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Audio and summary of an interview with Dalton Jermey on March 27, 1974. He is interviewed by Jack Coleman and Peter Moran. Dalton talks about his life, including politics (he was Warden of Simcoe County), his early life and his memories of the county. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.

Photographs of the Jessop Family. Most of the photographs are of brothers Earl, Mervyn, and Clarence Jessop, donated by Mervyn to the WEGWHIST collection.

Photographs relating to the Kneeshaw family of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Audio and summary of an interview with Edgar Kneeshaw on an unknown date. Edgar Kneeshaw is speaking to his son Keith with George Jackson also present. Edgar identifies the people who owned property in the early 1900s. As he geographically makes his way through the hamlets of West Gwillimbury he also comments on what the region looked like, noting businesses, shops, and other landmarks that were in the area. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.

The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Contains information on the land settlements of the Bradford area. Headings include: Early Land Settlement Forestry Holland Landing Soils & Surveying West Gwillimbury Maps 1 of 2 West Gwillimbury Maps 2 of 2
*Landscape - Other

Photographs and documents relating to the Lee family, many of whom resided in West Gwillimbury. The Lee family trees stem from: Henry Lee (1800-1869) and Elizabeth Lawrence (1808-1880) John Lee (1795-1851) and Jane Coulson (1791-1860)
*Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903)

Collection of physical artifacts related to the history of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library.

Audio and summary of an interview with Dr. William C. Little. He is being interviewed by Jack Coleman and Norbert Moran at the Simcoe County Archives. The interview talks about his family's history, his path to becoming a doctor, working in Camp Borden during World War Two, working with veterans and his career after the war. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.