Memorial at the Cookstown Cenotaph
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Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Cookstown cenotaph
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Memorial at the Cookstown Cenotaph
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Cookstown cenotaph
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of George Jackson fonds
"The Trans-Canada Pipeline-snakes its way across a field near Cookstown as workers for the gas company put sections of the line through hydro static tests. The work has been going on in the area for several works and officials say it will be finished shortly."
George Jackson
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983).
Jack was the son of Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919) and Richard Parks (1854-1895). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
John "Jack" Parks Newspaper Article
Part of Local History Collection
Newspaper article from a Barrie newspaper about John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983).
Jack was the son of Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919) and Richard Parks (1854-1895). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983) with two other gentleman.
Jack was the son of Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919) and Richard Parks (1854-1895). Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Jan Coward's World War I Database Edition 2
Personnel files of one hundred and seventy-eight personnel who served in World War I with ties to South Simcoe. Research was commenced by Jan Coward. After her passing, a group of research assistants are working to verify the research and share this publicly. Original database exists as an online spreadsheet. Reseach assistants have identified which personnel files have been verified.
Jan Coward's Literary Estate
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with Herbie Hughes in 1994 . The interviewer is Irene Moriarty. Anne Coffey and Joe Saint are also present. Herbie discusses his memories of the area, including from his childhood and from being a local politician. See the Related Descriptions below for the audio.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with Herbie Hughes in 1994 . The interviewer is Irene Moriarty. Anne Coffey and Joe Saint are also present. Herbie discusses his memories of the area, including from his childhood and from being a local politician. See the Related Descriptions below for the summary.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Electric Meter Register Beeton - Inside View
Part of Local History Artifacts
An Electric Meter Register book provided by the Department. It provides an example of the way such information was tracked at the time and how it would have been tracked in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
According to an Electricity Inspection Service hand-out from the same time period as the book: "A Meter Register Book is supplied by the Department of Trade and Commerce to contractors for The purpose of assisting them in complying with the provisions of the Electricity Inspection Act, and the regulations established thereunder. The following requirement are necessary...The Electricity Inspection Act provides a penalty of fifty dollars for any neglect in respect of the above requirements."
Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce
Electric Meter Register Beeton
Part of Local History Artifacts
An Electric Meter Register book provided by the Department. It provides an example of the way such information was tracked at the time and how it would have been tracked in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
According to an Electricity Inspection Service hand-out from the same time period as the book: "A Meter Register Book is supplied by the Department of Trade and Commerce to contractors for The purpose of assisting them in complying with the provisions of the Electricity Inspection Act, and the regulations established thereunder. The following requirement are necessary...The Electricity Inspection Act provides a penalty of fifty dollars for any neglect in respect of the above requirements."
Canadian Department of Trade and Commerce