An article announcing the death of and paying tribute to Ron Simpson.

"St. John's Presbyterian Church was filled yesterday with people mourning the death and celebrating the life of longtime Bradford West Gwillimbury Councillor Ron Simpson...Mr. Simpson, a custom homebuilder by profession, has been a councillor since 1985 for all but one term.,,"

Business card found in library time capsule. Business card is for Gary Lamb, Town of Bradford Councillor.

Article about the 1991 election, where Pat Storey was voted in the new mayor of Bradford West Gwillimbury, and information on Frank Jonkman (as councillor), Dennis Roughley and John Maurino as Ward 2 councillors, and Peter Dykie and John Gabriel as Ward 1 councillors.

Councillors John Gabriel and John Gorzo showing off their Holiday ties.

Declaration of Office made by Bradford Reeve James Edwin Coombs, signed January 14, 1918.

Miscellaneous Bradford council notes and documents from 1918.

Summary of an interview with Herbie Hughes in 1994 . The interviewer is Irene Moriarty. Anne Coffey and Joe Saint are also present. Herbie discusses his memories of the area, including from his childhood and from being a local politician. See the Related Descriptions below for the audio.

Photograph of the reception for the opening of a meeting room at the Bradford Public Library, when the library was on John Street in Bradford.

Left to right, standing in foreground:
Ron Simpson (Builder, BWG town councillor 1991-2000, 2003-2014), Maurice Allen (Director of the County of Simcoe Library), Ron Mackenzie (Director of Georgian Bay Regional library system)

"Frank Jonkman got into politics very much the same way that he got into the greenhouse business - to meet a need. Jonkman started by building greenhouses for his father's farming operation, using recycled materials that included old television aerials. In the 1970s, other Marsh farmers began to call on him for help with putting up their greenhouses, as his reputation gre for getting the work done at a reasonable cost..."