This folder contains photographs of various historic buildings in Bradford and accompanying descriptions on each. The photographs are found in the Bill & Erica Marks Archive Room and were originally compiled by George Jackson and Joe Saint. The text accompanying each photograph was researched and written in 2015-2017 by Janice Hopkins, a long-time library volunteer. She utilized many library resources in her research which are noted at the bottom of each description. See below for information on each reference.
Contains items on:
Buildings (A-E - 1600; F-L - 1610; M-Z - 1620)
Photographs - People - Families (1710)
Photographs - People - Sports/organizations (1720)
Photographs - People - Work groups (1730)
Photographs - Around Town - Streets/Buildings (1810)
Photographs - Around Town - People at work (1820)
Photographs - Around Town - Transportation (1830)
Photographs - Maps (1910)
Contains files on:
Bradford (100);
West Gwillimbury (200);
Holland Marsh (A-H - 310; H-P - 320; Q-Z - 330);
Scotch Settlement (400);
York Region (500);
Other (600)
This bungalow located at 157 John St. West originally had a woodshed on the east side. It was once owned by Bill Semenuk, until he and his family moved to Barrie. He was considered to be a good electrical, radio, and watch repairman. The house was also owned by Harold Iceton, who purchased it after his time serving in the military during WWII. Harold Iceton spent five years in various hospitals, including Sunnybrook where he contributed to the hospital paper, which helped fund the purchase of the home. Joe Leblanc completed most of the renovations after this purchase. Additionally, it is notable that the house was the main building of the Kirkpatrick estate, that encompassed the area west to Toronto street.
Includes a collection of newsletters published from 1984 - 1991. The series is titled "The Harman's of Yonge Street" and was originally edited, compiled and shipped by Marie Svedahl in Saskatchewan to any subscribers of the newsletter. The items pertain to the Harman family who settled in various communities along Yonge Street, beginning the family tree with Henry and Esther Harman. Some Harman family members were born/resided in or would have conducted business in Bradford West Gwillimbury.