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The Local History Department received a digital donation of photographs and artifacts from Barry Schroeder on December 7, 2016, to include in our database. Barry is a train enthusiast and has collected numerous items relating to the stations of the area, namely the Bradford Train Station.

This file contains photographs of the downtown core of Bradford, taken in 2007 by Irma Pappeheim for historical records of the streets.

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 and relating to the town councils of Bradford and Bradford West Gwillimbury.

These photographs, maps, and files were part of a donation to the library from the Town of Bradford West Gwillimbury. The pictures were taken by municipal workers and staff between around 1989 and 2001. The entire collection consists of approx. 366 photos and various documents.

Photographs, newspaper articles, etc. relating to the Scotch Settlement's Applefest.

Contains photographs, paintings/pictures, maps, etc. relating to Bond Head

Photographs, newspaper articles and other items related to the history of the various Women's Institutes in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.

Photographs, newspaper articles and documents related to the Bradford Lawn Bowling Club.

Photographs and other items related to the history of various hunt, rifle and gun clubs in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area.