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This week "Yesterday" features a photograph of the pupils at Bradford Public School in 1912 submitted by Max Morris of Stayner. Mr. Morris recalls the principal of the school was Mr. Gordon. Five girls in the front row Mr. Morris can identify are (left to right) Marion Ritchie, a Moore girl, a Peterman girl, a Hirleyhey (her sister is standing directly behind her), and Miss Saint. Other names in the photograph include Davey, Woods, Wardman, McKinstry, Faris, Jermyn, Metcalf, Stoddaart, Spence, Bowser, and Parks.

Mrs. E. Sawyer of Stroud sends us this week's photo of a 1925 class at Bradford High School. The teachers are Mr. E.J. Keenan, Miss Blyth, Miss Gilkinson, and Miss G. Shell. Pupils, top row from the left, Marian Orr, Blossom Dales, Eva Noble, Margaret Wilson, Amelia Hambly, Myrtyle Cairns, Jean Cross, Edith Belfrey, Kathryn Hambly, Irene Archibald, Janet Pringle. Second Row, Constance Bateman, Eileen Ferghan, Ruby Belfry, Norma Culbert, Alma West, Jessie Melbourne, Beth Stewart, Marjorie Wilson, Ester Leach, Eileen Kneeshaw. Third row, Elmer Matthews, Keith Faris, James Worfolk, Neil Wilson, John Clubine, Mae Madill, Gladwin Burton, Zella Gardiner. Fourth row, Herbert Taylor, Clarence Clark, Lorne Hodgins. The Witness welcomes photos of interest. They will be returned after publication.

Pictured are: Mrs. Dan MacDonald, Eva Mae Saint, Dee MacDonald Please contact the Bradford WG Public Library (905-775-3328) if you have any additional information about this photo.

Pictured are: Marguerite Saint, Mrs. Dan MacDonald, unknown and Lena Saint names may be unknown or incorrect Please contact the Bradford WG Public Library (905-775-3328) if you have any additional information about this photo

Wesley Norman Adair and Margaret Luella Brown (Ella) with bride's father Joseph Brown and flower girl Margaret Turner, Vic Turner's daughter by his first marriage. Simcoe St., Bradford, one south of Budd's.

In Bradford Presbyterian, Marilyn M. Ritchie was wed to Gordon W. Compton.

Some of the hijinks at the annual Gay 60's Christmas party included a mock wedding in which reluctant groom Walter Lloyd (second from left), married the beautiful bride, Bea Dixon. A deonair Ben Steers (second from left) was best man, while Eva Wright (extreme left) resplendent in tuxedo was an usher.

Wayne Siervogel at 4 1/2 months. He was one of the babies whose delivery Mrs. Mae Fuller assisted with at Mrs. Fuller's Nursing Home.

The United church is located on Barrie Street. This church was built around 1865 and uses the Gothic style of architecture. It is the oldest surviving church in town. This building may have been designed by John Howard, a famous architect in Toronto who designed churches and public buildings resembling this one. The Sunday School room at the back of the present church was the first church built in 1836. Originally this was a Methodist Church. Please contact the library (905-775-3328) if you have any more information on this photo.

Trailer camp in Bradford.