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Description : The Ontario Home Builders' Association presented its 2007 Awards of Distinction, and Brookfield Homes Ltd. won the Award for "Project of the Year - Low Rise" for its Grand Central Subdivision in Bradford. The OHBA received 515 entries from across the province in a total of 9 categories.

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Description : Imagine travelling back in time, to May 31st, 1906 - the people, the shops, the prices, the images of the community... Now, anyone interested in the turn-of-the-century Bradford has the opportunity to "travel" back in time, with the reprinting of a complete edition of the Bradford Witness and South Simcoe News for May 31, 1906. The newspaper, a special edition that featured the merchants and businesses of Bradford, and included a large number of local photographs, belonged to Florence Bachelor. She and her husband Charles, lived in a house on Holland Street West, now the site of the CIBC. On her death in 1970, the paper came to her niece, Rose Magloughlen - who gave it to Joe Saint and the Bradford West Gwillimbury Historical Association. The Associatin has now reprinted the newspaper in book format, and is offering a limited number of copies for sale, for only $10, at the Bradford branch of the Public Library. Combined with the 1900 map of Bradford by Fred Collings, available from the Bradford West Gwillimbuiry Administrative Centre on the 11th Line, the book provides a fascinating glimpse into the way we were, 91 years ago. The Historical Assoc. is looking for other mementoes of the past. Residents who may have old issues of the Witness, or other historical materials or photographs asked to share these with the Society, which would like to preserve and copy the material, for public viewing.

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Community : Holland Marsh
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Description : At present, about 20% of Weening Brothers Manufacturing' business is export - but if their latest piece of farm machinery works half as well as they think it will, that percentage could easily increase. Weening Brothers have just completed a new onion harvester for a customer in Puerto Rico, which incorporates new technology for topping onions. The machinery commonly used in the Holland Marsh isn't suitable for southern onions: onions grown in the southern U.S. tend to be larger and softer, and can be bruised or cut by the topping devices. As a result, topping has to be done by hand, using scissors or knives - a time-consuming, exhausting and labor-intensive process. A grower in Puerto Rico approached a half dozen manufacturers, in both the U.S. and Canada, to come up with an improved design that would avoid the damage - but, says Fred Weening, "We were the only ones that were willing to try something different." The Holland Marsh company built a small prototype of a machine that slices off the tops, leaving about an inch of neck. During the summer, the customers came to Bradford watch the prototype in action. They were impressed, and gave the go-ahead to construction of the harvester. Work began in late September, and the machine is now ready to ship - although, with measurements of 25' long and 14' wide, the problem now is to find a container big enough. Weening is excited about the new onion-topping technology, which will involve a patent. "It's nice that the customer's so excited, too...The customer wants to become the distributor," he says. "There's a lot of potential for it. If this thing works as well as we expect it will, there'll be another one going to Texas in April."

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Description : The latest crop statistics show that the total onion acreage in the Bradford and District Marshes was down, as was the potato acreage while the area of carrots and lettuce increase. The number of muck vegetable growers continue the steady downward trend of the last twenty years These statistics are compiled each year by the staff of the O.M.A.F. Dairy, Fruit and Vegetable Industries Inspection Branch in Bradford (commonly known as the Bradford Inspection Office). Judy Sturgeon and Barry Roberts would like to thank all of the growers for their cooperation. The onion acreage in Bradford was over 200 acres lower than in 1992, but there were 67 more acres of transplanted onions. This is not surprising, considering the disappointing onion year we had last year and the predictions that 1993 would be more the same. The area devoted to potatoes on muck soil was down by more than 200 acres as well. The carrot and lettuce acreage increased about 80 acres each to make up for some of the difference. The onion and carrot acreages have gone up and down during the past 8-10 years, but there are a few trends in some of the other crops that are revealed by the statistics. The celery acreage has dropped steadily since 1987 and there have been increases in oriental vegetables. There were approximately 228 acres of oriental vegetables in 1990; now the figure is 480 acres. The average farm size this year was 58 acres, but two thirds of the growers operated farms that were 50 acres or less.

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Description : A very successful re-union was held by the Bowles family on August 3, when about fifty members met at Bay View Park, Lake Simcoe. An interesting and pleasant time was had and it was decided to have an annual picnic. In addition to members of the Bowles family of Bradford, others were present from Pinkerton, St. Catharines, Mimico, Toronto, Ayening, Barrie, and Alliston.

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Description : A copy of the May 31, 1906 Bradford Witness owned by Rose Magloughlen, who inherited from her aunt, Florence Batchelor. Rose loaned the copy to the Historical Association, which had it copied and compiled in book format. The edition was written 102 years ago, when Bradford was almost 50 years old - but still had a population of only around 1,000. There were 4 churches, a public school and a high school, one policeman, and a whole variety of shopkeepers and service providers. Travel was by real horse power, and about this time, the wooden sidewalks in town were replaced with smooth cement - but you still had to dodge the puddles and muddy spots when crossing dirt streets on a rainy day. This "illustrated edition" of The Witness was special and expensive to print, because it not only told of the many business and professional offices and manufacturing works within the Town, it contained many pictures that had to be engraved prior to being printed. The editor, Mr. Edmund Garrett, wrote in his preamble, "It is hoped, however, that this number will possess vastly more interest than that of any publication ever gotten up in the village - interesting alike to present dwellers in our midst and to the thousands who have gone from us to dwell in other places." Even today, folks returning to Bradford to search for their roots are surprised to find a story and a picture of an earlier generation of their family in this publication - including information about Bradford's very first land developer, Letitia Magee. The book was out of print, but the Bradford West Gwillimbury Local History Association decided to reprint it as another reminder of the past, on the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Bradford. Copies are only $10 each.

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Description : Mr. Kenneth E. Kidd, the Curator of the Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, has been good enough to mention to me than an Indian burying ground was discovered in Bradford in 1902 on the property of John Stibbs, Baker. His property would be the one now occupied by the bake shop just north of Mr. Worfolk's barber shop. The ossuary was five and a half feet below the surface and slightly oval, measuring ten feet by eight and a half feet. It was estimated that there were between fifty and one hundred buried there. It was evidently of pre-European origin, having no relics indicating contact with the white man. In the Archaeological Report of 1907 the following reference was made to it: "In 1902 an oosuary was examined at Bradford, Simoce County, but when the spot was reached it was found that 'curio' seekers had almost destroyed the appearance of the place, wholly so, indeed, for any scientific purpose. A ghoulish craze seemed to have taken possession of many people in the village, so that in passing along its principal street skulls were seen on window-sills, while in not a few sitting-rooms they occupied prominent places on centre tables." Mr. Stibbs, the owner of the ground was anxious to have all the skills placed in the Provincial Museum, but not a single person showed any willingness to give up his gruesome specimen - that which he might show to his or her more rural visitors, especially ladies, and over which utterances might be bandied in solemn tones with deep-drawn sighs, while the speakers were fully of the belief that their made-to-order morallsings were the out-come of pure and undefiled religion! At least one man contemplated having the top of his skull sawn off to form an ink bottle stand!, Of course he meant his Indian skull.

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Description : Bradford's HOME HARDWARE marked its 'official' grand opening in their new building, Wednesday, April 20, 1988. The first 45 patrons through the double doors received a complimentary grab bag valued at between $15.00 and $20.00. Children were drawn to the fish pond where, with a little bit of co-ordination and luck, they left with a free goldfish. Mayor Bill dePeuter was on hand for the "chain cutting" ceremony. An estimated 1,500 visited the store and took advantage of the many in-store grand opening specials. Mr. Jim Schaefer has been owner/dealer of the Home Hardware franchise since the first store opened in Bradford, ten years ago. Jim is a fifth generation descendant in the hardware business. His wife, Elsa, and two children, Holly and Jim Jr. are working hard to keep the 'family business' tradition alive. The new premises, which encompasses an area of approximately 15,000 sq. ft. is located on Dissette Street across from the Bradford Car Wash. Complimenting the additional floor space (previous sq. footage 5,200) is a larger line of general hardware items, an extended line of Beautitone pains, bigger selection of bikes, a full range houseware and giftware items and a newly added Bath and Accessories Department, complete wth shower stalls, cupboards, etc. An additional 16 employees help to keep the store running smoothly. Extended hours have made the store more accessible to its patrons.

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Community : Innisfil
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Description : The INNISFIL Historical Society meets on the third Saturday of the month. The next meeting is on April 21st 2001. We meet at Knock Commujnity Centre 7756 10th Sideroad at the 9th Line, INNISFIL. Bill Warnica was the guest speaker in March. He spoke on the Myers family of INNISFIL. Before Stroud was called Victoria, it was Myer's Corners, named after the first to settle there, David Myers. The Myers were originally from an area know as Palatinate, now part of Rhineland-Pfaltz, part of Germany. Through the late 1600's and into the early 1700's, the Palatines were exposed to many hardships, decades of war and religious persecution. During the revolutionary wars, the Indians fought alongside the English in their fight with the Americans for their independence. One massacre occured about 1780, that devastated the community of German Flats, Killing many including Catherine Wolff's parents and grand parents. Catharine's grandmother was mistaken for dead and was scalped but survived and lived another 12 years. Catherine lived with the Wolever family until as a young woman she married Captain Myers. Captain Myers is listed as being charged with desertion on two occasions and appears to have gone off, leaving Catherine with three children. About 1806 George Frederick Hanning Werneke married the widow Catherine Wolfe.

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Description : Other than the sound of wind blowing off the bay, or the hum of traffic, the long-abondoned Allandale Train Station sits in silence. But at one time, the station was a hub of activity characterized by the roar of steam engines, the laughter of passengers and the clickety-clack of wheels. As a teenager growing up in the early 1920s, John Smith vividly remembers the hustle and bustle of the Allandale Station. Back then, the yards were busy 24 hours a day, with several passenger trains arriving and departing daily. To accommodate such high volumes, miles of tracks surrounded the station. A large coal field sat just east of what is now the Southshore
Community Centre. The Allandale Train Station opened in June 1905 at the estimated cost of about $45,000. As the "flagship" station of the Grand Trunk Railway, the building was designed to offer passengers the very latest in modern day comforts. The tastefully designed building, which combined contemporary railway architecture and Italian design elements was considered to be one of finest stations in the porvince. The curved station, which was later purchased by Canadian National Railways in 1919, consisted of three sections, the depot, the dining hall, and offices. Each building section is linked with a covered breezeway. In the early days, the ladies waiting room occupied the front of the depot. The charmingly decorated room with spacious bay windows offered passengers a commanding view of the waterfront. To give the female passengers more privacy, there was a curtained alcove which separated this room from the general waiting area. Fell, who started working in the restaurant at the age of 16, said the dining area was divided into two parts. A fine dining room, which was known as the finest place to eat in Barrie, occupied one side of the building, and sat about 60 people. Al Burns, a retired railroader with 43 years experience, remembers the first time, he laid eyes on the building. It was back in 1944 when he was 19. But what was once a beautiful landmark is now a waterfront eyesore. The station was vacated in the mid-1980s because of lack of use of train transportation.