Community : Oro-Medonte

Description : The results of the annual pony competition at the Oro Fairgrounds.

Metal horseshoe attached to wood to create a marsh horseshoe. These types of shoes were commonly used to prevent horses from sinking in marshes or soft ground. They would have been used by marsh farmers in the area when needing to conduct work, such as cutting hay.

Photograph of the delivery wagon for J. G. Gray's Grocer & Deli store, located on Holland Street East.

Photograph of Joseph Martin (1873-1946) with his team of horses.

Joseph was the husband of Elizabeth Martin (nee Spiers) (abt. 1883-unknown). He was also the son of Thomas Martin (1840-1919) and Elizabeth Martin (nee Lee) (1850-1936). Elizabeth Lee was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Lee (nee Graham) (abt. 1825-1903).

Contains clippings and photographs of Bradford West Gwillimbury's transportation methods

Winter outing - sleigh and horses was the typical mode of winter transport in those days.

"On the way west! Well, maybe. Last Thursday, the great Canadian wagon train made its way through Bond Head. Here the group is making its way up the hill on Highway 27. The horses took a run to make it up the hill, then had to pull in so they wouldn't run away going down the other side. The main feature of the event was the long lineup of cars waiting to pass the train. The train was re-routed off Highway 27 to Alliston and by Tuesday still had not passed Barrie."