Armson - Wood House on the south half of Lot 5, Concession 7. William Armson came to West Gwillimbury in 1820 and was granted a 200 acre piece of land (Lot 5, Con. 7). The home pictured was built of mud brick by the Armson family. Robert Wood bought it in 1881 and it was still in the Wood family in 2004. This photograph is thought to have been taken around 1890.
Left to Right: Joe Reynolds, Joseph Wood Sr.(Joe's grandfather), Addison with the dog (young child in front), Jean W. (child) with Ada, Robert W. (Joe's father), William Wood (in Mrs. Joseph Wood's arms), Susan Wood (Mrs. Russell Stone), Alex on the horse.
Contains information and resources compiled by the WEGWHIST (West Gwillimbury History) Group relating to the local history of Bradford and the West Gwillimbury area.
A newspaper article from the Bradford Witness, written by Mrs. J. A. S. Mills of Dunkerron in November 1965. The article provides the history of the Bradford West Gwillimbury area at-a-glance and includes information on Governor John Graves Simcoe.
Contains items based on the churches in the Bradford West Gwillimbury area. Headings include:
Auld Kirk
Bond Head Churches
Bradford Presbyterian Church
The Convent
Church Photographs
Dunkerron United
Holy Martyrs of Japan
Methodist Churches in BWG
Springdale Christian Reform
St. Luke's Anglican
St. Paul's Anglican
Trinity Anglican *Churches - Other
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.
Contains information on the sports and teams of the Bradford area. Headings include:
Baseball/softball
Cricket
Curling
Football
Hockey
Lacrosse *Sports - Other
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 on the various hamlets around Bradford. Headings include:
Amsterdam
Ansnorsveldt
Bond Head
BWG and Surrounding Area
Cookstown
Coulson's Hill
Deerhurst
Dunkerron
Fennel's Corners
Fisher's Corners
Gilford 1 of 2
Gilford 2 of 2
Holland Landing
The Hollows
Innisfil
Lefroy
Mackie's Corners
Middleton 1 of 2
Middleton 2 of 2
Mount Pleasant
Newton Robinson
Pinkerton
Scotch Settlement
Steele's Corners
Springdale
Tecumseth Township
Thompsonville (Beeton area)
Hamlets - Other
Contains items relating to the governing of Bradford West Gwillimbury. Headings include:
Census, Surveys, Population and Other Statistics
Council History
Council Minutes
Deeds
Federal and Provinicial
Governor Simcoe
Municipal Governments
Land Settlements and Roads
Newspaper Articles 1 of 2
Newspaper Articles 2 of 2
Re-enactments
Taxes
Town Crest
Voter's List *Governing - Other
