The Bradford Era

The bicycle craze hit Bradford pretty hard around 1885. The fad had been sweeping across the nation for several years, and it was only a matter of tim...

This Sunday, March 12, at 2 a.m., time will “spring forward” as we mark the end of Standard Time (also known as Normal Time), and the beginning of Day...

“The bandstand, in the Public Square, is a thing of beauty and usefulness.” – The Bradford Era, August 5, 1892 There has been a bandstand in the cente...

(Editor’s note: This is the last in the series of Remarkable Men.) Johnny Nelson was truly a remarkable man. He traveled with a carnival as a child. H...

It’s been ninety-three years since he died in a horrific plane crash one foggy night outside of Kane and yet the name of Harri Emery, a Bradford nativ...

It happened seventy-two years ago today, Sept. 24, 1950. It began slowly, like dusk settling in. But the sky grew darker and darker, until by 2:30 p.m...

In the 1920s, the sport of boxing – both amateur and professional — was incredibly popular both in the United States and internationally. In Bradford,...

Handsome, intelligent, athletic, adventurous, and rich — Earle C. Emery led an enviable life. Born in 1875, Earle embodied the second generation of oi...

Today’s spotlight features A.D. Burns, a local plumber, who led a remarkable life. When Colonel Andrew D. Burns died on Sept. 20, 1934 his death was m...