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- 1957-07-31
Part of Local History Collection
Programme for Bradford's Centennial events, held from Sunday August 4 to Wednesday, August 7, 1957.
Bradford Witness
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Part of Local History Collection
Programme for Bradford's Centennial events, held from Sunday August 4 to Wednesday, August 7, 1957.
Bradford Witness
Part of Local History Collection
Newspaper photo of two women, Joan and Mary Holancin, crouched in front of a sign reading "Bradford: The Heart of Canada's Vegetable Industry" with a second sign below it reading "Centennial - Celebrating 100 Years of Progress 1857 - 1957." Part of the centennial festivities was the opening of the district community centre for which residents contributed close to $100,000. The most popular sport in village community at the time was hockey, and the village acquired a new team that year.
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Article from October 25, 1900, describing the fair results. This article took up most of the front page of the paper.
Bradford Witness
Bradford included in Rick Hansen Relay
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"A quarter century after his Man in Motion World Tour and in preparation for his 25th Anniversary Rick Hansen Relay, which will re-create the Canadian portion of his original tour, Rick Hansen is looking for residents of Bradford West Gwillimbury to help cover the 12,000-km trek across Canada.
One man in motion will be represented and celebrated by many in motion, as 7,000 participants from across Canada who have made their own difference in the lives of others will walk, wheel or run in the Rick Hansen Relay, which begins Aug. 24 in Cape Spear, Nfld. and concludes May 22, 2012 in Vancouver.
The 25th anniversary relay is planned to pass through Bradford West Gwillimbury in December 2011.
To find and recognize relay participants, the Rick Hansen Foundation launched an online public contest that opened Tuesday at rickhansenrelay.com, allowing Canadians 13 and older to enter to win a spot for themselves or nominate a worthy individual to participate in the relay as a medal-bearer." ...
Bradford Topic
Bradford Lions Pancake Breakfast, at Carrotfest
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Letter to the editor about the pancake breakfast hosted by the Bradford Lions Club, as part of the 2001 Carrotfest celebration.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Times
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Items pertaining to Bradford's Centennial/Quasquicentennial/Sesquitennial, also known as 100th, 125th, 150th anniversaries.
Bradford's Centennial - Centennial Queen
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Car in Bradford's 1957 Centennial Parade.
Bradford's Centennial - Centennial Queen Close Up
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Photograph of the Centennial queen during the 1957 Bradford Centennial Parade.
Bradford's Centennial - Store floats
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Bradford's Centennial Parade. Shops that line Holland St. W. include Kilkenny Furniture, Evans Bakery, and Bradford 5 Cents to $1.00 Store. The tow truck at the far right of the picture is from Monarch Ford. Behind it, two girls carry a banner which reads: "Centennial Congratulations from Ray Hodgson, Imperial Oil Dealer, and Joe Wintercorn, Imperial Oil Farm Trade Agent." Behind them is an old Imperial Oil gasoline tank wagon.
Bradford's Centennial - United Farms float
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Bradford's Centennial Parade. Banner on float on right reads "Birthday Greetings to Bradford from United Farms."