Event Date : February 17, 1899
Event Type : Death

Description : The death of Mr. John Boddy, of this village, was referred to last week by nearly all our county exchanges. In our obituary notice we overlooked mentioning the fact that deceased had been a county magistrate for many years, and was also a staunch Conservative and a strong admirer of the late Sir John A. Macdonald. For upwards of thirty years he was the honoured treasurer of the South Simcoe Conservative Association, and in his day rendered valuable service to his party. The immediate cause of his death was an affection of the kidneys.

An 1904 reprint of part of the April 2nd, 1863 edition of the South Simcoe Times. It was printed by the Bradford Witness as part of the "Bradford 4_ Years Ago" series. It has happenings related to Bradford ratepayers and town council.

This portrait is of Thomas A. Pratt, and it was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including F. Moore, Samuel Oldham, L.J. McConkey, and George W. Stoddart.

This portrait is of Samuel Oldham, the Reeve of 1906. It was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including F. Moore, Thomas Pratt, L.J. McConkey, and George W. Stoddart.

This portrait is of L.J. McConkey, and it was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including F. Moore, Samuel Oldham, Thomas A. Pratt, and George W. Stoddart.

This portrait is of George W. Stoddart, and it was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including F. Moore, Samuel Oldham, Thomas A. Pratt, and L.J. McConkey.

This portrait is of F. Moore, and it was featured alongside members of the Municipal Council including Thomas Pratt, Samuel Oldham, L.J. McConkey, and George W. Stoddart.

Bradford council notes and documents for 1918. Dates include: January 14, January 21, February 8, February 11, February 19, February 22, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 14, June 17, July 12, August 23, October 11, November 22 and December 16.

Photograph from the sod turning for the new West Gwillimbury municipal building in Spring 1950.

L-R: Percy Reynolds (School Board Trustee), Joe Vernon (School Board Trustee), Wilfred Kneeshaw (Town Councillor), Bill Patchett (School Board Trustee), Ed Fennell (Town Councillor), Mac Wilson (School Board Trustee), Herbert Hughes (Town Reeve; with shovel), Mel Law (Town Councillor), Bill Melbourne (Town Councillor), Bob Westlake (School Board Trustee), Art Kneeshaw (Town Clerk Treasurer & School Board Sec. Treas.), Donald Gray (Road Superintendent), Charlie (C.T.S) Evans (Town Solicitor), Herb Stevens (Builder & Architect)

Event date: November 11, 1953
Event date: Death

Description: One of the happiest occasions in Mr. William C. Davey's life was the 50th anniversary of the forming of the Hunt Club which bore his name, the Davey Hunt Club. The half-century mark in that club was reached in 1947 and the anniversary was marked by an honorary banquet for the veteran head of the club. At that time many thought the ambition to reach the fifty years as an active member of the club had spurred the elderly man to keep going, but 1948 found him back in camp as he has been each intervening year. Last Wednesday, November 11, a message came from the hunt camp, located near Burwash, Mileage 98, that the Club's leader would hunt no more. Among his most cherished friends, including his own sons, and amid the scenes he had always enjoyed, the old man suffered a heart seizure and passed on within a few minutes. He was in his 90th year." ...