"Thompson Smith's mill in Amsterdam, where Riverview Inn now stands, about 1890. Moe Campbell hepled build this mill. This mill's last owners were Mickle and Dyment."
Thompson Smith was a Toronto man who participated in the incorporation the Rama Lumber Transport Co. and who opened up a lumber mill in Amsterdam (near Bradford). The exact date of opening is unknown, but it was sometime between 1858-1869. The mill was a steam mill and many of the logs cut were shipped along the Holland River. Smith's mill was eventually one of many in the area during the late nineteenth century.
Late Mrs. (John) Stibbs, her daughter, Florence (Mrs. Geo. Fogel) and son, Norman. The late Walter Probert was the sign painter. The sign in the window offers "$50 reward for Robber", as stated by Mrs. Fogel in later years. S.S. McKenzie owned the storefront later. Walter Probert was the sign painter.
Photograph of John William "Jack" Parks (1884-1983) with his sister Sarah Ann Margaret Parks (1886-1893) and mother Margaret Parks (nee Lee) (1851-1919).
Margaret was the daughter of Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903).
This was the first frame school in the Scotch Settlement, S.S. #4. The teacher's name was Ed Shear. This photograph was taken in the late 1880's or early 1890's. The school is still standing on the corner of Middletown and the fifth concession.
An 1891 newspaper article announcing the graduation of William L. Campbell from the Ontario College of Pharmacy. He ran William L. Campbell Drugs on Holland Street.
Newspaper article dated 1891 from the South Simcoe News about Lacrosse in the town of Bradford, including names of members of the Lacrosse team in Bradford. Includes a stamp saying L. Campbell 227 1/2 George Street. Dr. Lewis H. Campbell had the local paper sent to him in Toronto while attending medical school.
Image of the front cover of the book, "The Doctor at Home," published in 1892 by Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co. This item was owned by William Campbell, a grain dealer in Bradford and father to William L., Dr. Lewis H. and Elizabeth F. Campbell.
Image of the back cover of the book, "The Doctor at Home," published in 1892 by Dr. B. J. Kendall & Co. It features an ad for "Kendall's Spavin Cure," sold by Bradford druggist, B. Kilborn. This item was owned by William Campbell, a grain dealer in Bradford and father to William L., Dr. Lewis H. and Elizabeth F. Campbell.
