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Photograph of the Bond Head United Church Sunday School in the Centennial year.

Part of Jean and Rob Keffer's centennial album

Photograph of the Bond Head Junior Choir on Centennial day. Mary Orr was the Choir Leader. Notice the centennial flag on the wall (same as flag in Related Descriptions).

Part of Jean and Rob Keffer's centennial album

Bond Head Grade 8 graduation which took place in Canada's Centennial year. Reeve D. Arthur Evans presented diplomas to the graduates.

Part of Jean and Rob Keffer's centennial album

The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, the 1837 Rebellion and its part in West Gwillimbury is the topic.

"Bond Head's Pioneer Parade last saturday, July 1, was another example and proof of the fact that enthusiasm and willing workers can produce what money expenditure cannot. The Bond Head workers for the parade, and other events, did not have big financial resources but they did have a wealth of initiative, enthusiasm willingness to work, and a determination to do credit to Bond Head, and they most certainly accomplished the latter. That parade, and other events of the day, made July 1, 1967, red letter day for Bond Head." ...

Newspaper write up about the accident that killed Dr. Cummings, a Bond Head doctor.

Description : Dr. James Cummings killed, wife injured in auto accident.

Recounts the fire at John Kirkpatrick's Hotel, originally the Burns' Hotel, in Bond Head on September 23, 1854.

Bradford Witness newspaper article on the fire which destroyed the Bond Head United Church in 1941. From a scrapbook made by Vira Bateman.
"Almost isolated by roads which were nearly impassable, residents of Bond Head and surrounding districts yesterday formed a bucket brigade and fought flames which, for a time threatened to destroy part of the town. The Bond Head United Church (upper left) was completely destroyed. The fire started in a near-by garage owned by William Jardine, who was badly burned in an attempt to rescue his car (lower left). Three of the volunteer firemen are shown (upper right) cooling off after the battle. They are (left to right) cooling off after the battle. They are (left to right) Archie McLean, Cookstown; Ernie Hughes, Fennell's Corners, and John Bell of Toronto. Furniture from the adjacent houses was piled in a plowed field for protection (lower right). Inset is Rev. T.J. Jewitt, minister of the church, who helped fight the blaze."

Thank you note from Cardie McLean to the Shomberg fire brigade for services in fighting the Bond Head Church fire.