Springdale - Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
- CA BWGPL LHC-Dis-Hazel-PH9988
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- 1954
Parte de Local History Collection
Aerial view of Springdale Reformed Church in the flood after Hurricane Hazel
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Springdale - Aftermath of Hurricane Hazel
Parte de Local History Collection
Aerial view of Springdale Reformed Church in the flood after Hurricane Hazel
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Parte de Vital Statistics
Event Date : Sunday, February 26, 1984
Event Type : Death
Description : A well-known Bradford resident died this past Sunday after suffering a heart attack following a lengthy illness.Eighty-one-year-old Thomas Gardner had been a resident of Bradford since 1918 and was chosen as the town's Citizen of the Year in 1976. Mr. Gardner was born in Newmarket and moved to Bradford with his family at the age of 16. He and his father, Herbert, opened Gardner's Hardware Store on Holland St. and supplied the needs of local residents. When his father died in 1950, Thomas continued the family business. He soon married longtime Bradford resident Rita Cook and had two sons of his own, Donald and John. Don worked with his father at the hardware store until 1962. The store was sold in 1973. Mr. Gardner sat on the Bradford Board of Education for 40 years and was chairman of the board at the time Bradford Public School was built. Other accomplishments included being a member of Bradford town council, elder and active member of the Bradford United Church and superintendent of the Church's Sunday School program for 25 years. He was also president of the Red Cross at the time of Hurricane Hazel. For 30 years, Mr. Gardner was a dedicated member of the Bradford Lions. He leaves behind his wife Rita, sons Don of Simcoe and John of Willowdale, and grandchildren Jim, Dave, Jane and Peter. Funeral service will be held today (Wednesday) at 2 p.m., at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Burial will take place at the Newmarket Cemetery.
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Parte de Vital Statistics
Obituary for William L. Campbell in a 1948 edition of the Bradford Witness. He passed in 1948.
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Parte de Local History Collection
Article about a church service being held at Bradford Community Centre by Mapleview Community Church, marking the end of Carrotfest.
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Parte de Local History Collection
An article about a church vestry meeting for the churches: Christ Church (Middleton), Trinity Church (Bradford) and St. Paul's Church (Coulson's Hill).
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Parte de Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with Harry and Margaret Brown on July 28, 1992. The audio only contains the final part of the interview, with the early part cut off. They are interviewed by George Jackson. Harry and Margaret speak about their lives in Mount Pleasant and Bradford, mainly of their church life and daily routines. See the Related Descriptions below for the summary.
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Springdale Christian Reformed Church
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The interior of Springdale Christian Reformed Church in 1952, before Hurricane Hazel in 1954.
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Article on the construction and history of Bradford's Trinity Anglican church. The opening ceremony was held on December 2, 1900.
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Trinity Methodist Church - Bond Head
Parte de WEGWHIST Collection
"Canada Methodist Church, built 1887"
This became the Trinity United Church
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Bond Head Methodist Church Stained glass window
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Bond Head Methodist Church - stain glass window in memory of John Wilcox and Edward Jeffs.
John Wilcox was a pioneer of Tecumseth Township, arriving in 1855 from Cuba (where he worked in mine structure support). He was born in Chyandour, Cornwall, England on April 22, 1827, and apprenticed as an architect and carpenter. He was sent to Cuba in 1848 to work. In Canada, he married Ann Proctor with whom he had 5 children. John helped the town build roads and bridges, and promoted the Wesleyan Methodist Church in its early days.