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Full obituary for Mrs. Fred (Catherine Eunice Scanlon) Wood:
"With the passing away at Newmarket Hospital on Friday, February 10, of Catherine Eunice Moore Scanlon, beloved wife of Fred Wood, West Gwillimbury lost one of its most well-known citizens. Mrs. Wood was born and lived all her life on the farm owned by her father, the late Thos. Scanlon, Lot 2, Concession 10, whose father, Mark Scanlon, settled at Scanlon's Creek about the year 1824. Her mother was the late Maria Sloane, whose parents settled on the farm of James Sloane about the same time. The late Mrs. Wood attended school at Mount Pleasant and later attended the High School situated at the northern entrance to the Pine Grove, Bradford. She was an Anglican and during her whole life attended St. Paul's Anglican Church, the church attended by her parents. Having lived her whole life on the same farm, and having a keen mind with vivid recollections of the early settlers, she knew intimately the history of West Gwillimbury and Bradford. Mrs. Wood is survived by her husband; one brother, Allan Scanlon, who wife was a former Bradford girl, Myra Baker; their six sons and one daughter, who attended the funeral. Predeceasing her were Annie (Mrs. Donald McKay); George; Birdie (Mrs. Thos. Wood), and Mark. The funeral was from the family residence to Mount Pleasant Cemetery, part of which was given to the Methodist Church by her grandfather, Mark Scanlon. The pallbearers were six nephews, Lewis Scanlon, Sudbury; Fred Scanlon, Copper Cliff; Douglas Scanlon, Callander; Bert Scanlon, North Bay; Walter Wood, Painesville, Ohio, and gerald Wood, Wyandotte, Mich."

Detail of the left side of statue, featuring the Georgina Church, circa 1796

The historical plaque in front of the Auld Kirk commemorating the Selkirk Settlers who moved to West Gwillimbury and helped build this church.

The excelsior bible class (young gentleman's class) of the Newton Robinson Methodist church in 1916.
Back row: D.K. Harvey, John Wood, Herman Harvey, Elgar Houghton, Watson Rowe, Lyman Chantler.
Middle row: Bert Stewart, Earl Rowe, Henry Chiconey, Leonard Jackson, Herman Lennox, Thomas Harvey, Henry Harvey, Mel Holt.
Front Row: Russell Rowe, Herb Long, Norman Chantler, Rob Houghton, Walter McClean, Charles Houghton. Inset: Charles Brown and Stanley Parker.

"Bradford United Church celebrated its 168th anniversary on Sunday, September 15th. The pews were filled for the special service, which included guest speaker, Rev. Dr. William Fritz and the music ministry of Mark Holmes. Dr. fritz was the pastor of Collier St. United Church in Barrie for 20 years, president of the Toronto Conference, and most recently, Associate Pastor at St. Paul United Methodist church in Largo, Florida.
The United Church holds its annual Auction Sale on Saturday, Oct. 19th, 7:30 p.m. at the Church. Donations of goods and services are welcomed."

Congregation of Ebenezer United Church in 1935.

An early picture of Ebenezer Methodist Church, which later became United after Church Union in 1925.
This church started as a log building in the mid 1830s, built before the land was officially deeded to the church. It was replaced by a frame building in 1845-50, and in 1880 this brick church was built.

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.