Part of Local History Artifacts
Excerpts relating to Bond Head and Bradford Libraries from Angus Mowat's journal. Mowat was the first Inspector of Public Libraries for Ontario, a position he held from 1937 - 1960.
Angus Mowat
Bond Head Anglican Church interior
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Interior of the Bond Head Anglican Church.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bond Head Trinity Anglican Church interior
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Interior of the Bond Head Trinity Anglican Church.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Jan Coward's World War I Database Edition 2
Personnel files of one hundred and seventy-eight personnel who served in World War I with ties to South Simcoe. Research was commenced by Jan Coward. After her passing, a group of research assistants are working to verify the research and share this publicly. Original database exists as an online spreadsheet. Reseach assistants have identified which personnel files have been verified.
Jan Coward's Literary Estate
Part of Local History Collection
Bertha "Grandma" Langford, quilting at Bond Head school on Pioneer Day. She was 91 at the time.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Sir William Mulock Historical Plaque
Part of Local History Collection
Historical Plaque of Sir William Mulock. It is in front of the Bond Head Community Centre. The plaque shows his year of birth as 1843 but there is strong historical evidence that he was in fact born in 1844.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
The back of two World War I medals. The one on the left is the British War medal and the one on the right was given to soldiers returning from World War I by the community of Bond Head.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Two World War I medals. The medal on the left is a British War Medal, awarded to all who saw action from 1914-1918 in World War I and all who served in Russia from 1919-1920. The one on the right was made by Andrew Neilly, a jeweller in Bradford, and was given to soldiers returning from World War I by the community of Bond Head.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library