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- 1891
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Memorial card of the death of Alex Sinclair.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Memorial card of the death of Alex Sinclair.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Mark and Ellen Cassells. Mark Cassells was born in Ireland. He immigrated first to New York, then came to Bradford. In 1870, he married Miss Ellen O'Brien, formerly of England. They settled on a farm near Stayner, Ontario. Some years later they moved to Bond Head, and lived where Mr. C. Switzer lived in 1966. Mark Cassells died in Bond Head shortly before 1908 at 66 years of age. He was buried in Bond Head. Mrs. Cassells moved to Toronto and died there at the age of 94. Their children were Francis, Gertrude, Agnes, William, Mark, Joseph, James, Josephine, and Henry. Francis and William both married. Josephine became Sister Mary of St. Paul's, Loretta Abbey, Toronto. Two children remained alive in 1967.
Bradford's Centennial - Clowns and Antique cars
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Clowns, horse-drawn wagons and antique cars parade down Holland St. W. during Bradford's Centennial celebrations.
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Pretty 18-year-old Annette Grencer was chosen Salad Queen for the Festival. A student at Bradford District High School and the daughter of a marsh farmer, Annette was chosen over five other contestants. This photo appeared with a group of others in The Witness entitled "Bradford's year in photos."
Bradford Witness
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The straw stack at the Faris farm in the barnyard was a shelter for young livestock, a supply of bedding, and a warm spot for a rest on a sunny winter day.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Loose hay on the way to storage on the Faris farm. The way hay was handled before the pick-up baler arrived in the 1940's.
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Son of Matthew Faris, 1935, who was the son of original John Faris from Carrigallan, Co. Cavan (now Eire).
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Amelya Hambly, daughter of Weston Hambly. Picture likely taken in early 1920s.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library