Showing 8 results

Correspondence, invoices and debenture information related to the purchase of a fire truck for Bradford, dated 1923-1925.

Contains news clippings and articles on various people of Bradford West Gwillimbury

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, C.T.S. "Charlie" Evans continued to write about the Township of West Gwillimbury.

Mr. and Mrs. T.W.W. (Thomas Wesley Whitfield) Evans, likely around the 1930s or 1940s.

Article detailing the development of the Holland Marsh. It was copied from the Prof. W.H. Day Memorial Unveiling programme and published in the Witness alongside the unveiling ceremony story.

Article on public temperance meetings at the Town Hall on November 28, 1902. On December 4, 1902, the Ontario Liquor Act referendum would be voted on by the public to decide whether the government should usher in an era of prohibition. Bradford, a town heavy with taverns and inns, had churches and the newspaper promoting the vote for prohibition. After the vote on December 4, West Gwillimbury had a majority for prohibition, though it did not pass. There was a low voter turnout, and despite the majority everywhere, it could not pass. See the Related Description articles for more information on Bradford's perspective.

Event Date : December 3, 1895
Event Type : Marriage

Description (pg4) : At the residence of the bride's father, on Tuesday Dec. 3rd, by the Rev. Mr. Locke, Edith, eldest daughter of T.S. Graham, Esq., Bradford, to T.W.W. Evans, barrister, Bradford, second son of the late G.M. Evans, of the township of West Gwillimbury.

Article in a special edition of the Bradford Witness (its 100th anniversary) based on the history of the Holland Marsh.