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Part of Resource Collection
The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Resource Collection
The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Bradford Witness - May 31, 1906 edition
Part of Local History Collection
This edition of the Bradford Witness is located in the Local History Room, and is in particular a very noteworthy edition. The printing of this edition included many photographs of local businessmen, houses, storefronts, churches, and of the main streets. It also included mini-biographical articles of the people included, acting as a local history gold-mine for Bradford's early 1900s. We have included some of these photographs and articles here, though a full copy of the text and photographs was reorganized thematically by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Historical Society in 1997.
Edmund Garrett
Part of Local History Collection
Article describing the business and life of Mr. C. Goode, grain merchant and owner of the Goode Elevators. Article from 1906.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Holland River Bridge in 1920. The boat in the centre of the photograph are the hay-cutters of the Holland Marsh on the boat they would use to transport their daily work. This was prior to the marsh's drainage. Horses were transported up-river to work on the Marsh wearing wooden shoes. In the photograph, there are men fishing off the bridge, and on the right side (west of the bridge) you can see the water tower which trains used to fill up their water supply.
Bill Marks
Office Window - Newspapers and Local History; Newmarket's St. Pauls Cemetery
Part of Local History Collection
Article features local news, such as the reflection on the historical information in local newspapers, Newmarket's St. Paul's Cemetery revealing local history, and local gossip.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
This collection of newspaper articles is based on the Office Window column from the Bradford Witness & South Simcoe Times. This column covers a variety of topics, from daily events to local history tidbits. They also give insight into the content of the newspapers, great for further research.
Currently, editions from the year 1964 are digitized.
Bradford Witness
Office Window - Canadian Flag/ Schomberg Agricultural Society/ 404 Highway
Part of Local History Collection
Article features news on newspapers and opinions (via the Canadian flag debate), news on the Schomberg Agricultural Society annual fair, and historical information from a 1904 version of Toronto's Globe & Mail. It also features the purchase of Joseph Wolfe's farm on Hwy 88, and information on an extension of the 404.
Bradford Witness
Office Window - Bradford Post Office/ Fire Hall/ Holland Theatre
Part of Local History Collection
Article features news on construction for the new post office over the land of the old gaol, the history of the old fire hall and the opening of the Holland Theatre.
Bradford Witness
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with Fred C. Cook. The interviewers are Jack Coleman and Peter Moran. Fred discusses the history of his family and the area. See the Related Descriptions below for audio.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with Fred C. Cook. The interviewers are Jack Coleman and Peter Moran. Fred discusses the history of his family and the area. See the Related Descriptions below for summary.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives