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Sir Francis Bond Head (1793-1875) was the Lieutenant-Governor of Upper Canada from 1835-1838, and in this time he sent a militia to squash the 1837 Rebellion, led by William Lyon Mackenzie, at Montgomery's Tavern.

Simcoe County Senior Champions Baseball Team 1953.
Back Row (l-r): Howard Challis, Joe Magani, Steve Simone, Bob Fallis, Ted Gapp, Bus Carter, Jim Coutts, Cecil Williams, E. Hawman (sponsor).
Front Row (l-r): Pat Poland, George Carson, Bob Veale, Leighton Giffen, Bruce Edney, Art Evans, Ken Tupling, Ross Clubine - mascot Mike Kavchak.

S. S. # 4 School house.

Scotch Settlement Ladies Baseball team around 1930.

Iva Jeffery and Marion English in front of S.S. #3 in West Gwillimbury.

This home was most known for the Lukes' residents, Samuel and his son, Gilbert. It was originally built by John MacLean Stevenson in 1876. It was sold, first to Robert Bingham in 1877, then to James Boddy in 1893 who named it "Fairview". After less than a year of ownership, Charlotte Jeffs sold the property to Rev. Egerton R. Young in 1903, and was renamed "Algonquin Lodge". Rev. Young in turn sold it to the Lukes family in 1910. The Lukes family, who owned the Bradford Flour Mill, made several repairs and alterations to the house under their ownership. In 1949, the house and property was sold to the Roman Catholic Episcopal Corporation for the Diocese of Toronto, but they soon sold the house to the Ursuline Order of the Diocese of London. In the years since, the building has been sold, re-sold, had court cases fought over ownership until, late in the 1980's, the building was torn down and the "Common Roof" facility was built.

Reverend Hearn of Trinity Anglican Church, Bond Head.

Rev. and Mrs. Hearn standing at the door of Trinity Anglican Church in Bond Head.

Art Janse has been involved in the Holland Marsh all of his life, as a resident, a farmer, a Town employee for 45 years, and drainage superintendent for Bradford West Gwillimbury and King Township. Janse is retiring due to the response from many of the farmers to his ideas for the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme improvements that would also improve the safety for motorists. The project has a high price tag of bout $17 million but Janse has won the right to assess upland residents a share of the cost, and has made the case for contributions from municipalities, OMAFRA, Transportation, Natural Resources and Environmental Ministries, and Conservation Authorities.