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      John Jabez Lynde, son of Jabez Lynde and Margaret Tweedie, was born at Whitby Township on February 15, 1864 and was a farmer in his early life before he moved to the Town of Whitby where he lived at the north-east corner of Dundas Street and Kent Street. He worked …

      Mrs. John Watson (Isabella McBrien) was born in Ireland in 1817 and died at Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on June 17, 1913, at the age of 96. She was the wife of John Watson (1806-1879) who was a pioneer grain merchant at Port Whitby from c. 1840 to 1879. She moved …

      This house was located on the west side of Centre Street between Colborne and Dundas Streets at 108 Centre Street South. It was originally a frame house covered with brick in 1896. This building was demolished in 1979.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck …

      Spruce Villa was originally constructed in approximately 1872 at 734 Dundas Street West. It was a farmhouse owned by William Clendenan (1826-1906). Around 1918 this property was purchased by Mrs. W.H. Weddell. Mrs. Weddell gave it the name Spruce Villa for the line of spruce trees along the property. She …

      This house was located at Hickory Street North and was demolished some time before the 1960s. Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By …

      Thomas Emmett was born at Nawton, Yorkshire, England, on May 26, 1829. In 1845 he came to Canada and settled on the John Watson Farm, lot 35, concession 2, Whitby Township, at Almonds. He retired in 1879 and settled on the Whitby-Pickering Town Line. In 1907 he purchased a house …

      Anson G. Henderson was born at Brooklin on November 17, 1852 and was a teacher and military man for many years. He taught at the Ashburn School in 1875 when he married Cecelia W. Vernon on December 23 of that year. About 1881 he became commercial master at the Whitby …

      This brick house was built in 1877 on the north side of Dundas Street between Kent and Centre Streets (at 306 Dundas Street West). For many years, it was the residence of Dr. D.P. Bogart (1828-1910). The house was demolished in 1955.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. …

      This brick house was built on bounded by Centre, Pitt, King and Trent Streets, in 1905 for Judge Neil McCrimmon who was Judge of Ontario County from 1900 to 1911. After his death in 1911, the house was owned by Theodore King of the King Brothers' Tannery. After the tannery …

      May Irwin's older sister was the actress Flo Irwin. This picture accompanied an article entitled "Canadian Successes on the American Stage" in The Globe (Toronto), January 5, 1907, Saturday Illustrated Edition. May Irwin was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and comic performer who enjoyed popularity and prestige on the American stage …

      The May Court Festival was first proposed to the Ontario Ladies' College by Lady Majorie Gordon, daughter of Lord Aberdeen, the Governor-General of Canada, when she visited the College in 1898. It has been an annual event since 1907. Ontario Ladies' College is now known as Trafalgar Castle School, and …

      From: College Calender 1907, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House. Ontario Ladies' College is now known as Trafalgar Castle School, and is located at 401 Reynolds Street.

      The Conversazione was the social event of the year, held in February. Photo from: College Calender 1907, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.

      The Conversazione was the social event of the year, held in February. Photo from: College Calender 1907, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.

      The Conversazione was the social event of the year, held in February. Photo from: College Calender 1907, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.

      Photo from: Ontario Ladies' College Brochure, 1907

      Anna Craig Harley was born in Brantford, Ontario and in 1913 married Robert Gordon Grobb. From 1937, until her death, Mrs. Grobb lived in Whitby and was involved with the alumni of the College. She died at Preston Spring Gardens, Ontario at the age of 82. Photo from: College Calender …

      This building was located at 171 Brock Street North. The Royal Hotel was built in 1873 on the east side of Brock Street south of Mary Street. The architect was Henry Langley of Toronto. This photograph was in a Whitby promotion brochure published by the Board of Trade, 1907.

      This building was located at 100-104 Dundas Street West. The view is taken from the hotel at the south west corner of Dundas and Brock Streets facing the north side of Dundas Street. Allin's Drug store is located at the north west corner of Brock and Dundas Streets.

      Edmund Stephenson's ticket and telegraph office was located at 122 Brock Street North. The building at the south-west corner of Brock and Elm Streets was originally constructed as the Ontario Bank in 1867 and served as such until after 1890. It was converted into a ticket and telegraph office by …