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Part of John Harrison Fonds
Correspondence between T. W. W. Evans and the Municipality of Bradford in relation to the Holland Marsh drainage scheme, 1926-1936.
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Part of John Harrison Fonds
Correspondence between T. W. W. Evans and the Municipality of Bradford in relation to the Holland Marsh drainage scheme, 1926-1936.
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Part of John Harrison Fonds
General account notes and calculations relating to the Holland Marsh Drainage Scheme, c. 1926.
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Part of Vital Statistics
June 19, 1994
Death
VAN DYKE, ARTHUR (Past President of the Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Growers' Association) at the Holland Christian Homes, Brampton, on Sunday June 19, 1994, Arthur Van Dyke in his 81st year. Dearly beloved husband of Agnes, loving father of Dennis of Mansfield, Leona and her husband Robert Kelly of Mississauga, Ronald and his wife Deborah of Vancouver and Lrone of Monroe, Washington. Loved grandfather of Amanda, Robert and his wife Cathy, Sara, Rebecca, Matthew, Joshua, Adam, Tasha, Arthur and Gloria. Memorial service will be held Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. at Springdale Christian Reform Church in the Holland Marsh. Interment Meadowvale Cemetery, Brampton. In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimers Society would be greatly appreciated by the family.
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Part of Local History Artifacts
One pair of marsh clippers. These clippers were used for cutting lettuce on the Holland Marsh during the 1930s. Part of a donation by Tom Fuller Jr. that consists of items used in agriculture on the Holland Marsh.
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Part of Vital Statistics
January 7, 1987
Birth
Tom and Barb Miedema are pleased to announce the birth of their second daughter, Deborah Leanne, born on January 7, 1987, weighing 9 lbs, 8 ozs. Proud grandparents are Len and Betty Stam of Bradford and Ken and Marie Miedema of Holland Marsh.
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Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Wednesday, July 10, 1957
Event Type : Death
Description : Died suddenly at his home, R.R. 1, Kettleby, at the age of 6. Darling son of Frank Wist and Marjory Pattendon, and dear brother of Gary and Paul. Rested at the Lathangue-Kilkenny Funeral Home, Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral was held Saturday at 9:30 a.m., to the Holy Martyrs of Japan for mass at 10 a.m. Interment Roman Catholic Cemetery, Bradford.
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Bohoniuk, Mushacio (Michael) obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Saturday, June 13, 1936
Event Type : Death
Description : Bohoniuk, 25-year-old Ukranian, of Toronto, was drowned in the Holland Marsh irrigation canal, at the point where the canal skirts the rear of Mr. J. W. Wilson's farm. He had arrived in Bradford two days before and secured work with Anglo del Zotto and F. Bollsanelo, market gardeners. Having finished work, he decided to bathe in the canal. When he did not appear for supper, a search was instituted, police were called, and eventually his body was found in about nine feet of water. The body was removed to the undertaking rooms of T. Kilkenny & Son, Bradford. Coroner Dr. J. A. Cummings did not feel that an inquest was necessary.The brother of the dead man had the body removed to Toronto for burial in Mount Hope Cemetery.
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Bradford-Holland Marsh Plan 100 Year Spectacle
Part of Local History Collection
Article about the preparation for Bradford's centennial celebrations in 1957, including a bit of history on Bradford and the Holland Marsh.
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Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with John Eek February 17, 1998. He is interviewed by George Jackson. John talks about his days in the Holland Marsh, and the start of Bradford's Co-op storage by his family. See the Related Descriptions below for the audio.
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McKinstry, Mike & Dorothy Summary
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with Mike and Dorothy McKinstry. The interviewer is not introduced, but it is believed to be Joe Saint. Mike and Dorothy discuss people who lived in the Holland Marsh and Bradford areas, histories of the houses, professions of the home owners, business owners in Bradford and anecdotal stories. See the Related Descriptions below for audio.
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