Photograph of John A. Collis, soldier from World War II. John was born on October 14th, 1915 in Lowville, Ontario to parents George and Florence May Collis. He later married Dorothy Ruby in Bradford, Ontario and had a daughter, Joan Yvonne Collis, and a son, John Neill Collis. He was killed in action on July 25th, 1944 in Caen, France, and is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.
Contains information on the local heroes of Bradford and West Gwillimbury, including police, firefighters, paramedics, or prominent citizens with heroic actions.
Complete index of all miscellaneous microfilms available in the George and Helen Jackson Heritage Room, including:
Assessment Rolls for Tay Township (1940, 1943)
Land grants for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (1914)
Innisfil Township Minute Books
Indexes to Births and Marriages in the Barrie Newspapers (1911 – 1930) *Maclean’s Magazine (1979-1986)
A booklet for a Founder's Day event at the Bradford Public Library on February 3, 1993 to "Celebrat[e] 37 Years of Public Library Service and 127 Years of Library Service in Bradford." It was researched and compiled by Librarian Adrienne Price.
The event shared history and had various guest speakers.
