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Patch, Insignia: Stittsville Softball Tournament Champions, 1952Entry/Object ID
2024.11.1.4Description
Fabric patch with a dark fabric backing. The front features a separate piece of yellow-orange fabric that has been printed with a design and sewn onto the patch. This patch belonged to Garnet "Red" Bradley, a member of the championship softball team.
The design includes a black line encircling the outer edge. Along the top of the circle, "Stittsville Softball" is printed in black block text. Below this is an image of two crossed baseball bats with a central softball above them. Beneath the image are the words "Tournament" and "Champions," the latter flanked by two small stars. At the bottom of the design, the year "1952" is printed in black block text.Context
Credited In memory of our parents Garnet "Red" Bradley and Fern Bradley (Knox) donated by their family.
Red Bradley was a member of the Orange Young Britons #74. He was an avid athlete in Stittsville and volunteered as a coach and trainer for local teams. Elected as Goulbourn Township Councillor 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, Goulbourn Township Deputy Reeve 1965, 1966, Reeve 1967, 1968, and represented the Township of Goulbourn on the first Ottawa Carleton Regional Council 1967, 1968, Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton 1968. The Bradley family's story in Goulbourn dates back to the 1860s and the 10th line of Goulbourn (Fernbank Road). In 1948 Red Bradley took over the farm from his father John Wyckliffe Bradley and married Fern Knox of City View. They had dairy cattle until 1961 then they transitioned to beef cattle. They raised six children and farmed the land until 2007.
Red Bradley's Sports achievements: 1949 Eastern Ontario Amateur Softball Association, Stittsville Intermediate Champs, 1950 Eastern Ontario Men's Intermediate Softball Champs, 1952 Eastern Ontario Senior A Softball Champions, 1954 Eastern Ontario Senior A Softball Champions, 1954 Stittsville Senior City Champions, 1956 Ontario Amateur Softball Association Senior A Champions, 1996 Stittsville 56'ers were inducted into the Goulbourn Sports Wall of Fame, 1955-1956 Rideau District Hockey Champions.Collection
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