Plaques:
More than 130 buildings in our community are identified by black and
white plaques. We do the research and arrange for production of these
historic markers.
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Research and Publications:
We have an active publications program. Our newsletter, The
Journal, is published several times a year. Hundreds of people have
bought our walking tour booklet of historic Milton (updated in 1995).
An illustrated booklet of historic homes has been published and Milton
Remembers World War II was released in May 1995. Milton Area
Biographies was published in October 1995. A second volume is now
available. In 1996 Walking Milton's Main Street in the 1920s was
published. A book about P.L.
Robertson was published in 1998, the 90th anniversary of
the inventor's arrival in Milton.
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Meetings:
We have informal and friendly meetings eight to ten times a year
(Coffee at 7:30 pm, Meeting at 8:00 pm the third Thursday of the month). Normally we meet in the
Waldie Blacksmith Shop but we also have special outings to places of
interest.
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Research:
Our active research committee pursues local topics. The results take
many forms: plaques on historic buildings, talks at our meetings, a
walking tour booklet, other publications and slide shows. Whenever
possible our researchers answer queries from families near and far about
their Milton roots.
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Archives:
We protect and preserve documents, photographs, posters, oral history
tapes, booklets, articles and other items which reflect the history of
Regional Milton. We are digitizing some of our more fragile items, such
as the Halton Historical Atlas of 1877 and the Fire
Insurance Maps of Milton, 1927. They will be available at this web
site very soon. We welcome contributions of historically significant
material.
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Heritage Week:
Each February our Society and Heritage Milton stage heritage
celebrations. We present awards recognizing individual or group
contributions to heritage education, writing, visual presentation and
architectural preservation. We also mount displays and lead a history
walk.
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New Year's Day Levee:
Our group works closely with Town Council and the Town staff to
organize this event which gives people an opportunity to meet the Mayor
and Councillors in an informal and friendly atmosphere.
This traditional
gathering is held in the Town Hall, one of Milton's very important
historic buildings.
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Education:
We help spark student interest in local history. Our program includes
historic walks, classroom talks and slide presentations. Our members
also speak to adult groups on historical subjects. Our Society provides
provincial organizations with information needed so that sites of
Ontario-wide interest can be suitably identified.
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St. Peter's Education Walk
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Cemetery Restoration:
We have a special interest in the Milton Pioneer Cemetery (Bronte St.
N.) and have carried out work there in preserving early grave stones.
The photos show the Pioneer Cemetery in1984 prior to the
restoration work and then on November 8, 1986 at the unveiling of
the plaque and cairn for the restored "Bronte Street Pioneer
Cemetery".
Pioneer Cemetery September 2007
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Pioneer Cemetery 1984
Before Restoration
Pioneer Cemetery 1986
After Restoration
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