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      The Whitby junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 it was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria and Henry Streets for use as an art gallery. In 2004 the Station Gallery was …

      Charles Fothergill McGillivray was born on lot 1, concession 4, Pickering Township on December 26, 1857 and moved to Whitby in 1870. He graduated in arts from the University of Toronto in 1880 and received his M.A. degree in 1883. he graduated from the medical course in 1890 and interned …

      Reverend Marcus Edgar Sexsmith was a minister of the Methodist Tabernacle, c. 1911-1912. Reverend Sexsmith was born at Empy Hill, Ontario. He was ordained in the Methodist Church in 1894 and served in the Bay of Quinte and Hamilton Conferences of the Methodist Church. He served as President of the …

      This house is located on the east side of Dufferin Street north of Front Street, at Port Whitby (at 1750 (now 1751) Dufferin Street). The front part of the house was built about 1890 and the back part is believed to be much older. From about 1890 until his death …

      Burns Presbyterian Church is located at 765 Myrtle Road West in Ashburn. It was built in 1857 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township west of Ashburn Road. It stood nearly opposite the school. The church was destroyed by fire on February 12, 1967 and was …

      William John Haycraft was born in Darlington Township near Bowmanville on 1859 he was married at Columbus on December 22, 1880 to Phoebe Ann Harper and lived in Scarborough for a few years before moving to Brooklin where he operated a butcher shop from 1897 to 1912. He was a …

      The 34th Regiment was militia for Ontario County. They were known as the 34th Regiment from 1866 until 1920. After such time they became known as Ontario Regiment (RCAC). This group is sometimes also referred to as the 34th (Ontario) Battalion.

      Ruby Clara Allin was born at Muskegan, Michigan on 24 February 1893. She joined the Rebekha Lodge in Whitby in 1913 and was its oldest member when shed died. Allin married Henry James Hewis at Whitby on 11 June 1919. She died at Whitby on 19 December 1989 and is …

      Ruby Clara Allin was born at Muskegan, Michigan on 24 February 1893. She joined the Rebekha Lodge in Whitby in 1913 and was its oldest member when shed died. Allin married Henry James Hewis at Whitby on 11 June 1919. She died at Whitby on 19 December 1989 and is …

      Inverlynn was built in 1860 for William Laing and since 1870 it has been owned by the family of George McGillivray and his descendants. This picture shows the front of the house with a woman sitting on the steps. The original porch was replaced in 1922.

      This photograph was taken following the game between the Whitby Girls Hockey team and the Haileybury team.

      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.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of the members of the Ontario County Council around 1911. The photograph was taken in front of the Ontario County Courthouse. Top row (left to right): ___, John F. Paxton (Sheriff), ____, ___, Albert Jackson (Whitby), Donald McKay (Treasurer), Tom Wilson (Cannington), ___, …

      This frame store, located at 1506 Brock Street South, was operated in the early 1900s by the Jackson family. In 1911, the store was purchased by Captain Richard Goldring. The Goldring family owned the store until it was demolished in 1967. Richard Goldring's daughter, Olive, was a postmistress at this …