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"Last Sunday, May 27th, the town of Bradford launched 14 months of celebration, marking the 150th year since its incorporation.
In fact, the "actual receiving of Royal Assent incorporating the village of Bradford... was done on May 27th, 1857 by Queen Victoria," said Bradford Sesquicentennial Committee Chair Del Crake, "ten years prior to Confederation." ..."

An article about a birthday celebration held for William Campbell (the grain dealer) at his house.

Cairn reads: "Sir William Osler, Baronet, was born here on July 12, 1849 - A Great Physician - Erected by the Medical Historical Club of Toronto"

A record book of births that occurred in the Bradford area. The record covers births attended by Drs. B. L. Sinclair and Ray Judge from 1938 - 1947 and was recorded by Mae Fuller. Fuller was an area midwife and also ran a "nursing home" out of her home on Church Street.

Birth announcement for Lewis Blanchard Campbell, hand-written by his uncle, Dr. Lewis H. Campbell, dated March 27, 1919. He was the son of William L. and Marjorie Campbell. Also includes a hand-written note sent to Jamestown, New York to Marjorie Campbell's family.

Files including letters, newspaper clippings (namely birth and death records), photographs, and essays on select families of Bradford West Gwillimbury

Bradford Fire Chief Ted Bulpit celebrated his 65th birthday on Thursday. Fellow Work's Department employees and office staff attended the small celebration. Bulpit has been employed in the Works Department for 11 years and has served as a part-time Fire Chief since 1979. He "Officially" retired as of January 26th, but will "still be around" til March.

Birthday card sent to Ella Adair by her brother Harry Brown who was serving in WWI at the time.

Report relating to the registration of births, marriages and deaths in the province of Ontario for the year ending December 31, 1943. Relevant tables related to Bradford found in report include: General Summary of Births, Deaths and Marriages in the Province of Ontario for Towns and Villages of 1,000 Population and under 5,000 - 1943 Births (exclusive of Stillbirths) by Months, Classified as Rural and Urban in the Province of Ontario, 1943
*Deaths of Children under One Year (exclusive of Stillbirths) in the Province of Ontario, by Months, Classified as Rural and Urban, 1943

"On the eve of his 92nd birthday, Tuesday, Bill Ruffett told the story of the booming ice industry of yesteryear. Bell Ewart - "I started on the ice when I was 12 yeards old. Father had rented the old hotel on the south side of the dock of 1897 for one dollar a month. After the old sawmill had burned down, the hotel went out of business. I remember well tearing out the bar. It was then I started to lead a horse on an ice plow for 50 cents a day for the Belle Ewart Ice Company. It was the only ice company there then and was across the road from my home where Sheppard's Marina is today. I remember the winter of 1906 was very mild and the big lake never froze over until nearly spring. The railroad was still here, you see, from the era of meeting the Lake Simcoe excursion boats. It was then ice companies from Jackson's Point came here, partly because of the railroad. Their only transportation there, for ice to Toronto, was by street car. I had anywhere from 60 to 80 men working for me at one time, all farmer's boys."