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- 1909-03-11
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Ad for D.F. Porter, merchant tailor of Bradford in 1909.
Bradford Witness
Part of WEGWHIST Collection
Ad for D.F. Porter, merchant tailor of Bradford in 1909.
Bradford Witness
Break-in at Bradford Custom Cleaners - Thieves Carry off Best Clothing
Part of Local History Collection
Article about Custom Cleaners break-in, owned by Franklin Gardner, in 1964.
Bradford Witness
Looking Back Over the Century - Fire of 1871 and Holland Street
Part of Local History Collection
The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, the Fire of May 25, 1871, and the businesses which rebuilt on Holland Street after the fire, is the topic.
Bradford Witness
Looking Back Over the Century - Fire of 1871 and Holland Street businesses
Part of Local History Collection
The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, the Fire of May 25, 1871, and the businesses which rebuilt on Holland Street after the fire, is the topic.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Article from the May 31, 1906 - special edition of the Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News featuring local businesses and members of the community. This article provides a history of the grain elevator business previously on the site of the current GO Train Station on Bridge Street. Farmers around town would bring in their grain to the elevators by wagon and sleighs in order to have their grains bought. The highest bidder would then direct the farmers to their specific grain mills to be processed. The building was demolished by the end of the Second World War.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Article from the May 31, 1906 - special edition of the Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News featuring local businesses and members of the community. This article provides a history of L.J. McConkey's Store, which provided groceries, teas, and seeds. L.J. McConkey was from Lefroy, and first worked at C. Goode's Grain Elevator before purchasing this store on January 1, 1906, from William Hockridge.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Article features a description of the fire which ripped through Holland Street's business block on February 11, 1959. See Related Descriptions for more information.
Bradford Witness
New Compton IGA Food Market Opens Wed., Sept. 17
Part of Local History Collection
Article contains description of the Compton business.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Caption under photograph: "Mr. Wm. Compton and son, Gordon, in front of their fine new I.G.A. Food Market, which opens for business next Wednesday, August 17."
Related article contains description of the Compton business.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
An article describing Mr. Henry "Harry" Parker's blacksmith shop.
Edmund Garrett