Innisfil Historical Society
P.O. Box 7176 L9S 1A9 Innisfil, ON, Canada

Thank you to everyone who has been visiting and liking the Innisfil Historical Society Facebook page in recent months. We’re glad to have you here! Due to Covid-19, we haven’t been able to hold our monthly meetings, but we still want to help everyone with an interest in Innisfil history and culture. Be sure to explore our website at www.ourstoriesinnisfil.ca. You’ll find hundreds of scanned photos picturing life in Innisfil over the past 100+ years. You can search by famil...y name, community and other terms. There’s lots of other historical info too. Hours of fun! Check out past issues of our monthly newsletters and learn you can join our Society. Be sure to check out our library of books for sale, including the brand-new 2020 Historical Review Town of Innisfil. More info is available on the website. During these Covid-restricted times, we’ve been helping out online visitors with questions about family history, house histories and more via Facebook Messenger. Don’t forget to check with the helpful local history experts at the Innisfil Public Library, too. Find contact details on our website. PHOTO: We had snow this week in Innisfil, but nothing like this scene in 1947 when the snow plow got stuck and the operator was going for help!

Today is the 75th anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe, Second World War) Here was what things looked like in Cookstown that year as the village held its own VE parade. (Photo from ourstoriesinnisfil.ca)

Our newest project is the 2020 Historical Review. It's the latest in our decades-long series of snapshots of Innisfil at significant points in its history. You can pre-order your copy today for just $20. While you're at it, take a look at expanding your Innisfil bookshelf with some of our other books, now available at special prices. See details in this story about the project from reporter Miriam King of Bradford Today. And many thanks to our hardworking book committee and team of researchers, proofreaders and indexers who have brought this book to life. Also our many community sponsors.

Thank you to all our new page visitors! We hope you are finding lots of interesting material to look over and people to connect with. Be sure to check our website at www.ourstoriesinnisfil.ca for lots of historical photos (Tip: search for places or family names). You can also find archived copies of our monthly newsletter up to an including April 2020. Watch for our newest, May 2020, to be uploaded in coming days.

March meeting cancelled: Our March 2020 meeting, set for Saturday, March 21, has been cancelled in response to Covid-19 concerns. Members will receive the April newsletter by email or Canada Post as usual to help you stay in touch with your Society.... On the meantime, if you and your family are housebound and itching to learn more about Innisfil's history, explore the photos and other content on our website, at http://www.ourstoriesinnisfil.ca

Thanks so much to our Nantyr Shore students and teacher Craig Froese for their presentation at our February meeting. Great job, everyone!