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Part of Local History Collection
Barn on the (Roy, Orville) Hughes farm, the south half of Lot 1, Concession 2. The Hughes' farm shows two styles of barns. The early shed roof on the left and then the hip roof on the right barn (added in 1937).
Glen Hughes
Part of Local History Collection
One of the early pioneer families was the Hughes family who continue to live on this homestead.
Samuel & Marianne Hughes Family
Part of Local History Collection
Back Row: Unknown, Phoebe (Hughes) Robertson, Fred Willis, Unknown, Norman Walker, Joel Hughes. Front Row: Elizabeth (Hughes) Willis, Samuel L. Hughes, Marianne Hughes, Rachel (Hughes) Walker, Albert Robertson.
Part of Local History Collection
Contains photographs of the Adair Family home and farm
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Artifacts
Event Date: 1974
Event Type: Educational Film
Description: This film profiles the vegetable growing industry and people of the Bradford Marsh, and talks about how farming practices have changed from past to present.
Ontario Ministry of Agriculture and Food - Information Branch
Part of Local History Collection
Debris from the marshland piling up along Highway 400. Photograph from Betty Kennedy's 'Hurricane Hazel,' found in the Local History Collection.
Toronto Telegram
Part of Oral History Collection
An interview with Mr. and Mrs. John West, discussing harvesting onions, potatoes and carrots, with mentions on the harvesting machines that were used in farming such vegetables.
George Jackson
Part of Local History Artifacts
A metal and wooden sickle. Similar to a scythe, a sickle is a hand held tool for agricultural use, specifically used to cut things like grass or hay.
Bill Marks
Part of Local History Artifacts
A collection of pins representing Bradford/West Gwillimbury/Bradford West Gwillimbury. Many of the pins highlight the area's agricultural history.
Town of Bradford
Bradford Canada's Vegetable Industry pin
Part of Local History Artifacts
Metal pin highlighting Bradford's vegetable industry.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library