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Contains files and information relating to the Hon. W. Earl Rowe, 20th Lieutenant Governor of Ontario from 1963-1968 and reeve of the Township of West Gwillimbury 1919-1923.

This collection of pins, medals, and badges, once owned by Walter Reeves, comes to us in digital format from his descendant, Bill Marks. They were collected from Walter's career as Chief of Police for the Town of Bradford, his participation as a Lacrosse player in the 1909 championship, and his St. John's Ambulance badges.

The Ontario Provincial Police began to operate in the area in the 1930s as a motorcycle patrol, working in conjunction with the Chief of Police of the Town. Walter "Gunch" Reeves assisted the first constable posted to the area, I.R. Spencer, in many of these cases. The first OPP detachment office in West Gwillimbury opened on January 1, 1949, where they worked from the second floor of the township building under Corporal D. Adair.

Walter Arthur Reeves was born in England in 1886, and moved to Bradford when he was 13 years old. He was known as a lacrosse star as he was part of Bradford's 1909 O.A.L.A. Intermediate Lacrosse champion team (medal which is included in this collection). He married Sarah "Sadie" Saint in February 1909. He was a train inspector, and was appointed Town Constable in 1929, a position which he served until his death in 1946 from a heart attack.

Bradford United Church's annual reports from the 1980s, up to 1986.

Bradford United Church's annual reports from the 1970s, not including reports for the years 1970, 1971, and 1973.

Contains posters, newspaper articles, and photographs relating to Bradford's Quasquicentennial (125 years) celebrations in 1982.

Contains information relating to mailing and the post office of Bradford. Headings include: Mail Carriers Newspaper articles and Miscellaneous
*Post Office/Post Master

Contains information relating to the military presence, recruitment, and police force in Bradford. Headings include: 1837 Rebellion Attestation Papers Battalions Served by Canadians Bond Head Armson Crash Boyd Gang Bradford West Gwillimbury Policing Col. Tyrwhitt Earl Bowles Early Militia Fenian Raids Korean War Photographs Royal Canadian Legion Veterans War Effort at Home World War I & World War II
*Military/Policing - Other

A collection of pins representing Bradford/West Gwillimbury/Bradford West Gwillimbury. Many of the pins highlight the area's agricultural history.

Contains photographs of the Petermans and extended family stemming from George Walker (1870-1950) and Sarah Jane Leopard Peterman (1869-1955); including Vera (Peterman) and Melville Williams, Ila (Peterman) Gibb, Norma (Peterman) Robb

Contains items regarding the various organizations in the Bradford area. Headings include: Gun Clubs Jr. Farmers LOL (Loyal Orange Lodge) New PATH Old Boys Association Women's Institute