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Daring Kathleen Westlake negotiated the soap-box course twice without mishap to take first place in the seven to ten year class. Her car, "Little Lulu", also took top honors for the best looking entry.

Removing the threshing machine from the barn. It was the last one used in the area, on July 27th, 1949.

Members of the Reilly (alternative spelling: Riley) family who came from Ireland.
Top Row, left to right: Francis, Archibald, Elizabeth, George.
Bottom Row: Alex, Jane, Arthur.

Jeffery family.
From left: Roy, Josephine, Elizabeth, Elsie, Gordon, Frances, Iva and Harvey.

Photograph of a building in Ham's Corner, which was located in the Scotch Settlement.

Thomas Alexander Nelson (1861-1898) proprietor of the Nelson Foundry in Bond Head, pictured here with his wife, Ellen Pricella (Brown) Nelson. This sepia coloured studio photo was likely taken in the 1880's when bustles were fashionable.

This image documents the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance at the time of the signing of the armistice ending WWI on November 11, 1918 and can be found in a war photograph album belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Raymond Selby. The photographs in the album are both original photographs taken by Dr. Selby and copies of official Canadian military photographs. Selby was born in and grew up in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area before moving to Calgary, Alberta. Many of the men pictured were awarded medals in recognition of honour and/or bravery.

Top Row: Sgt. Maguire, Sgt. F. E. Dutton, Cpl. Brewster, Sgt. Munis, Sgt. Davidson, R.S.M. Coward, R.S.M. G. Taylor, Staff-Sgt. Graydon, Sgt. Nash, Cpl. Tillett, Cpl. Guthrie, Sgt. Patience
Middle Row: Capt. R. M. Harvie, Capt. A. S. Lamb, Capt. D.C. Malcolm, Major W. G. Cosbie, Lt-Col. E. R. Selby, Major W. J. MacKensie, Capt. J. F. Sparrow, Capt. Knight, Capt. Christie
Bottom Row: Sgt. H. Hay, Sgt. Montgomery, Cpl. Clements, Sgt. Valiquet, Sgt. Wyers, Sgt. Cowan, Sgt. Coleman, Sgt. Holding, Cpl. Lean

Graduation; St. Mary's Queen of the Martyrs; June 28 1960 Back Row l-r: Roman Sharko, Herbert De Kerf, Francis Jonkman, Andy Muslewski, Ibel Koster, John Van Rooyen, Nevio Kalegaric, Charles Davidson, Frank Bittner, Stephen Bacsalamsi Jr., Bill Van Berkel, Ladda Dyrda. Middle Row l-r: Joe Fabing, Chester Antosik, Paula Preg, Rosemary Lee, Julia Cunecca, Amelia Stybel, Suzanne Van Rooyen, Beverly Williamson, Wanda Francyck, Joanne Lewis, Carl Sauner, Jimmy Amero. Front Row l-r: Eva Bakes, Eva LeBlanc, Kathenne Sherrard, Frederick Wenzel, Mother St. Andrew (Florence Kelly), Mary Bittner, Oksana Turcyniak.

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Description : Williams family on their farm on Lot 8, Concession 7.

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Front view of the Williams farm house.