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Elizabeth Jelly

  • CA BWGPL OS8715

Elizabeth Jelly (1825-1889), wife of William.

Book Sale

Kate Larson and Juanita Stan helping at the Bradford Public Library Book Sale.

Catherine Crawford Neilly

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Portrait of Catherine Crawford Neilly. Born in Ireland in 1816 and died in Gilford in 1900.

Wolfe House

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The very plain and functional entrance on the Wolfe house in Bradford. This nine-panel front door is topped by a simple transom to light the hall. The house has been demolished. circa 1840.

Snow Storm 1947

One of the worst snow storms Bradford had seen happened in 1947. The snow was so high in some spots that you could touch the phone lines. This picture shows Lew Campbell atop one of the drifts, somewhere in the north end of Bradford. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any additional information about the contents of this photo.

Military Post Card

Military post card published by J.H. Douse of Lefroy. This post card was sent by Charles Houghton to Miss Ethel Hughes. Charles, who served in the medical corps during World War I, was one of the men in the picture.

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Jim Turton

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Jim Turton in uniform during World War II.

Ebenezer United Church

Back of photo reads: "Ebenezer Church and cemetery where Grandma and Grandpa Tindall are buried. [James]Tindall gave the land for the church and cemetery. Signed Murray Jelly."
Ebenezer United Church was Wesleyan Methodist before Church Union occurred. This building was demolished in the early 1960s and the congregation spread out to other local churches. The cemetery still stands today, and the space of the old church remains vacant.

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