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A look at the advertisement fees and administration of the South Simcoe News, precursor to the Bradford Witness & South Simcoe News.

The bottom section of the advertisement is information on the Post Office.

Article featuring the centennial anniversary of the Bradford Witness's merged partner, the South Simcoe News.
"One hundred years ago, in 1865, the first issue of The South Simcoe News was published in Bradford and that is the centennial anniversary being marked by this issue of The Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News, but newspaper life in this town began before 1865."

Article of a brief history of the Bradford Library, written by its librarian, Adrienne Price. Scanned from a donation of the Bradford Today supplement to the Bradford Witness.

This portrait is of Robert Stewart as part of the Members of Bradford High School Board of 1906. Other members were T.W.W. Evans, H.S. Broughton, A. Neilly, E. Garrett, and Dr. L.H. Campbell.

"The new Board of Management of the Public Library met after the annual meeting. On motion Mr. E. Garrett was appointed chairman for the year. ..."

"The new Act respecting the regulations of Public Libraries calls for a meeting on the second Monday in January for the election of a Board of Directors. Accordingly a meeting of the members of the Bradford Public Library was recently held in Mr. T.W.W. Evans' office." ...

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

This portrait is of A. Neilly as part of the Members of Bradford High School Board of 1906. Other members were T.W.W. Evans, H.S. Broughton, Robert Stewart, E. Garrett, and Dr. L.H. Campbell.

"The annual meeting of Bradford's Mechanics' Institute was held in the Council Chamber, on Monday evening last, May 6th. ..."

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 history of the Bradford newspapers are the topic.