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Local History Collection Brochure
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Peter Wilson
Local History Resource Guide - How to Use our Digital Collections
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Guide on how to search and use our Digital Collections database
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
"The Holland Marsh" by Edward Cavell
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A 1935 study of the 1852 survey of the Holland Marsh, written by Edward Cavell and published by the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors. The report is accompanied by a portrait and biography of Cavell, former President of the Association of Ontario Land Surveyors.
The first full survey of the Marsh was conducted due to the construction of the Northern Railway between Toronto and Barrie after 1852. The surveyor used tamarack poles hammered into the muck below the water.
Edward Cavell
Resume of Rev. Henry W. Dahlin
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Resume of Henry W. Dahlin, a minister of the Bradford United Church in the 1980s. Includes information on his family, his education, his association with clubs and organizations in the area, and his experience working with other churches.
Henry Dahlin, Rev.
150th Anniversary plaque from the Government of Ontario
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Plaque presented to the Bradford United Church by The Hon. George W. Taylor, M.P.P. for the riding of Simcoe Centre, on behalf of the Government of Ontario in honour of their 150th anniversary. The plaque is dated June 1984 and includes the seal and signature of the Premier of Ontario, William Davis. The paper screwed into the plaque is marked with the version of the Ontario coat of arms for use by the Government of Ontario, as well as Ontario's Bicentennial symbol (as a watermark, in the centre of the page). The screws at each corner of the plaque have decorative stylized trilliums.
William Davis
175th Anniversary Certificate from Julia Munro
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Certificate from Julia Munro, MPP for the riding of York-Simcoe in honour of the Bradford United Church's 175th anniversary. Printed on paper with the Ontario coat of arms and an illustration of Queen's Park (as a watermark, located at the bottom). The certificate includes the seal and signature of Munro.
Julia Munro
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Photograph of the old Bradford Public School on Queen and Rebecca Streets
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Photograph of the old Bradford High School on Queen Street
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Tec-We-Gwil Hall, home of the Women's Institute of Tecumseth and West Gwillimbury Townships, and the Centennial Lodge.
Peter Wilson
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"Drum Major James P. McClocklin, son of Mr. and Mrs. J.S. McClocklin, of Bradford, leads St. Andrew's College (Aurora) HIghland Cadet Corps (affiliated with the 48th Highlanders of Canada) in the 60th annual inspection by Brigadier T.G. Gibson, O.B.E., D.S.O., C.D."
Bradford Witness