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Peter Wilson
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Local History Collection Brochure
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Peter Wilson
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Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Looking at plaques, for the Sesquicentennial
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Newspaper article expressing interest in renaming streets to honour Bradford's history, and including plaques at the roadsides to explain the significance.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
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Coulson's Hill
The hamlet of Coulson's Hill was named after the Coulson family who settled here in 1822. They donated the land for the two church properties and cemeteries. The Anglican church was built in 1854, the Presbyterian church in1857. The hamlet was the home for a hotel, stagecoach shop, a blacksmith shop and an Orange Hall.
circa 1822
Amanda Gallagher
St. John's Presbyterian Church - Coulson's Hill
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St John's Presbyterian Church and cemetery of Coulson's Hill. This church was constructed in 1889.
Amanda Gallagher
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"In loving memory of my grandparents Andrew Bell 1827-1912 and his wife Sarah Balmer 1823-1898, Erected by Balmer Neilly"
Plaque at the gate of St John's Presbyterian Church in Coulson's Hill
Amanda Gallagher
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Steve Rushton of Bradford stands by the wreckage of his camper-trailer yesterday after it was picked up by a tornado and dumped 75 feet away in a neighbor's yard. Several homes were damaged by the twister but there were no injuries.
Bradford Witness
Tornado Hits Bradford - Colborne Street
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A tree lies across Colburne St, one of the many uprooted by the tornado that hit Bradford. The Nelson-Cambridge area was also hard hit, as was the International Fruit building.
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Page from the 2015 CarrotFest event booklet, featuring the Buskers' page
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Poster for CarrotFest, promoting the event as the World's Greatest Carrot Festival. CarrotFest was also established in 1998 as Super Saturday before changing it's name to CarrotFest in 2000.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library