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Part of Local History Collection
The straw stack at the Faris farm in the barnyard was a shelter for young livestock, a supply of bedding, and a warm spot for a rest on a sunny winter day.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Grave reads:
"In Memory of Tobias Fizzell, who died September 25th, 1883; Aged 85 Years. Native of Ireland
He's gone! the loved and cherished one, Like some bright star he passed away, Death claimed his victim and he sank, Calm as the sun's aspiring ray."
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Owen, Mary Ann (nee. Barrow) obituary
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, June 06, 1933
Event Type : Death
In Bradford, on Tuesday, June 6th, 1933, Mary Ann Barrow, widow of the late Hugh Owen, in her 78th year.
The funeral service will be held at her late residence on Thursday, June 8th at 2 o'clock, Interment in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Sir William Mulock Historical Plaque
Part of Local History Collection
Historical Plaque of Sir William Mulock. It is in front of the Bond Head Community Centre. The plaque shows his year of birth as 1843 but there is strong historical evidence that he was in fact born in 1844.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Group which wrote the book "Governor Simcoe Slept Here: The Legacy of West Gwillimbury." This project was given the acronym "WEGWHIST."
Back Row, from left: Donna Saunders, Franz Aschwanden, Bill Marks, John Fennell, Bob Sturgeon, Del Crake, Auke Ellens, Erica Marks, Kelly Roberts,
Inset: Ann Stam.
Seated: Janet Gunn, Marilynne Williams, Sarah Riley, Barbara Verney, George Jackson, Jan Blommaert, Leila Lloyd and Addy Ellens.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Bill Woods' home. The Woods brothers built these post war houses about 1946.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
The Bannerman family are one of the many of the Scotch Settlement buried here (the Hunters, Magees, Faris' and Macbeths are others who have family plots within the cemetery).
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Contains photographs and information on the Belfry family and cemetery, located between Lowes Gate and Noble Drive on Line 8.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library