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.
Contains items relating to Agricultural history in Bradford West Gwillimbury. Headings include:
1861 Ag. Report on Census
Agricultural Articles and Advertisements
Ontario Farmer Articles
Market & Price Information
Farm Innovation
Dairy Farm Names/Information
Fences
Agriculture - Other
Contains items based on the churches in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area. Headings include:
Auld Kirk
Bond Head Churches
Bradford Presbyterian Church
The Convent
Church Photographs
Dunkerron United
Holy Martyrs of Japan
Methodist Churches in BWG
Springdale Christian Reform
St. Luke's Anglican
St. Paul's Anglican
Trinity Anglican *Churches - Other
Contains items relating to the Early Settlement of Bradford and West Gwillimbury. Headings include:
Early Settlers General 1 of 3
Early Settlers General 2 of 3
Early Settlers General 3 of 3
Early Maps of Township *East Gwillimbury & King Township
Contains items relating to the governing of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Headings include:
Census, Surveys, Population and Other Statistics
Council History
Council Minutes
Deeds
Federal and Provinicial
Governor Simcoe
Municipal Governments
Land Settlements and Roads
Newspaper Articles 1 of 2
Newspaper Articles 2 of 2
Re-enactments
Taxes
Town Crest
Voter's List *Governing - Other
Contains information on the various hamlets around Bradford. Headings include:
Amsterdam
Ansnorsveldt
Bond Head
BWG and Surrounding Area
Cookstown
Coulson's Hill
Deerhurst
Dunkerron
Fennel's Corners
Fisher's Corners
Gilford 1 of 2
Gilford 2 of 2
Holland Landing
The Hollows
Innisfil
Lefroy
Mackie's Corners
Middleton 1 of 2
Middleton 2 of 2
Mount Pleasant
Newton Robinson
Pinkerton
Scotch Settlement
Steele's Corners
Springdale
Tecumseth Township
Thompsonville (Beeton area)
Hamlets - Other
The basket of gorgeous red roses provided by Mr. Yu-Chui Park, Ph.D., The Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to be placed at the grave of "Lieutenant M.C. Vipond," at The UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea. The beautiful arm spray or roses, mums etc. all done in yellow tones was from David, Lorraine and Sarah Mantle.
A group photo of the West Gwillimbury History Project (WEGWHIST) group during the assembly of the Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury book.