Résultats

      This picture shows the first traction steam engine east of Toronto at Pat Grady's farm at Audley. The engine was built by the Waterloo Manufacturing Company of Waterloo, Ontario.

      Coldstream Farm was on lot 30 of Concession 1 south of Highway 2 at Lynde Creek in Whitby Township.

      The stone house was located on lot 30 on the north side of Rossland Road (Concession 3)and east of McQuay Blvd. (D'Hilliar Street) in Whitby Township. It was built in the 1840s or 1850s for Sylvester Lynde (1800-1883), a son of Jabez Lynde. The house was destroyed by fire on …

      This house, located on the north side of Rossland Road was demolished many years ago. It was originally located on lot 28.

      Book 1 - page 11 - House was built in 1877-78 and was lived in until 1987.

      "Oaklands" was situated by the Nipissing Rd. where it crossed Shadow River at the 2nd Bridge. Property is currently (2013) owned by Barry & Marian Larkin. Watercolour was painted for Benjamin Beley by George Bruenech.

      This frame house was built as the residence of John Watson (1798-1897), a resident of Almonds. The house burned down in the late 1930s or early 1940s. The house was located on lot 35 of Concession 2.

      John Strickland was born in Rosedale, Yorkshire, England on 10 December 1807. He married Hannah Pierson in Lastingham, Yorkshire, on 28 April 1832. They had eight children: Margaret (1832-1859), Nancy (1834-1886), Mary (1837-1887), Hannah (1838-1916), Jane, Ellen, Elizabeth (1841-1913), and Sarah (1852-1939). John died on 11 June 1896 and is …

      Hannah (Pierson) Strickland was born in Rosedale, Yorkshire, England on 11 July 1809. She married John Strickland in Lastingham, Yorkshire, on 28 April 1832. They had eight children: Margaret (1832-1859), Nancy (1834-1886), Mary (1837-1887), Hannah (1838-1916), Jane, Ellen, Elizabeth (1841-1913), and Sarah (1852-1939). Hannah died on 30 April 1892 and …

      John Blow was born in Humberstone, Lincolnshire, England on November 13, 1819. After leaving school he farmed with his father and then went to Hull, England to learn the business of shipping clerk, wharfenger and warehouse man with the Hull Dock Co. In 1854 John Blow came to Whitby and …

      Mary (Needham) Blow (1825-1901) was born in Humberstone, Lincolnshire, England on 12 August 1825. She married John Blow on 10 February 1845 and had seven children, Martha Helen (1848-1905), Mary Alice (1851-1928), Emma, John Needham (1855-1915), Ezekiel Richard (1860-1930), Ernest Alfred (1862-1936) and Lucy. Mary died on 13 December 1901 …

      Illustration of Port Colborne harbour and the southern terminus of the Welland Canal during the second canal era, c.1881. The west pier and lighthouse are depicted in the background.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a print of Whitby that appeared in Picturesque Canada: The Country as it was and is. The image shows a group of people standing on the roof of the Ontario Ladies' College looking west over the Town of Whitby. The college itself …

      The Whitby Cricket Club was active in the 1880s and 1890s.

      James Rice ( 1807-1898) was born in Devonshire, England. He came to Canada sometime in the 1830s and married Nancy Park of Ireland at Whitby Township in 1840. The couple had 10 surviving children: Mary Rice (1841-1921), John (1843-1920), Ann (1846-1932), George (1848-1858), Thomas (1851-1904), Charlotte (1853-1893), James (1856-1934), Samuel …

      Leaving Aberdeenshire in Scotland, George McGillivray landed at Quebec in 1833 and hadn't intended to settle at Whitby Township. While in Vermont, McGillivray received a letter from William Dow encouraging him to purchase land in Whitby Township. After having spent time at Glen Dhu, the Dow family homestead in Whitby …

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.