th!
The Cloyne and District Historical Society’s annual Christmas Lunch will be held December 5th, 2022, at Hunter’s Creek Golf Course, Everyone is Welcome!
Join Us – Monday Oct 17th, 1 pm – L&A County Museum Staff to Speak
Join us at the Barrie Community Hall at 1 pm on October 17th to meet Joanne Himmelman (Curator) and Heather Wilson (Archivist) fromt the Museum of Lennox & Addington County.
Madawaska Loggers Monument and Slate Falls Graves
Logger memorials on the Madawaska can be found in the Lower Madawaska Slate Falls Park and in the Holy Resory Cemetery in Griffith.
A Conversation With Gail Holtzhauer – Matawatchan
Gail Holtzhauer tells some of the history of her family and Snider’s Tent and Trailer Park in Matawatchan, Ontario.
Matawatchan Hall Picnic Video – 1986
The first Matawatchan Picnic was held in 1886 as a fundraiser to build the first church in Matawatchan. This video was shot 100 years later in 1986.
History of the Volunteer Ambulance Services in Northbrook
Shirley Sedore gave a presentation to the Cloyne and District Historical Society about the history of the volunteer ambulance services.
Shirley Sedore Guest Speaker – CDHS Meeting Sept 19 2022
CDHS President Shirley Sedore will be speaking on the history of the volunteer ambulance service that operated for many years in the area.
1968 Kaladar-Northern Telephone Directory for Northbrook, Denbigh, Plevna
Take a trip back 50 years ago and see the businesses that were in our villages and the people that lived there. Many are long gone but many are still here.