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Alexander Gibbs with his grandchildren from his first marriage to Janet Bannerman (died 1851).

Top Row, left to right: Ada McDonald, Elwood (Doc) Walker, Ida Walker Hughes, Simon Fraser, Bessie Fraser, George Walker, Christina McDonald, Norman Walker.

Middle Row: Janet Ann McDonald, Alexander Gibb (grandfather), Janet Bannerman (1st wife), Dollena McDonald, Alex Fraser.

Front Row: Bryant Fraser, Ruby Fraser Lloyd.

The Honourable William Earl Rowe, Lieutenant-Governor of Ontario from 1963-1968, and his wife Treva Lennox.

The front of the Auld Kirk in the Scotch Settlement, built in 1869.

A group photo of the West Gwillimbury History Project (WEGWHIST) group during the assembly of the Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury book.

S. S. # 4 School house.

S.S. #5, Bond Head School. This one-room schoolhouse was built in 1874

Description : Following four years of volunteer work by a team of members of the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association, Governor Simcoe Slept Here - The Legacy of West Gwillimbury was launched on December 15th. In October, 2001 over forty people responded to the initial invitation to meet and discuss the possibility of writing a history of West Gwillimbury and they choose to call themselves WEGWHIST - West Gwillimbury History. The book was written by a team of 15 Bradford West Gwillimbury residents. Governor Simcoe Slept Here tells the story of the two waves of pioneer settlers to West Gwillimbury - the Scottish, Irish and English, who settled on the highlands during the 1820 - 1830 period and the European settlers who arrived a century later to the Holland Marsh. Churches, schools and hamlets are documented in the two volumes, along a CD which includes "The Many Faces of West Gwillimbury" as photographed by Franz Aschwanden, a listing of the Marsh Land Owners in 1949 and a Genealogical Index of the Families.

Jessop house at Lot 6, Concession 5.

Souvenir private post card looking north from Bond Head. Trinity Anglican Church is to the left. Photograph taken c. 1906-1912.

The basket of gorgeous red roses provided by Mr. Yu-Chui Park, Ph.D., The Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs to be placed at the grave of "Lieutenant M.C. Vipond," at The UN Memorial Cemetery in Busan, Korea. The beautiful arm spray or roses, mums etc. all done in yellow tones was from David, Lorraine and Sarah Mantle.