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An old time postcard featuring Bradford Public School. This photo is from the Bradford Womens Institute Scrapbooks.

Bradford High School, destroyed by fire in 1923. These are the remains.

This high school was located on Queen Street in Bradford. This is a picture taken soon after the building was constructed in 1892 as the trees and bushes surrounding the school are still quite small. The first head master was S. Arthur Marling. This building burned down in 1924.

King George VI and Queen Elizabeth visited Canada.One warm evening in June 1939, the elementary school children and parents of West Gwillimbury drove to Alliston to see the Royal Couple on board the train as it passed through the little town. But the train did not stop and thousands of disappointed onlookers did not get a glimpse of the King and Queen. Engineer Harry Toman (brother-in-law of Herbert Bowles) was under instruction not to stop the Royal Train as it was late leaving the Toronto Station. At Midhurst, where 28 peoples were gathered, the train stopped to take on water supplies. King George VI stepped off the train to shake hands with the small group. One of those present was Edith Belfry, teacher of S.S. #9 Mount Pleasant. The Bradford High School students went by train to Toronto where they saw the Royal Couple riding in the Royal Car. The pupils had been given flags to wave and in some places the children put pennies on the railroad tracks.

Frank Wood, who was principal of Bradford District High School.

Bradford High School, destroyed by fire in 1923. These are the remains.

Bradford Public School, Room 5.

Teacher: Miss. Robinson
Back Row: Donald Wilson, unknown, Wilbert Curry, Tom Holly, Florie Rogers, Hilda Corrigan, Betty Semenuk, Isabel Hunter, Evelyn Lang, Verda Feegan, Helen Metcalf, Marjorie Seim and Mary Webb.

Second Row: Muriel Reeves, May Parks, Marjorie Bales, Jean Robinson, Lilly Bonn, Gladys Ogilvie, Ida Cavallo, Eleanor Collings, Eilleen Church, Carrie Stamper and Marian Church.

Front Row: Ken Seim, Harvey Aikens, Elwood James, unknown, Aubrey Belfrey, unknown, Art Hand, Bruno Cavallo, Joe Zampoloni, Frank Maurino and Eddy Stamper.

S.S. #12 Note the large pile of cordwood ready to be burned in the box stove.

Back Row (l-r): Teacher Miss Cole, Gerald Roberts, John Hambly, Walter Edney, Addie Hambly, Sarah Reilly (Riley), Marion Kneeshaw, Evelyn Thorpe.

Middle Row (l-r): Mona O'Neill, Josephine Reilly (Riley), Helen O'Neill, Florence O'Neill, Katherine Hambly, Clarence Reilly (Riley), Osborne How, Lloyd Kneeshaw, Milton Hambly.

Front Row (l-r): Ken Kneeshaw, William Roberts, Jack Roberts, Clarence Kneeshaw, Everett Kneeshaw, Amelia Hambly, Ruth Roberts.

This photograph was sent to the Bradford Witness as part of their "Yesterday" feature by Elsie O'Neil of RR2, Bradford. Note that the Reilly's listed in the description submitted by Elsie O'Neil had their name spelled "Riley."

S.S. # 3 Back Row (l-r): Edward Stewart, Lloyd Reynolds, Robert Young, Teacher Miss Janet McLeod, Doug Wood, Percy Scanlon. Front Row (l-r): Margaret Culbert, Donna McArthur, Frank McArthur, Leila Stoddart, Merle Reynolds, Bill Bateman, Unknown.