The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society is committed to preserving the stories and the artifacts, manuscripts and photographs that serve to illustrate the history of Millbrook, Cavan and the surrounding district in south central Ontario (Canada) for the present and future generations.  It also seeks to inspire interest in the value of local history by keeping the stories alive. 

The Historical Society brings community members and visitors together on a regular basis to broaden and deepen our knowledge and understanding of the history of this area.  We bring a variety of speakers to our gatherings over the course of each year.

The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society was established November 24, 1978. The reason for forming the Historical Society was to try and save Needler's Mill for which Millbrook was named. The society helped mark the 100th birthday of Millbrook village with a historical display at the Masonic Lodge. They produced a four-page tabloid entitled "Millbrook Messenger" after an early newspaper. The tabloid contained articles of historical interest with photographs of the railway station, the Deyell monument, the fire of 1960 and three of the several mills in the Village. The Society helped organize Historical House tours in the township. In 1985 the Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society received a Heritage Award. In 1990 the Society produced and published "This Green and Pleasant Land: Chronicles of Cavan Township". Not only does the Historical Society provide a source of fundraising for historical projects it also acquires, preserves and makes available for research historical items and artifacts from quilts to furniture and from wills, deeds, debentures to marriage and birth certificates, photographs, diaries and other records. (Taken from: "This Green and Pleasant Land: Chronicles of Cavan Township." The Millbrook and Cavan Historical Society, 1990.)