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Part of Local History Collection
View of the Bradford Co-Op Storage, looking south from the farm lands.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
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Part of Local History Collection
View of the Bradford Co-Op Storage, looking south from the farm lands.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
View of the Bradford Co-Op Storage, looking north from Bridge Street.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library
Part of Local History Collection
Bradford Co-op Storage located at 61 Bridge Street in Bradford.
Bradford Co-operative Storage.
Part of Dorothy Cilipka fonds
Postcard of the Bradford Co-operative Storage.
Dorothy Cilipka
Bradford Co-Operative Storage 1938
Part of Local History Collection
A photograph of Bradford Co-Operative Storage, taken by Lewis Campbell in 1938.
Luanne Campbell Edwards
Bradford GO Station and tracks
Part of Local History Collection
The Bradford GO Station located on Bridge Street with entrance off of Dissette Street. The Co-Op Storage is in the background.
Part of Oral History Collection
Audio of an interview with John Eek February 17, 1998. He is interviewed by George Jackson. John talks about his days in the Holland Marsh, and the start of Bradford's Co-op storage by his family. See the Related Descriptions below for the summary.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Part of Oral History Collection
Summary of an interview with John Eek February 17, 1998. He is interviewed by George Jackson. John talks about his days in the Holland Marsh, and the start of Bradford's Co-op storage by his family. See the Related Descriptions below for the audio.
Bradford West Gwillimbury Public Library Archives
Part of Vital Statistics
Event Date : Tuesday, January 22, 1980
Event Type : Death
Description : Marsh grower Harry Verkaik died last week at York County Hospital in Newmarket. He was 69. One of the most prominent growers in the Holland Marsh, Mr. Verkaik was a key figure in the founding of the Bradford Co-operative Storage. He served both as president and board member of the co-op for many years. Born in Amsterdam, Holland, in 1910, he emigrated to Canada in 1926, settling first in the Chatham area. His first involvement with the marsh came about nine years later when he purchased 90 acres of land with his father, George Verkaik Sr., and brothers Jacob and Peter. After founding Hillside Gardens in 1964, Mr. Verkaik retired in 1965. Long active in various growers organizations, Mr. Verkaik also took part in the vast relief efforts after Hurricane Hazel in 1954. He was a devoted charter member of the Holland Marsh Christian Reformed Church, in which he served as an elder. Mr. Verkaik was also president of the newspaper "Calvinist Contact" for many years. A funeral service was held for Mr. Verkaik last Friday officiated by Rev. James Evenhouse. Rev. Evenhouse recited from Revelations 7 Verse 7: "God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes." He commended Mr. Verkaik's wife Jessie and sons Gerald and Jim for their devotion and encouragement during Mr. Verkaik's long illness. He was buried at Mount Pleasant Cemetery near Bradford.Friends called at the Lathangue & Skwarchuk Funeral Home. Mr. Verkaik predeceased by his wife Anne Horlings leaves his wife Jessie, sons Gerald and Jim, and grandchildren Karen, Valerie, Jennifer, Trevor, Loretta, Bentley, and Kathleen."
Bradford Witness
Via Rail and Bradford Co-Op Storage
Part of Local History Collection
Photograph of the VIA Rail train passing through Bradford. The Bradford Co-Op on Bridge Street is behind the train.
Barry Schroeder