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      Button design for the 1990 Stonecliffe Winter Carnival.

      This farm on lot 29 of Concession 3 (Rossland Road) at the north-west corner of Rossland and Chocrane Street was also known as Broadfield. It was settled about 1837 by James Tweedie (1803-1857). The brick house on the property was built in 1845.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     This brick house was built in 1876 on the south east corner of Hopikins and Victoria Streets on lot 22 in Whitby Township. The house was severely damaged by fire in June 2006. Barnabus Gibson was a railway contractor who later moved to Toronto.

      Mildmay Camp was located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby Township. It was an Anglican Church camp which was operated from around 1927 to 1953 by the Mildmay Institute of Toronto.

      The brick engine house is located at 400 Mary Street East on the north-east corner of Mary and Hickory Streets. It was built in 1876 to replace an engine house that burned down in 1875. The building was altered in the 1960s and made into a garage.

      The Whitby Junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903 near the current GO Transit platform. In 1914, it was the scene of an unsolved murder. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria …

      The plaque reads: "What began as a simple shop on Gould's Island, with a few stove and ploughs in 1893, developed into Smiths Falls most successful company and largest employer for 116 years. In 1846, company founder Ebenezer Frost partnered with Alexander Wood and by 1865 virtually every company in …

      Framed oil painting of the Canadian Pacific Railway station in Schreiber, Ontario.

      Framed black and white photograph of the late Mrs. Singleton with the 1960 Battle of Boyne Flag.

      Front: 1998 Cyberport Back: Our special thanks to the 1998 OLITA Cyberport sponsors Avita Technologies Corporation Clascom Computers NEC Computers Ameritech Library Services Bay Networks Inc. Brodart Co. Choice 2000 Computers Ergo Industrial Seating System Inc. Microsoft Canada NCS Cabling Bardon Data Systems Brantford Public library CANEBSCO Canada CARL Systems, …

      This pin shows the Omemee emblem. The Omemee emblem was designed and drawn by Coleen Sadler in 1974 for the Omemee council. It shows all things relating to Omemee - Mount Nebo (in the back), the old mill, the dam, the bridge and the pigeon in the forefront (the word …

      This brick house is located in the south-east portion of lot 25, Concession 4 in Whitby Township. It was purchased by Thomas Park in 1861. At the time of this photograph the house was the home of Matthew Crawforth and his wife Eliza, daughter of Thomas Park. The house was …

      Patly Mills was located on the south half of lot 28, on the north side of Taunton Road, east of Chochrane Street. The Patley Mills were established by James Mitchell in 1851 and they processed oatmeal and flour. James Mitchell was drowned in a boating accident on Lake Ontario in …

      This frame house was built by the Manderson family on lot 11 of Concession 1 on the north-west corner of Highway 12 and the Whitby-Reach Town Line in Reach Township. The Mandersons were closely associated with Myrtle Station and Ashburn and are buried in Burns' Presbyterian Church Cemetery at Ashburn. …

      Button has three raised cannon balls in a horizontal row across the top and three raised cannons in a vertical row that are set in a shield. It is believed that this button is from the War of 1812. Diameters are 1.7 cm and 1.4 cm. There were four companies …

      A Royal Sappers and Miners button believed to be from the War of 1812 era. There was no overall commanding officer but there was a battalion from July 1812 to February 1815. It is believed that they at the following locations: Oswego Fort Erie Bladensburg Washington Godley Wood Plattsburg New …

      This is a copper token coin that has Ships, Colonies and Commerce written on one side and three masted schooners facing left on the other with a beaded rim. The coin measures 2.5 cm in diameter

      This copper coin is inscribed “Wellington” with a profile of Lord Wellington on one side. The reverse side has a laurel wreath with Britannia seated. It is a Wellington half penny, dated 1814 and is 2 cm in diameter. It was found in the Niagara-on-the-Lake/Queenston area.

      Referred to "The Military Arms of Canada" by The Upper Canada Historical Arms Society and "The British Military Longarms 1715-1815' by D.W. Bailey.

      This type of ammunition, known as a grapeshot, was used in artillery during the War of 1812. A round black ball of iron with a pitted surface, this grapeshot has a circumference of 4 1/8 inches. Grapeshot was made up of canvas bags that held a large number of iron …