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Bond Head Methodist Church 1873-1942 which was destroyed by fire.
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Bond Head Methodist Church 1873-1942 which was destroyed by fire.
Bond Head Methodist Church Interior
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Harvest Home Celebration at the Bond Head Methodist Church in 1911.
Bond Head Methodist Church ruins
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The third Bond Head Methodist Church after it was destroyed by fire. The fire began in a nearby garage owned by William Jardine. Residents formed a bucket brigade to put out the blaze.
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.