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- 1800 - 1980
Part of Resource Collection
The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Resource Collection
The Library archives holds copies of land registries for many of the properties in Concessions 1 - 15 of Bradford West Gwillimbury.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Article describing the business and life of Mr. C. Goode, grain merchant and owner of the Goode Elevators. Article from 1906.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Article republished from the Toronto Evening Star on the canals and rivers surrounding Holland Landing, the Holland Marsh, and Newmarket. It was a general history article for the Toronto Evening Star recipients.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the Holland River Bridge in 1920. The boat in the centre of the photograph are the hay-cutters of the Holland Marsh on the boat they would use to transport their daily work. This was prior to the marsh's drainage. Horses were transported up-river to work on the Marsh wearing wooden shoes. In the photograph, there are men fishing off the bridge, and on the right side (west of the bridge) you can see the water tower which trains used to fill up their water supply.
Bill Marks
Office Window - Newspapers and Local History; Newmarket's St. Pauls Cemetery
Part of Local History Collection
Article features local news, such as the reflection on the historical information in local newspapers, Newmarket's St. Paul's Cemetery revealing local history, and local gossip.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
This collection of newspaper articles is based on the Office Window column from the Bradford Witness & South Simcoe Times. This column covers a variety of topics, from daily events to local history tidbits. They also give insight into the content of the newspapers, great for further research.
Currently, editions from the year 1964 are digitized.
Bradford Witness
Office Window - Canadian Flag/ Schomberg Agricultural Society/ 404 Highway
Part of Local History Collection
Article features news on newspapers and opinions (via the Canadian flag debate), news on the Schomberg Agricultural Society annual fair, and historical information from a 1904 version of Toronto's Globe & Mail. It also features the purchase of Joseph Wolfe's farm on Hwy 88, and information on an extension of the 404.
Bradford Witness
Office Window - Bradford Post Office/ Fire Hall/ Holland Theatre
Part of Local History Collection
Article features news on construction for the new post office over the land of the old gaol, the history of the old fire hall and the opening of the Holland Theatre.
Bradford Witness
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with Renee DeWilde on February 28, 1972. The interviewer is unnamed. The interview discusses Renee DeWilde's involvement in the early tobacco industry in Simcoe County. See the Related Descriptions below for summary.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio and summary of an interview with Renee DeWilde on February 28, 1972. The interviewer is unnamed. The interview discusses Renee DeWilde's involvement in the early tobacco industry in Simcoe County. See the Related Descriptions below for links to audio and summary.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives