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Holland Marsh Garden and Associated Industry Greatly Exceeds Most Optimistic Visions
Part of Local History Collection
Article detailing the development of the Holland Marsh. It was copied from the Prof. W.H. Day Memorial Unveiling programme and published in the Witness alongside the unveiling ceremony story.
Bradford Witness
Part of Art Janse fonds
List of documents donated by Art Janse that relate to the Holland Marsh Scheme
Art Janse
Part of John Harrison Fonds
“Bradford Village Marsh Drainage Report on Part S Part Holland River Marsh” by Alexander Baird, dated July 7, 1925.
John Harrison
Part of John Harrison Fonds
Costs for Bradford drainage scheme, dated 1928. Includes account statements and cheque information.
John Harrison
Part of John Harrison Fonds
Correspondence between T. W. W. Evans and the Municipality of Bradford in relation to the Holland Marsh drainage scheme, 1926-1936.
John Harrison
Part of John Harrison Fonds
General account notes and calculations relating to the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme, c. 1926.
John Harrison
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with John Eek February 17, 1998. He is interviewed by George Jackson. John talks about his days in the Holland Marsh, and the start of Bradford's Co-op storage by his family. See the Related Descriptions below for the audio.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
McKinstry, Mike & Dorothy Summary
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with Mike and Dorothy McKinstry. The interviewer is not introduced, but it is believed to be Joe Saint. Mike and Dorothy discuss people who lived in the Holland Marsh and Bradford areas, histories of the houses, professions of the home owners, business owners in Bradford and anecdotal stories. See the Related Descriptions below for audio.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Communities - Holland Marsh A-H
Part of Joe Saint fonds
Contains news clippings and articles on Holland Marsh
Joe Saint
Community Support during the Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
Part of Local History Collection
"Feeding refugees:
Marsh refugees enjoy a hot meal in the Bradford town hall after their flight from the flooded Holland Marsh. Most spent the winter in an emergency trailer camp set up where the community centre stands today."
Bradford Witness