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"When Jean Keffer asked me to sign her petition to keep Gwillimbury in the Town name, I did so with the following in mind...Lieutenant-Colonel Thomas Gwillim was an aide-de-camp of General Wolfe. He was with Wolfe when the General died on the Plains of Abraham in 1759. His daughter Elizabeth married John Graves Simcoe; the rest is history. My own connection to the "Gwillburys" began in 1803, when my 5G-Grandfather, John Eves, a Quaker from Pennsylvania, built one of the first settler dwellings, after he was patented with Lot 108 in West Gwillimbury. He is credited with the first industry in the "Gwillimburys", when he built a sawmill on the Holland River soon after. I even found reference to North Gwillimbury in the 1881 census where my Great-Great grandparents Thomas Lamb and Rachel Eves briefly lived. When I wrote on the Millenium Clock Monument, with assistance from George Jackson, I tried to balance the story of the Town and Township, so that one can see the relationship that existed, where we were intertwined socially, economically and emotionally. My wife Julie and I both spent our formative years in West Gwillimbury, and our two sons are the 9th generation in Ontario as descended from those original settlers on Lot 108. The name Bradford West Gwillimbury may be long and unwieldy, but historically and emotionally it is ours alone."

An editorial disputing the claim that the river flowing through Bradford is actually called the Schomberg River. The common name for the river in Bradford is the Holland River. Article appeared on page one and six of the newspaper.

A newspaper article about the grand opening of the new Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre.

"...Hundreds of residents flocked to the new Bradford West Gwillimbury Leisure Centre Friday evening both to celebrate the facility's grand opening and to partake in an evening of free swimming, skating, Zumba dancing and more..."

An ad for Hunt & Stephenson Bakery in Bradford, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

Two ads, including Webb’s Store and Green & Cook Insurance, c. 1944.

Wilfred Kneeshaw, West Gwillimbury Township, gets a cup of coffee from Mrs. Leonard Warr at Thorton community hall. He was among the 75 persons, Simcoe County farmers and sprayer operators attending the first county weed control meeting, Wednesday afternoon. At intermission, refreshments were served b the Thorton United Church Women. Mrs. Warr's husband Rev. Leonard Warr is minister of Thorton United Church.

An ad by K.S. Davidson for music instruction, c. 1933. Appeared in the Bradford Witness.

An ad for a play by Lillian Mortimer to be held at the Orange Hall in Churchill and presented by the Lefroy Young People, c.1933.

Article on the information given to sway to reader to the For-Prohibition vote. On December 4, 1902, the Ontario Liquor Act referendum would be voted on by the public to decide whether the government should usher in an era of prohibition. Bradford, a town heavy with taverns and inns, had churches and the newspaper promoting the vote for prohibition. After the vote on December 4, West Gwillimbury had a majority for prohibition, though it did not pass. There was a low voter turnout, and despite the majority everywhere, it could not pass. See the Related Description articles for more information on Bradford's perspective.

"The Board of Bradford District Memorial Community Centre announces the appointment of Mr. Lou Wyman as manager of the Centre. The management of the bothe the community centre and the curling rink was found to be too much for one man. Mr. Art Turner remains in charge of refrigeration for both the community centre and the curling rink, and as manager of the curling rink..."