Photograph of John A. Collis, soldier from World War II. John was born on October 14th, 1915 in Lowville, Ontario to parents George and Florence May Collis. He later married Dorothy Ruby in Bradford, Ontario and had a daughter, Joan Yvonne Collis, and a son, John Neill Collis. He was killed in action on July 25th, 1944 in Caen, France, and is buried in the Bretteville-Sur-Laize Canadian War Cemetery in Calvados, France.

Complete index of all miscellaneous microfilms available in the George and Helen Jackson Heritage Room, including: Assessment Rolls for Tay Township (1940, 1943) Land grants for Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba (1914) Innisfil Township Minute Books Indexes to Births and Marriages in the Barrie Newspapers (1911 – 1930)
*Maclean’s Magazine (1979-1986)

Board featuring 12 badges and pins, many highlighting Bradford's vegetable industry.

Metal pin created to recognize the 25th anniversary of the amalgamation of Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Porcelain dish with a drawing of the Bradford Model School inside it.

Commemorative silver dollar of the Town of Bradford's 125th anniversary, from the Bradford West Gwillimbury 25th anniversary of amalgamation display exhibit

Unknown head piece of a grave, and an eroded gravestone below it; found in Belfry Cemetery.

Deerhurst - from 1830, mail was received for the early settlers at John Gill's beer shanty at Deerhurst on the Penetang Road, midway between line 12 and line 13. On April 1st, 1863 and official post office opened near this same location and served this community until December 1912. In 1830 James Tindall, who lived across the road from Gill's, donated land from his lot 16, con. 12 farm for the first Ebenezer Wesleyan Methodist Church and cemetery. New churches were built about 1850 and again in 1880. This church was closed in 1966. A small hamlet grew at this location which still remains today.

Circa 1830