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Contains posters, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Bradford's Quasquicentennial (125 years) celebrations in 1982.

Bradford United Church's annual reports from the 1970s, not including reports for the years 1970, 1971, and 1973.

Bradford United Church's annual reports from the 1980s, up to 1986.

This collection of pins, medals, and badges, once owned by Walter Reeves, comes to us in digital format from his descendant, Bill Marks. They were collected from Walter's career as Chief of Police for the Town of Bradford, his participation as a Lacrosse player in the 1909 championship, and his St. John's Ambulance badges.

The Ontario Provincial Police began to operate in the area in the 1930s as a motorcycle patrol, working in conjunction with the Chief of Police of the Town. Walter "Gunch" Reeves assisted the first constable posted to the area, I.R. Spencer, in many of these cases. The first OPP detachment office in West Gwillimbury opened on January 1, 1949, where they worked from the second floor of the township building under Corporal D. Adair.

Walter Arthur Reeves was born in England in 1886, and moved to Bradford when he was 13 years old. He was known as a lacrosse star as he was part of Bradford's 1909 O.A.L.A. Intermediate Lacrosse champion team (medal which is included in this collection). He married Sarah "Sadie" Saint in February 1909. He was a train inspector, and was appointed Town Constable in 1929, a position which he served until his death in 1946 from a heart attack.

Contains files and information relating to the Hon. W. Earl Rowe, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963-1968 and reeve of the Township of West Gwillimbury 1919-1923.

Scrapbook of Bradford Witness articles from 1974 - 1975, compiled by George Jackson. Titled, "Happenings Scrapbook: 1974-1975."

Scrapbook of Bradford Witness and Bradford Topic articles from 1975, compiled by George Jackson. Titled "Happenings 1975 Scrapbook."

Scrapbook of Bradford Witness and Bradford Topic articles from 1976, compiled by George Jackson. Titled "1976 Scrapbook."

Scrapbook of Bradford Witness and Bradford Topic articles from 1976-1978, compiled by George Jackson. Titled "Scrapbook Happenings II: 1976-1978."

Scrapbook of Bradford Witness and Bradford Topic articles from 1977, compiled by George Jackson. Titled "Scrapbook I: Happenings 1977."