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Old convent demolished

Old convent demolished

"It's graced Barrie Street for over 118 years, but last week, the "Old Convent" met the fate it had evaded for so long and fell to the wreckers.
Built in 1876, as the home of attorney and Reeve of Bradford, John MacLean Stevenson, it was one of the few Italianate villa-style Victorian buildings left in Canada. ..."

Bradford West Gwillimbury Times

Churches

Contains items based on the churches in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area. Headings include: Auld Kirk Bond Head Churches Bradford Presbyterian Church The Convent Church Photographs Dunkerron United Holy Martyrs of Japan Methodist Churches in BWG Springdale Christian Reform St. Luke's Anglican St. Paul's Anglican Trinity Anglican
*Churches - Other

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Plaque to the Dutch Settlers in Ansnorveldt

Plaque to the Dutch Settlers in Ansnorveldt

From the back of the photograph:
"On Saturday, June 5, 1976, and historical plaque commemorating the "Dutch Settlement of Holland Marsh" was unveiled at the Old Schoolhouse in the village of Ansnorveldt. This plaque was erected by the Ontario Heritage Foundation, an agency within the Ministry of Culture and Recreation.
Shown from left to right following the unveiling ceremony are: Mr. Mat Valk, representative of the Ministry of Agriculture Muck Research Station, Bradford; Professor William Ormsby, representative of the Ontario Heritage Foundation; Mr. G.E. Wright, York region Municipality Chairman; Mr. Sinclair Stevens, M.P. (York-Simcoe); His Worship Tale Everhuis, Burgomaster of the Town of Nieuwe Pekela, the Netherlands; Mr. Charles T.S. Evans, long-time legal advisor to the Holland Marsh community; Mrs. Margaret Britnell, Head of the King Township Council; Mrs. and Mr. M. Van Dyken, two of the original Dutch settlers; Mr. William Hodgson, M.P.P. (York-North); the Reverend Max J. Lise; Mr. John Van Dyk, another original settler; Mr. Walter Horlings, a prominent resident of the Marsh; and Mr. John Boneschansker, President of the Senior Citizens' Club."

Transportation

Contains items relating to the transportation methods of Bradford's past. Headings include: 200th Anniversary of Yonge Street Canals Carrying Place Early Transportation Government Records Highway 11 Highway 27 Highway 89 Highway 404 Old Plank Road/ Highway 88 Roads - General Radial Railway The Grand Trunk Railway The Northern Railway The Simcoe & Huron Railroads Train Wrecks
*Transport by Water

The Way We Were

Contains local history information on Bradford. Headings include: Alice Green Scrapbook Bradford Fall Fair Coulson's Hill Doctors Donated by Bill Kell Donated by Tom Collings Entertainment Florence Cronan Scrapbook Hotels, Taverns and Inns Newspaper Advertisements Old Bradford Newspaper articles Photographs Prohibition Recollections from Sam Neilly Recollections from The Browns Recollections - Known Author Recollections - Unknown Author The Way We Were - Other

Story of the Book - "Governor Simcoe Slept Here"

Contains information relating to the creation of the "Governor Simcoe Slept Here" book. Headings include: Cover Corrections Correspondence Drafts Funding Newspaper articles 1 of 2 Newspaper articles 2 of 2 Pamphlets Pictures/Captions Publishing Rob Caley WEGWHIST Outline WEGWHIST Times Stories Story of the Book - Other 1 of 2
*Story of the Book - Other 2 of 2

Sports

Contains information on the sports and teams of the Bradford area. Headings include: Baseball/softball Cricket Curling Football Hockey Lacrosse
*Sports - Other

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Organizations

Contains items regarding the various organizations in the Bradford area. Headings include: Gun Clubs Jr. Farmers LOL (Loyal Orange Lodge) New PATH Old Boys Association Women's Institute

Mill/ Manufactories

Contains items relating to the Mills and factories of the Bradford area. Headings include: Maps Manufacturing
*Mills

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