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      This stone farmhouse was built by the Pearson family of Ashburn for Jeremiah Lick in 1884. It is located on lot 20 on the south side Concession 1 (Highway 2) between Kendalwood Road and Thickson Road. Since the 1950s it has been a nursing home and is the current location …

      This was the Boissonneault homestead. It was also the local post office, grocer, and automobile service station. This picture was taken after the building of the Des Joachims Dam (Swisha project). This one-stop-shop was built in 1947-1948. André Boissonneault bought his first truck and worked moving gravel for the construction …

      The Vorvis Trophy was annually presented to a person who has consistently contributed to sports in Whitby. Harry Vorvis, the trophy's creator, was the owner of Maple Leaf Billiards. He first presented the trophy in 1948.

      The original Whitby Dunlops were founded in 1954 when the 1952-53 Oshawa Generals were disbanded after their arena burned down. Some of the players, along with coach and manager, Wren Blair, formed the Oshawa Truckers for the 1953-54 season. In 1954, the Oshawa Truckers relocated to Whitby and were temporarily …

      This house was built for Andrew M. Ross, a Whitby merchant, in 1879. He was Mayor of Whitby from 1900 to 1902. His daughter, Marcia Ross, lived in the house until her death in 1979.

      "Bob Beharriell's son Raymond"

      Jean Eaket - Dean Lake School teacher. The Best. Taken by Ester Leishman one of her pupils for Grades 7 & 8. Jean (Slobie) Eaket married to Harvey Eaket.

      Clearing Land, making the lake above Red Rock Dam, north of Iron Bridge, early 1960's

      "Gramma Allen, Aunt Maud, Aunt Annie in a boat, circa 1950." This photo is located in the Gardiner/Allen scrapbook 1700'2 - 1954. A comment received shares that Emma and Annie were sisters and Maud was their sister-in-law, married to their brother, Bert.

 Daily Times-Gazette, Daily Times-Gazette (Whitby, ON), 30 September 1950     The Whitby Stokers, sponsored by Whitby Automatic Heating Ltd., were defeated by a score of 10-9 by the Brooklin Stevenson Motors Intermediate softball team at Town Park (Centennial Park)during the South Ontario Championship.

      Joe Stevens (1881-1963) was a commercial fisherman at Port Whitby from 1917 until his death. In 1947, he built a fishing boat which he named the 'Shirley S.', after his daughter. The boat was was in use until the mid 1960s and was broken up in 1978.

      The lighthouse was built at the end of the west pier in 1857 and removed during reconstruction of the piers in 1958.

      Joe Stevens (1881-1963) was a commercial fisherman at Port Whitby from 1917 until his death. In 1947, he built a fishing boat which he named the 'Shirley S.', after his daughter. The boat was was in use until the mid 1960s and was broken up in 1978.

      Black and white negative showing an aerial view of Whitby Harbour. View looking west. John Watson's dance hall and the Randolph MacDonald buildings are at left. Joe Stevens's fishing net drying racks are at centre. At right is his fishing shack, the Regent Oil Company office, and the residence of …

      The Brunton Lumber Company was built at Whitby Harbor in 1941. The company manufactured ammunition boxes for Defense Industries Limited in Ajax during the Second World War. The company was later sold to General Mills and was destroyed by fire on February 8, 1951.

      Black and white photograph of Walter Brown and his taxicab.

 Unknown, Daily Times-Gazette (Whitby, ON), 1950     Black and white photograph showing three members of the Whitby Merchants baseball team in uniform. Left to right: Ken MacDonald, Douglas Sutton, Gordon Neal.

 Unknown, Daily Times-Gazette (Whitby, ON), 1950     Black and white photograph showing three members of the Whitby Merchants baseball team in uniform. Left to right: Keith MacDonald, Leslie Reed, Bernard Turansky.

 Unknown, Daily Times-Gazette (Whitby, ON), 1950     Black and white photograph showing three members of the Whitby Merchants baseball team in uniform. Left to right: Malcolm Mowat, unidentified, Bob Tyson.

 Unknown, Daily Times-Gazette (Whitby, ON), 1950     Black and white photograph showing three members of the Whitby Merchants baseball team in uniform. Left to right: Gordon Brown, Lloyd Dafoe, Joe McCloskey.