Cumberland Township Historical Society

CUMBERLAND TOWNSHIP ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING 7 :00 pm Wednesday, September 2 at the Cumberland Township Agricultural Building, ... 1279 Colonial Rd, Navan, Ontario. Guest speaker: Ivan Tanner on an 1880 Vars-Bearbrook murder We wish to thank all of you who indicated back in the spring that we could continue functioning as your executive until we could safely conduct a proper AGM. Well, here it is. We remind everyone to wear a mask. You will be asked to sign a COVID 19 protocol on the way in. An usher will greet you at the door and indicate seating with respect to proper social distancing. We will provide hand sanitization on the way in and on the way out. We hope to see as many of you as are comfortable to attend. No refreshments provided (please bring your own).

Saturday, March 28 Don’t miss the annual Bradley Cup heritage hockey tournament in Navan, Ontario. It brings back old time community rivalries with lots of hockey, meals and liquid refreshments. All day Saturday.

Photos of the Navan arena being torn down. These were taken March 30 and April 10 1982. The building was condemned from rot, I believe it wasn’t too old as the previous arena burnt down. Photos provided by Tim & Cheryl McNeely

We went to see the Museum and to discover and rediscover bits of our collective past.

In the book Bygone Lochaber, Somerled MacMillan wrote: The old mill wheel at Inveruiskavouline is now silent and the offspring of those who labored there are scattered throughout North America. Perhaps, one day, some of them will return to the home of their ancestors. Which we did, 215 years later, the descendants of John Cameron of Inveruiskavulin on his Scottish homestead. (Photo by Claire MacDonald)