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Williams Farm House

  • CA BWGPL PH23748
  • Item
  • 1958

Front view of the Williams farm house.

Mary (Williams) Lisk

Vital Statistics

  • CA BWGPL VS
  • Collection
  • 1800-

Contains documents and information on Vital Statistics in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

The Original Reilly Family

  • CA BWGPL OS8625
  • Item

Members of the Reilly (alternative spelling: Riley) family who came from Ireland.
Top Row, left to right: Francis, Archibald, Elizabeth, George.
Bottom Row: Alex, Jane, Arthur.

Local History Artifacts

  • CA BWGPL AR
  • Collection
  • 1800 - ?

Contains various artifacts from the Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library's artifact collection.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Oral History Collection

  • CA BWGPL OH
  • Collection
  • 1972-2016

Digitized versions of old audio tapes, which include various interviews conducted with residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury. They are comprised of various interesting stories on everyday life in Bradford and surrounding areas over the past century.

Accompanying these recordings are written transcripts outlining each conversation in detail. Due to the age of the tapes, the sound quality of some may be a bit poor. These transcripts are provided to facilitate listening and complement the audio recording. All of these transcripts have been compiled into a book, which we have catalogued for anyone interested in reading them in a collected format.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

Canadian Charter of Rights & Freedoms

  • CA BWGPL 2018-12-05-10
  • Item
  • 1982

A copy of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. It was enacted as part of the Canada Act 1982 and came into force on April 17, 1982.

Government of Canada

Gres, Sherilyn Anne birth

  • CA BWGPL 20433
  • Item
  • 1964-01-01

Event Date : Friday, December 20, 1963
Event Type : Birth

Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket, a daughter to Ed and Mary Gres, a sister for Darlene and Kathryn.

Bradford Witness

Local History Collection

  • CA BWGPL LHC
  • Collection
  • 1800-

Collection of items that can be found in the Local History and Archives rooms, either in physical or digital form. Collection includes documents, maps, photographs and items relating to the Bradford West Gwillimbury area's local history.

Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library

8th Canadian Field Ambulance Officers and NCOs

  • CA BWGPL OS9855
  • Item
  • November 1918

This image documents the 8th Canadian Field Ambulance at the time of the signing of the armistice ending WWI on November 11, 1918 and can be found in a war photograph album belonging to Lieutenant Colonel Ernest Raymond Selby. The photographs in the album are both original photographs taken by Dr. Selby and copies of official Canadian military photographs. Selby was born in and grew up in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area before moving to Calgary, Alberta. Many of the men pictured were awarded medals in recognition of honour and/or bravery.

Top Row: Sgt. Maguire, Sgt. F. E. Dutton, Cpl. Brewster, Sgt. Munis, Sgt. Davidson, R.S.M. Coward, R.S.M. G. Taylor, Staff-Sgt. Graydon, Sgt. Nash, Cpl. Tillett, Cpl. Guthrie, Sgt. Patience
Middle Row: Capt. R. M. Harvie, Capt. A. S. Lamb, Capt. D.C. Malcolm, Major W. G. Cosbie, Lt-Col. E. R. Selby, Major W. J. MacKensie, Capt. J. F. Sparrow, Capt. Knight, Capt. Christie
Bottom Row: Sgt. H. Hay, Sgt. Montgomery, Cpl. Clements, Sgt. Valiquet, Sgt. Wyers, Sgt. Cowan, Sgt. Coleman, Sgt. Holding, Cpl. Lean

Ernest Raymond Selby, Dr.

Thomas Kilkenny Furniture

  • CA BWGPL OS10125
  • Item
  • c. 1880

A late Victorian c. 1880 side boar with decorative work, produced in Thomas Kilkenny's Furniture factory. It is owned by his great granddaughter Ruth Booth.

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