Trinity Ang. Church Centenary to be Celebrated June 10
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Article about the upcoming celebration of the Trinity Anglican Church's 100th Anniversary.
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Trinity Ang. Church Centenary to be Celebrated June 10
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Article about the upcoming celebration of the Trinity Anglican Church's 100th Anniversary.
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Teacher Barbara Stewart Retires
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Retiring After 31 Years Brings Her Mixed Emotions
By John Slykhuis
After 31 years of teaching about 1,000 pupils at Bradford Public School, Barbara Stewart is retiring at the end of this school year. It's a thought that brings a mixture of emotions for her. One one hand is the anticipation of doing the things she has been dreaming of for years: travelling extensively in winter and relaxing at her cottage in Minden in summer. On the other hand: "I'm going to miss the children," she admits, "And the staff too. I have many good friends here." Her last class, she says, is particularly special. "I'm really enjoying this last class. This is one of the nicest classes I've ever taught." This Grade 3 class, like the one she started with in 1941, is small and close, almost like a family. She had 13 children to teach in a small one room schoolhouse in Markham Township that first year, and they represented all eight grades. Five years later, she started at the old Bradford Public School, and she has been here ever since. There are so many memories here for Miss Stewart that it is difficult for her to pick out any one, but one does stand out in her mind. Several years ago, the Lions Club of Bradford brought over a crippled girl from India, Vanita Khubchandi, to have an operation at Sick Children's Hospital in Toronto. While here, she attended Miss Stewart's Grade 7 class. "She came every morning in an ambulance on a stretcher. She had to lie flat on her back all the time...The children really took to her." Then the day arrived for her operation. "The biggest thrill was the day she walked back into the classroom. Oh, the children were so excited. They had a party for her." Miss Stewart still hears from her occasionally and reports that she is walking well and has just finished high school. There are other memories too: walking through snow bank in the early years only to find out when she arrives that the school was closed; teaching her favorite subject, music; and taking the girls' choir to Newmarket where it won first prize. She taught a huge 45-pupil Grade 4-5 class a few years ago ("that was the most challenging and the most rewarding"), and watched the growth of children just arrived from other countries ("It was most rewarding to see them learn the language and go on to do well"). And what about the modern school system? "Well, I approve of the new standard of reporting the progress of a child. But I would far sooner talk to the parents. It's better than any report card. You find out so much more about the child." She adds however, "I believe in marking. I don't see how you can teach without it." Home for Miss Stewart is Markham, where she spends every weekend with her family, and until recently she was the organist at the Markham Presbyterian Church. "I retired as the organist last June. I guess you could say I'm tearing up all my roots...no, routines. I'm tearing up all my old routines." Although she is leaving Bradford for good at the end of this school year, Miss Stewart has reassured her friends that she will be coming back often to visit.
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Suggest New Municipal Building on Fire Hall Site
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"Council Hears Veterans' Delegation - Consider Fixing Up Town hall Basement As Banquet Room
The April meeting of the Village Council was held in the Council Chamber on Friday evening las with reeve Evans and Councillors Compton, Evans and Wood in attendance. Bills and accounts were passed for payment as follows ...
Messrs. A.O. Davey and Geo. Morton, representing the Veterans, suggested to Council that the town erect a new municipal building on the site of the present fire hall property to accommodate the village Clerk's office, police office, Utilities office and warehouse, fire hall, gaol, etc., on the first floor, with the second floor to be designated as a memorial and recreation quarters for the Veterans." ...
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Bradford police are moving forward
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Article featuring members of Bradford's Police Force.
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An undated photo found in the Bradford Witness of Holland Street prior to the 1959 fire which destroyed some of these businesses. The two buildings on the left of the photo were damaged by fire, with the far left one completely destroyed.
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Office Window - Canada's Centennial
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Article features local news, such as the celebration of Canada's Centennial in Bradford, and Dorothy Cilipka's history of the Holland Marsh.
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Office Window - Centennial Celebrations/ Fall Fairs/ Ontario Election
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Article features news on Canada's Centennial celebrations, extra copies of the Bradford Witness, and recalling the fall fairs around the county. It also mentions the upcoming Ontario elections.
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Office Window - Bradford Centennial
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Article features news on Bradford's Centennial celebrations and the Bradford Witness's duty to report the news over the century.
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Looking Back Over the Century - Auld Kirk
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"On Sunday, July 23rd, 1967, the Auld Kirk in Scotch Settlement will hold a centennial service. This church, for many years has been closed but on that day memories will be revived by the old and the not-so-old as they greet one another and talk about the past and the days when their parents and grandparents lived there. A few words about the Scotch Settlement, its two churches and the people of the community may recall something of the past." ...
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Old Records and Books Should Be Preserved
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Article on memory and physical presence of history/heritage in a community like Bradford. Based on the unveiling of the Auld Kirk cemetery plaque (see Related Description below) and Murray Faris' preservation of the Auld Kirk's records.
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