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Audio and summary of an interview with Elizabeth Gillham. The interviewer is Joe Saint. They discuss their memories of Bradford and King Township and the McClure family history. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.

Audio and summary of an interview with Harold Iceton on May 2, 1991. Harold outlines his family history, memories of the area and prominent citizens. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.

The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Photographs and documents relating to the Lee family, many of whom resided in West Gwillimbury. The Lee family trees stem from: Henry Lee (1800-1869) and Elizabeth Lawrence (1808-1880) John Lee (1795-1851) and Jane Coulson (1791-1860)
*Thomas Lee (1794-1868) and Ann Graham (abt. 1825-1903)

Contains photographs of the Petermans and extended family stemming from George Walker (1870-1950) and Sarah Jane Leopard Peterman (1869-1955); including Vera (Peterman) and Melville Williams, Ila (Peterman) Gibb, Norma (Peterman) Robb

This collection of pins, medals, and badges, once owned by Walter Reeves, comes to us in digital format from his descendant, Bill Marks. They were collected from Walter's career as Chief of Police for the Town of Bradford, his participation as a Lacrosse player in the 1909 championship, and his St. John's Ambulance badges.

The Ontario Provincial Police began to operate in the area in the 1930s as a motorcycle patrol, working in conjunction with the Chief of Police of the Town. Walter "Gunch" Reeves assisted the first constable posted to the area, I.R. Spencer, in many of these cases. The first OPP detachment office in West Gwillimbury opened on January 1, 1949, where they worked from the second floor of the township building under Corporal D. Adair.

Walter Arthur Reeves was born in England in 1886, and moved to Bradford when he was 13 years old. He was known as a lacrosse star as he was part of Bradford's 1909 O.A.L.A. Intermediate Lacrosse champion team (medal which is included in this collection). He married Sarah "Sadie" Saint in February 1909. He was a train inspector, and was appointed Town Constable in 1929, a position which he served until his death in 1946 from a heart attack.

Photographs of the Webb family found in the BWGPL collection.

Contains various photographs from Emlyn Westlake of her family.