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Southern Part of Simcoe's Oldest Township Reviewed

Southern Part of Simcoe's Oldest Township Reviewed

A newspaper article from the Bradford Witness, written by Mrs. J. A. S. Mills of Dunkerron in November 1965. The article provides the history of the Bradford West Gwillimbury area at-a-glance and includes information on Governor John Graves Simcoe.

Bradford Witness

Schools

Contains information on the numerous schools of the Bradford area. Headings include: Bond Head School Bradford High School Bradford Public School Cookstown Public School Coulson's Hill S.S. #12 Dunkerron U.S.S. #1 Fieldcrest Elementary School Fisher's Corners S.S. #7 Gilford S.S. #16 Hollows S.S. #13 Misc. Fred C. Cook Public School Gilford S.S. #16 Hollows S.S. #13 Middleton S.S. #6 Mt Pleasant School Newton Robinson U.S.S #10 & S.S. #12 Photos Pinkerton S.S. #11 Steele's Corners S.S. #14 St Mary's Catholic School West Gwillimbury Schools
*Schools - Other

Old convent demolished

Old convent demolished

"It's graced Barrie Street for over 118 years, but last week, the "Old Convent" met the fate it had evaded for so long and fell to the wreckers.
Built in 1876, as the home of attorney and Reeve of Bradford, John MacLean Stevenson, it was one of the few Italianate villa-style Victorian buildings left in Canada. ..."

Bradford West Gwillimbury Times

Transportation

Contains items relating to the transportation methods of Bradford's past. Headings include: 200th Anniversary of Yonge Street Canals Carrying Place Early Transportation Government Records Highway 11 Highway 27 Highway 89 Highway 404 Old Plank Road/ Highway 88 Roads - General Radial Railway The Grand Trunk Railway The Northern Railway The Simcoe & Huron Railroads Train Wrecks
*Transport by Water

The Way We Were

Contains local history information on Bradford. Headings include: Alice Green Scrapbook Bradford Fall Fair Coulson's Hill Doctors Donated by Bill Kell Donated by Tom Collings Entertainment Florence Cronan Scrapbook Hotels, Taverns and Inns Newspaper Advertisements Old Bradford Newspaper articles Photographs Prohibition Recollections from Sam Neilly Recollections from The Browns Recollections - Known Author Recollections - Unknown Author The Way We Were - Other

Story of the Book - "Governor Simcoe Slept Here"

Contains information relating to the creation of the "Governor Simcoe Slept Here" book. Headings include: Cover Corrections Correspondence Drafts Funding Newspaper articles 1 of 2 Newspaper articles 2 of 2 Pamphlets Pictures/Captions Publishing Rob Caley WEGWHIST Outline WEGWHIST Times Stories Story of the Book - Other 1 of 2
*Story of the Book - Other 2 of 2

Sports

Contains information on the sports and teams of the Bradford area. Headings include: Baseball/softball Cricket Curling Football Hockey Lacrosse
*Sports - Other

WEGWHIST Collection

Organizations

Contains items regarding the various organizations in the Bradford area. Headings include: Gun Clubs Jr. Farmers LOL (Loyal Orange Lodge) New PATH Old Boys Association Women's Institute

Mill/ Manufactories

Contains items relating to the Mills and factories of the Bradford area. Headings include: Maps Manufacturing
*Mills

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