The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, C.T.S. "Charlie" Evans continued to write about the Township of West Gwillimbury.

The Bradford Witness decided to release a series of articles from local townspeople on the history of certain events in Bradford and West Gwillimbury's time. This week, C.T.S. "Charlie" Evans wrote about the Township of West Gwillimbury.

"At 2 p.m., on Saturday, October 7, a weekend which will long be remembered, began for the residents of Newton Robinson and the Newton Robinson community, when friends of former years came to celebrate the village's Pioneer Family Days.
The activities for the celebration were introduced with a parade, which assembled a Poole's garage, and was led by two pipers, Paul and Marilyn Moir of Cookstown, up the hill and into Lloyd Coburn's orchard, which was prepared in readiness for celebrating the occasion." ...

Account book for the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1921 - 1924.

Page from the account book for the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1921 - 1924.

Page from the account book for the Township of West Gwillimbury from 1921 - 1924.

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)

The opening of the expanded Township of West Gwillimbury Municipal Offices. From left: Don and Madge Wood, Keith and Ella Langford, John and Marietta Fennell, Orville and Jean Hughes, Bob and Doris Sturgeon, and Girvin Sawyer and his wife.

Township of West Gwillimbury tax collector's roll for 1892. This was used by the town treasurer to record tax payments.