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POSTCARD MEMORIES: The McNairs of the Scotch Settlement

POSTCARD MEMORIES: The McNairs of the Scotch Settlement

Columnist Jim Culbert shares about the history of the McNair family
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Bradford remembers Royal visit

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Bradford remembers Royal visit

Albert, Prince of Wales and soon-to-be King Edward VII, visited Bradford in 1860
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Andrew Thompson, his store were local staples

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Andrew Thompson, his store were local staples

Andrew Climie Thompson went into business with B.F. Kendall in 1865
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Looking back on a lifetime of teaching (14 photos)

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Looking back on a lifetime of teaching (14 photos)

Lylia Gwendolyn (Bell) Culbert passed away earlier this year, marking the end of an era for a well-known local family
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Returning to the scene of the crime

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Returning to the scene of the crime

Trial for members of Boyd Gang who robbed Bradford bank drew a crowd
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Misadventure of the steamboat Otonabee

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Misadventure of the steamboat Otonabee

Boat's inaugural cruise to Bradford was a memorable one — for all the wrong reasons
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Peeling back the story of the apple harvest

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Peeling back the story of the apple harvest

Paring and coring enough apples for winter was difficult and time consuming
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Bradford was once called ‘Edmanson's Corners’

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Bradford was once called ‘Edmanson's Corners’

The name Edmanson's Corners honours early settler John Edmanson, an Englishman by birth who was determined to make a new future for himself in Canada
POSTCARD MEMORIES: Remembering Miss Edith Belfry

POSTCARD MEMORIES: Remembering Miss Edith Belfry

Belfry was a teacher in Bradford
POSTCARD MEMORIES: George Lount overshadowed by rebel brother

POSTCARD MEMORIES: George Lount overshadowed by rebel brother

Despite brother's involvement in doomed rebellion, George Lount was important in his own right