The History of Black Donald Mine
R. Bruce McIntyre explains the history of Black Donald Mine and how it was flooded in the making of Centennial Lake.
Cloyne & District Historical Society Celebrates 50 Years
Fifty years have passed since the original Pioneer Club members joined to record and celebrate the rich history of their ancestors in the communities of Addington Highlands and North Frontenac.
General Meeting Minutes 2022
General Meeting Minutes 2019 of the Cloyne and District Historical Society.
CDHS Annual General Meeting June 20th – Red Emond Guest Speaker
The Annual General Meeting of the Cloyne and District Historical Society will be June 20th, 2022 at the Barrie Community Hall in Cloyne. The meeting will start at 1:00 pm and feature Lion Red Emond as guest speaker. Red will talk about the history of the Lions Club of Land O’ Lakes. Please join us […]
Historic Windstorm Sweeps Through Area Leaving Destruction – May 2022
A storm that will go down in the record books traveled a diagonal line from Michigan to Ottawa and beyond on Saturday, May 21st. In its path were the townships of North Frontenac and Addington Highlands. Enough damage was caused so a state of emergency was called in both townships. Jeff Green from the Frontenac […]
Cabin On The Hill – 1870s Log Cabin at Bon Echo
Familiar to most Bon Echo visitors is the ‘Cabin-on-the Hill’ – a rental log cabin situated near the Denison complex within the provincial park. The 1870s cabin was once called the Manager’s House and was occasionally used as accommodation when Merrill Denison operated the Bon Echo Inn property. In the summer of 1965, the Manager’s […]
Dave Trumble – Canada’s Oldest Man Speaks To NAEC Students 1977
David Albert Trumble, born December 15th, 1867 (or 1882) was a famous Canadian supercentenarian and resident of Northbrook. Always a storyteller, character, and often an entertainer, Dave Trumble visited North Addington Education Centre in Cloyne to answer questions from students in the 1977-1978 school year. An audio file was created in the classroom which is […]
Mugwump Canadian: The Merrill Denison Story by Dick MacDonald
Dick MacDonald first met Merrill Denison when there were both on the payroll of the Bank of Montreal. They became quite good friends and in 1970, Merrill suggested Dick write about his life. A story was written and formed the basis of an hour-long documentary for CBC Tuesday Night, completed in 1972. There was so […]
Our First ‘In-Person’ General Meeting, April 25th, 1 pm
The Cloyne & District Historical Society is meeting at the Barrie Community Hall on Monday April 25th at 1PM. Membership is free for 2022, so bring along your friends. This will be our first in-person general meeting since the start of the pandemic. Masks are not mandatory but recommended. We will be displaying all the […]
Susannah of the Mounties Movie – What is the connection with Bon Echo?
Susannah: A Little Girl With The Mounties is a children’s novel by Canadian author Muriel Denison (nee Jessie Muriel Goggin 1886-1954), first published in 1936. In the book 9-year-old Susannah is sent to Regina, Saskatchewan to spend the summer with her Uncle Dennis who is a Mountie. The movie Susannah of the Mounties was based […]