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An interview with Miriam Swan by Joe Saint. They discuss the Jeff's Homestead, which is Miriam's home, and the Strafford's home.

Transcript of the interview with Miriam Swan, conducted by Joe Saint.

Gordon, Trudy, Frances, and Auke Ellens in front of their home in the Holland Marsh. They are standing beside their cookstove, which was used outside the house until the chimney was installed (the chimney pictured was newly installed). Auke Ellens had immigrated from the Netherlands.

Photograph of Elizabeth “Libbie” Florence Campbell and her mother, Bessie Sutherland Campbell outside of Bessie & William Campbell’s house on Johns Street, c. 1915.

Photograph of Bessie Sutherland Campbell and her children, Elizabeth “Libbie” Florence Campbell and William L. Campbell outside of Bessie & William Campbell’s house on Johns Street, c. 1915. William's dog can also be seen in this picture.

Photograph of Elizabeth (Libbie) Florence Campbell with Margaret and Elizabeth Ellis who were the daughters of Libbie’s cousin, Dr. Charles Wilson. Wilson was a longtime Dentist in Bradford. Photograph taken outside of Bessie & William Campbell’s house on John Street, c. 1915.

This house is located at 28 Letitia Street. The street was named after Letitia Magee, the founder of the original subdivision in Bradford in the 1830’s. The name was later changed to Frederick St. to avoid confusion during emergency calls.

Early research notes on this home from George Jackson lists the home as belonging to Jim McKinstry (Bob), a lumber mill worker before being the home of Henry Bell. The family of Mr. Bell has shared that the home was built by Mr. Bell in 1951, where he lived until his passing in 1987. The home was inhabited by the Bell family until 2000.