Members of the Reilly (alternative spelling: Riley) family who came from Ireland. Top Row, left to right: Francis, Archibald, Elizabeth, George. Bottom Row: Alex, Jane, Arthur.
The last three remaining members of the family of the pioneer settlers Matthew Cooper and Rebecca Molyneaux. Left to right: Mrs. James Boake (Rebecca Cooper), Thornton, 94 years; William Cooper, Cookstown, 86 years; Mrs. Bartholomew Boake (Mary Ann Cooper), Weston, 84 years.
The May Tea and Bake Sale was the last social event to be held in the Loyal True Blue Hall by Senior Citizens of the Friendship Club. Club meetings and events have been held at the hall for 24 years. In the future events will be held at the new Senior Citizens' Centre on Blake Street. Above from left are: Miss Laura Baynes, David McClymont, who officially opened the afternoon event; Mrs. Allan Couchman, president and convener of the tea, and Miss S. C. Robertson who performs the tea honors.
A highlight of the Beeton Centennial celebrations held last weekend was the mammoth steam and gas engine parade. Area steam engine buffs exhibited their machines in the parade. A float from Beeton senior citizens was also entered despite the inclement weather.
John Kneeshaw,left, looks at school bus he was driving when a sanitation truck collided with him last Friday night near the Honorable Earl Rowe School. At right is Edgar Sturgeon of Sturgeon Bus Lines.
Digitized versions of old audio tapes, which include various interviews conducted with residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury. They are comprised of various interesting stories on everyday life in Bradford and surrounding areas over the past century.
Accompanying these recordings are written transcripts outlining each conversation in detail. Due to the age of the tapes, the sound quality of some may be a bit poor. These transcripts are provided to facilitate listening and complement the audio recording. All of these transcripts have been compiled into a book, which we have catalogued for anyone interested in reading them in a collected format.
Mikos, Anna. After a lengthy illness on Friday, March 8, 1991. Anna Mikos of Bradford in her 83rd year. Beloved wife of the late James Mikos, loving mother of Andy and his wife Anna, Frank and his wife Mary and Jim and his wife Gisela, also survived by seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Friends called at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe St., Bradford. Funeral mass was held at Holy Martyrs of Japan Church, Bradford, on Monday, March 11, 1991 at 10 a.m. Interment Holy Martyrs Cemetery, Bradford.
