Event Date : Friday, April 02, 1954
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Anne, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Maan, of Springdale, to Anthony, youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. George C. Verkaik of Springdale. The wedding took place at Springdale Christian Reformed Church. Rev. Ralph Wildschut officiated.The bride had five attendants. Her three sisters, Misses Jeanne, Jane and Irene Maan, were maid of honour and bridesmaids, while two young nieces of the groom, Whnda Verkaik and Leona Van Dyke, were the flower girls. Mr. Peter Verkaik was his brother's groomsman and two of his other brothers, Messrs. Harry and George Verkaik, were the ushers. Mr. and Mrs. Verkaik will reside in Springdale.

Event Date : Saturday, April 17, 1954
Event Type : Marriage

Isobel Norene, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Ramsay of Cookstown, to Lennox, son of the Hon. W. Earl Rowe and Mrs. Rowe of Newton Robinson. The wedding took place in Cookstown Anglican Church. Rev. Harry Donaldson of Kitchener officiated.The bridal attendants were Miss Jacqueline Pogue of Toronto and Miss Carol Wilson of Alliston. The flower girls were Miss Jane Rowe and Miss Nancy Casselman, nieces of the groom. Stone Avery of Hamilton acted as groomsman and the ushers were Bradley Walker of Bradford and Peter MacVannel of Kitchener.Mr. and Mrs. Rowe will reside on the groom's farm at Newton Robinson.

Event Date : Saturday, May 15, 1954
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Florence Anne, daughter of Mrs. Gibbons of Bradford and the late Thomas F. Gibbons, to Thomas Lewis, son of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph M. Cronan of Gilford. The wedding took place at Holy Martyrs' Church, Bradford. Rev. F. R. McGinn officiated.The bride was given in marriage by her Godfather, Mr. Edmund Walker of Victoria Harbour. Miss Mary Gibbons was her sister's bridesmaid. Mr. John Cronan was his brother's groomsman and two other brothers, Harold and Francis Cronan, were the ushers.Mr. and Mrs. Cronan will take up residence on the groom's farm at Gilford.

Event Date : Wednesday, September 08, 1954
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Betty, only daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Fred Gregory of Bradford, to Keith Robert Collings, youngest son of Mrs. Collings of Bradford and the late Mr. E. A. Collings. The wedding took place at Trinity Anglican Church, Bradford. Rev. W. S. Johnson, rector of the church, assisted by a former rector, Rev. H. G. Blake of Toronto performed the marriage. The bride had five attendents: Miss Shirley Robson, Bradford, maid of honour; Misses Shirley Fallis, Marilyn Ritchie, and Yvonne Griffiths, all of Bradford, were the bridemaids and Miss Barbara Taylor was the flower girl. Mr. Robert Veale, Bradford, was the groomsman. The ushers were the bride's brother and cousin, Edward Gregory and Robert Fallis, and the groom's brother, Bruce Collings. Mr. & Mrs. Collings will reside at Stouffville, where the groom is a member of the staff of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce.

Event Date : Saturday, May 07, 1955
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Mary Elizabeth, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Brinkos of Bradford, to John Joseph, son of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Molokach of Bradford. The wedding took place at Holy Martyrs Church, Bradford. Rev. F. R. McGinn officiated. The bride was attended by Miss Paula Sakalik as maid of honour, and five bridesmaids, namely Miss Mary Yesanko of Toronto, Miss Mary Uhrin of Hamilton, and Misses Mary Kavchak, Mary Simurda and Mary Sklencar, all of Bradford. Miss Emily Radvansky of Toronto was flower girl. Mr. Paul Holancin of Bradford was groomsman and the ushers were Mike Simurda, Messrs. Mike Kulha, Edward Gres, Joseph Brinkos and Joseph Klic. Mr. and Mrs. Molokach will reside in Bradford where the groom is in business with his father. Before her marriage the popular young bride was guest of honour at a large shower given by Mrs. Kulha, Mrs. Sakalik and Mrs. Julie Brinkos.

Event Date : Saturday, May 14, 1955
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Phyllis Mae, daughter of Mrs. Hunt and the late Albert Hunt of Bradford, to William Myron MacPherson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Leslie MacPherson of Pugwash, N.S. The wedding took place in Barrie. Rev. Muir officiated.

Event Date : Monday, July 18, 1955
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Mrs. Grace Madeleine Caesar, R.R. 2, Newmarket, to Herbert Jonathan Storey of Orangeville. The wedding took place at the Newmarket United Church Manse. Rev. Hugh Shannon officiated. The bride is a Holland Marsh pioneer. Mr. and Mrs. Storey will reside at R.R. 2, Newmarket, Holland Marsh.

Event Date : Friday, August 19, 1955
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Joan Frances, elder daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William F. Compton of Bradford, to Kenneth Lawrence Pond of Toronto, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Pond of Simcoe, Ont. The wedding took place at Bradford United Church. Rev. F. G. MacTavish officiated. The bride was attended by her sister, Miss Norma Compton, as maid of honour, and Misses Marilyn Ritchie of Bradford and Shirley-Ann Deyell of North Bay, as bridesmaids. Mr. Murray Pond of Simcoe was his brother's groomsman and the ushers were the bride's brother, Mr. Gordon Compton, of Bradford, and the groom's brother-in-law, Mr. Robert Crofoot of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Pond, both of whom are graduates from Toronto University with the degree of B.A., will reside at 100 Sheppard Ave. E., Willowdale.

Event Date : Saturday, November 19, 1955
Event Type : Marriage
Municipality : Coboconk, Ont.

Description : Elsie Louise, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Vincent Ward of Coboconk, to Melville Kenneth Bruce, son of Mr. and Mrs. Melville Peterman of Bradford. The wedding took place at Christ's Church, Coboconk, Ont. Rev. T. S. Gault, rector of the church, officiated.The bride had four attendants. Her sister, Miss Peggy Ward, was maid of honour and the bridesmaids were Misses Betty Thomson and Joan Peterman, the latter the sister of the groom, while his little sister, Carol, was flower girl. Mr. Joseph Wrabko of Bradford was groomsman and the ushers were Victor L. Wood of Coboconk and Charles Hodson of Toronto. Mr. and Mrs. Peterman will reside in Aurora.

Event Date : Saturday, February 04, 1956
Event Type : Marriage

Description : Shirley Marie, younger daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howard A. Robson of Bradford, to Robert Lorne (Bob), son of Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Veale of Bradford. The wedding took place in the chapel of the Church of St. Barnabas, Toronto. Rev. H. G. Blake, rector of the church and formerly of Bradford, officiated. Mrs. Keith Collings of Paris, Ont., and formerly of Bradford, attended the bride. Mr. Keith Collings of Paris was groomsman. Mr. and Mrs. Veale will reside at Ajax, which is convenient to branch of the Canadian Bank of Commerce at Rouge Hills where Mr. Veale is a member of the staff. The bride, who is a graduate nurse from the Toronto General Hospital, was honoured by her friends at several showers" of gifts before her marriage."