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Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mr. and Mrs. John West, discussing harvesting onions, potatoes and carrots, with mentions on the harvesting machines that were used in farming such vegetables.
George Jackson
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Ms. Irene Turner discussing her upbringing, specifically details about her father growing up.
George Jackson
Turner, Irene (Brown) and Brown, Ernest MP3
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mrs. Irene Turner and her brother, Ernest Brown, discussing family history.
George Jackson
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mr. Harold Taylor discussing the Holland Marsh, specifically Professor Day farming lettuce and the building of the Marsh.
George Jackson
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Miriam Swan by Joe Saint. They discuss the Jeff's Homestead, which is Miriam's home, and the Strafford's home.
Joe Saint
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mrs. Vaaletta Sturgeon describing her childhood and growing up in Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Vaaletta (Mitchell) Sturgeon
Saint, Joe MP3 (#3) - On Family History
Part of Oral History Collection
This is a talk by Kenneth 'Joe' Saint at the West Gwillimbury Hall. He talks about the Saint Family History.
Joe Saint
Saint, Joe MP3 (#2) - On the Selby Cemetery
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mr. Joe Saint by Miriam Swan on the Selby Cemetery and various other cemeteries in Bradford and West Gwillimbury. Discussion includes the family history of the Selby Cemetery, and on Coulson's Hill cemetery,
Joe Saint
Saint, Joe MP3 (#1) - On Moore Street
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mr. Joe Saint describing what Moore Street used to look like in the 1920’s in regards to houses and churches.
George Jackson
Digitized versions of old audio tapes, which include various interviews conducted with residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury. They are comprised of various interesting stories on everyday life in Bradford and surrounding areas over the past century.
Accompanying these recordings are written transcripts outlining each conversation in detail. Due to the age of the tapes, the sound quality of some may be a bit poor. These transcripts are provided to facilitate listening and complement the audio recording. All of these transcripts have been compiled into a book, which we have catalogued for anyone interested in reading them in a collected format.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library