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      The general store was operated by Thomas William Brookes. T.W. Brookes operated the general store at Myrtle at the north east corner of Highway 12 and the 9th Concession of Whitby Township starting in 1903. He later moved to Oshawa where he operated a grocery store on Celina Street. The …

      Myrtle school was built in 1880 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township, a short distance west of Highway 12. It was a board and batten building covered with insubrick in the late 1940s. In July 1940 the building was raised and a basement was built …

      Myrtle school was built in 1880 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township, a short distance west of Highway 12. It was a board and batten building covered with insubrick in the late 1940s. In July 1940 the building was raised and a basement was built …

      This house was located on the south west corner of Highway 12 and Myrtle Road (9th Concession).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 …

      This house was located on the south west corner of Highway 12 and Myrtle Road (9th Concession).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 …

      John Bright was born at Raglan (located north of Oshawa) on August 8, 1865 and was a farmer for many years at Myrtle Station specializing in the breeding of shorthorn cattle and Clydesdale horses. He was a director of the Ontario Winter Fair at Guelph from 1900 to 1917 and …

      A black and white photograph of four people standing in front of a house in Myrtle. From left to right the people in this photograph are: unidentified, unidentified, John Alfred Carmichael, Mrs. John Alfred Carmichael.

      Daniel DeHart Jr. was likely born at Staten Island, New York on 28 November 1782. His parents and family settled on the shore of Lake Ontario in Whitby Township in 1808 and became farmers. Daniel died at Whitby Township on 7 December 1866 and is buried in the Methodist Episcopal …

      In this picture from left to right are: Mr. Guy Winter, Miss. Hazel Worfolk, Mrs. Alex Ingram, and Mr. Alfred Vaughn.

      The Myrtle Community Hall was built in 1854 and was one of the oldest landmarks in Myrtle. It was located on the west side of Highway 12. In 1872 it became a Temperance Hall and was demolished in 1978.

      The Myrtle Community Hall was built in 1854 and was one of the oldest landmarks in Myrtle. It was located on the west side of Highway 12. In 1872 it became a Temperance Hall and was demolished in 1978.

      It is positioned in front of the Whitby Volunteer Fire Hall located on Myrtle Road East (Hall 4). This station is now closed.

      It is positioned in front of the Whitby Volunteer Fire Hall located on Myrtle Road East (Hall 4). This station is now closed.

      It is positioned in front of the Brooklin Fire Station No. 1 at 6 Vipond Road. This station was replaced by a new one at 6745 Baldwin Street in September 2006.

      Mrs. Adam Duff (Rachel Park) was born in Ireland in 1833, daughter of Thomas and Rachel Park. About 1850 she and Adam Duff of Pickering Township were married. In 1862 they moved to Myrtle where Adam Duff acquired more than 500 acres of land in the north part of Whitby …

      It is positioned in front of the Whitby Volunteer Fire Hall located on Myrtle Road East (Hall 4). This station is now closed.

      The Myrtle Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History is a scrapbook providing an account, in narrative form, of the settler history of the Myrtle region of Whitby. This Tweedsmuir History also provides information about the history of the Myrtle Women's Institute chapter, which was operative from 1955-1985.