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      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 …

      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 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 Brooklin hockey team previously won this title in the 1954-1955 season.

      Black and white photograph showing the member of the Whitby Mall Florist minor hockey team. The team is posing with trophies. Back row: Ben LaHaye (coach), John Allen, Joe McCullough, Gary Roberts, Dave Donaldson, unknown, unknown, Bill Callen, Gord Van Kessel, unknown. Fron row: John Phillips, Steve Gibson, Dave Westcott, …

      Myrtle Public School was located on the south side of Myrtle Road (Concession 9), west of Highway 12. It was built in 1880, closed in 1965, and demolished in 1978.

      William Paxton was born at Durham, England on April 15, 1791. He married Elizabeth Liddle, formerly Mrs. John Dryden, in England in 1819. The family came to Whitby Township in 1820 and he lived for many years in Port Perry. Liddle died at Whitby Township on September 1, 1855. Later, …

      James Hamilton Nicholson was born in Ireland in 1853 and was married at Belfast, Ireland on February 1, 1876. He then went to Iowa in the United States and arrived in Whitby about 1878. From 1904 until his death he was a furniture dealer and undertaker. He died at Whitby …

      James Ironside Davidson was born at Monquhitter, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on June 8, 1818, settled on Lot 1, Concession 8, Pickering Township, near the village of Balsam, in 1842. He began breeding Clydesdale Horses and Shorthorn Cattle in 1859. In 1871 he began importing animals from the famous breeder, Amos Cruickshank, …

      This photo is printed on page 47 of "100 years of Brooklin schools".

      This photo was printed on page 43 of "100 years of Brooklin schools".

      This picture has been printed on page 7 of "100 Years of Brooklin Schools". In the identifying information, the book identified Alfred Spencer as "Lewis Dehart", Miss Stillman as "Miss A. Fruere", Eva Brooklin as Eva "Brooking", and John Lawrence as "Ivory Jakeman". It is unclear at this time which …

      This photograph has been printed on page 8 of "100 Years of Brooklin Schools". In the identifying information, the book identified Ella Stainton in the back row as "Effie Lyons". It is unclear at this time which is correct.

      This shop was located at 1200 Dundas Street East and dates back as early as the 1820s. It was demolished in 1963. It was part of the Hamer's Corners settlement.

      This house was located at 1344 Brock Street South. The home was built in 1859 on the west side of Brock Street between Highway 401 and the Canadian National Railway. It was demolished in 1970 to make way for the GO Transit parking lot. It was the residence of John …

      All Saints' Anglican Church was built in 1865-66 at 300 Dundas Street West. The photographer, E. Mackintosh, was located at 59 Granby Ave., Toronto.