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Documents, letters and other textural records pertaining to the governance and development of Bradford. Items created 1902-1951.

Collection of materials related to the Children's Entertainment Series in Bradford West Gwillimbury.

Contains 4 Volumes of items donated by Joe Saint in relation to Bradford's Local History

November 3, 1993
Death
MASIN, Miloslav - Suddenly at his residence in Bradford on Wednesday, November 3, 1993 in his 66th year. Beloved husband of Anne Vdovjak. Dear father of Janice and her husband Blair Hodgson, Jim and his wife Sandy, Peter and his wife Leah, Ellen and her husband Brian Kleiboer, Michelle and her husband Gary Battams, Marie Masin and her friend Roger Gwilliams and predeceased by Michael. Dear grandfather of James and Kimberley Hodgson, Matthew and Kielyn Masin, Amanda Masin, Jennifer Kleiboer. Dear son of the late Frantisek and Aloisie Masin. Dear son-in-law of the late Stefan and Alzbeta Vdovjak. Dear step-son of Antonin Novotny. Dear brother-in-law of Olga Lee and family. Dear brother of Miloslava Novotna, Marie Lorenzova, Jana Nachtigalova, Jaroslav Novotny and families. Friends called at the Lathangue and Skwarchuk Funeral Home 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford. Service was held at Holy Trinity Lutheran Church, Bradford on Saturday, November 6, 1993 at 11 a.m. Interment at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery. Donations to the York County Hospital Foundation, Newmarket or to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario would be appreciated.

Contains photographs donated by the Bradford West Gwillimbury Times editor, Miriam King, from 1992 - 2002
*Indexing and cataloguing in progress

March 8, 1991
Death

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.

June 21, 1988
Death

DEBEST, John (Jan). After a short illness, at his home in Bradford, on Tuesday, June 21, 1988, John deBest in his 54th year, beloved husband of Enny (Van Rij), dear father of Brenda and Terry West. Loving son of Alida deBest Bosman and the late Jan deBest, dear brother of Lenie, Maartje, Lynie, Willie, Kees, Nico, Jo, Dik., Piet, Alice, and Sam. Dear son-in-law of Tina vanRij and brother-in-law of Kees VanRij and Jan vanRij. Friends called at Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home, 30 Simcoe Street, Bradford. Service was held at the Newmarked [sic] Christian Reformed Church, 333 Davis Dr., Newmarket, on Friday, June 24, 1988 at 2:30 p.m. Interment Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Bradford. In memoriam, donations to the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) would be appreciated.

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.

Event Date : Friday, December 20, 1963
Event Type : Birth

Description : At York County Hospital, Newmarket, a daughter to Ed and Mary Gres, a sister for Darlene and Kathryn.