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Part of Local History Collection
Photographs, newspaper articles and other items related to the history of the various Women's Institutes in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bond Head Cenotaph plaque - WWI
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Bond Head Cenotaph plaque - memorial to the soldiers who lost their lives in the Great War from Bond Head. Plaque reads:
"In Memoriam
Sgt. James Edward Cassells.
Robert Everett Carter.
Leonard Averill.
William J.M. Wood.
Who fell in the Great War."
Peter Wilson
Part of Local History Collection
Bench reads: "Sir William Osler, 1849 - 1919; In recognition of the Bond Head 175 Festival"
Peter Wilson
Bond Head Cenotaph Plaque - WWII
Part of Local History Collection
Bond Head Memorial Plaque for Soldiers who lost their lives in World War II from the Bond Head area. Plaque reads:
"In Memoriam
Harold Wilson
Laurie Melbourne
Ross Rutherford
Walter Aelick
Walter Andrews
Earl Slack
Robson Jewitt
Who lost their lives in the Second World War."
Peter Wilson
Part of Local History Collection
Cairn reads: "Sir William Osler, Baronet, was born here on July 12, 1849 - A Great Physician - Erected by the Medical Historical Club of Toronto"
Peter Wilson
Part of Local History Collection
Cairn reads: "Sir William Osler, Baronet, was born here on July 12, 1849 - A Great Physician - Erected by the Medical Historical Club of Toronto"
Peter Wilson
Part of Local History Collection
Contains photographs, paintings/pictures, maps, etc. relating to Bond Head
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Contains items relating to the hamlets and small communities of Bradford West Gwillimbury, such as: Amsterdam Ansnorveldt Bond Head Coulson's Hill Deerhurst Dunkerron Fennel's Corners Fisher's Corners Gilford The Hollows Mount Pleasant / Botchtown Middleton / Middletown Newton Robinson / Latimer's Corners Pinkerton Springdale Steele's Corners
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Family, community in shock after murder-suicide
Part of Local History Collection
"Police search for clues in death of popular couple
BOND HEAD - A family and a community are struggling to understand why Bill Burton would kill his wife and then himself. Police say Burton, a 44-year-old agricultural supply representative, shot his wife Heather, 43, to death on Monday before turning the gun on himself." ...
Toronto Star
Residents oppose street name changes
Part of Local History Collection
"It seemed like a reasonable idea, a good idea: in this, the 50th anniversary of D-Day, to recognize some of the municipality's most highly decorated veterans, by renaming duplicate street names in their honour.
The list of names, compiled by the Royal Canadian Legion with the assistance of Bradford West Gwillimbury Police Service researchers, included Gunner JohN Douglas Breeze, recipient of the Military Medal for bravery, and Squadron Commander Brad walker, recipient of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
The idea was to honor the war veterans, while they were still alive; to eliminate the risk of confusion of street names in an emergency, by changing similar names; and perhaps, to untie the Municipality in a gesture towards its veterans.
Instead, it re-opened old wounds, and contributed towards new grievances. ..."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times