Résultats

      Adam Duff, was born in County Monahan, Ireland in 1819 and came to Canada in 1846 with John Fenny's family (of Pickering Township). About 1850 he and Rachel Park were married. In 1862 they moved to Myrtle where Adam Duff acquired more than 500 acres of land in the north …

      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 …

      Like many of the American Impressionists who journeyed to London and Paris to study, Alfred Hayward left Canada in 1876 to immerse himself in the swirling art world of these two cities. By 1876 he is recorded in London, studying at the West London School of Art and then later …

      John David Kelly (1862-1958) was born in Gore's Landing and was to become an artist of international renown. In 1870 his father moved back to the original homestead midway between Roseneath and Dartford. John was enrolled at the Ontario School of Art and on his graduation in 1881 received the …

      Painting by E.H. de Holmfield after an 1884 Lithograph by Henri Julien in Le Journal de Dimanche. Located in the Chàteau Ramezay Museum. Montreal, Quebec.

      Georgina Beck is the daught of George S. Boulton.

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      William Kerr became a Senator in the Government of Canada.

      Myra Field Kerr was the daughter of John Field of Cobourg.

      Marcus James (Mark) Holliday was born in Whitby Township in September 1854, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Holliday. He grew up on a farm a mile south of Brooklin and attended Prospect School. After his father died in 1874, he conducted a butcher business in Oshawa for a number …

      Mrs. Marcus James Holliday was born in Reach Township about a mile and a half north of Ashburn, a daughter of William O. Bryant, on November 2, 1855. On December 22, 1875 she was married at her father's home to Marcus James Holliday, a Whitby Township farmer. She died at …

      Mrs. Robert Darlington (Sarah Annie Hunter), eldest daughter of Dr. James Hunter, was born at Hedon, Yorkshire, England, on November 8, 1816.She and Rev. Robert Darlington were married at Hartland, New York, U.S.A. on October 31, 1839. About 1848, they settled in Brooklin. Sarah died at Brooklin on March 24, …

      John David Kelly (1862-1958) was born in Gore's Landing and was to become an artist of international renown. In 1870 his father moved back to the original homestead midway between Roseneath and Dartford. John was enrolled at the Ontario School of Art and on his graduation in 1881 received the …

      Pen and Ink sketch of the set kilns, draw kiln, loading dock and rail cars. This sketch was done in 2010.

      Pen and Ink sketch of the rear of the Limehouse Hotel. It was mis-identified as the Empire Woollen Mill. This sketch was done in 2010.

      Pen and Ink sketch of the Gowdy residence. This sketch was done in 2009.

      Sketch of W.H. Storey & Son glove factory on Bower Street on the letterhead of an invoice to Mr. H. T. Dunbar of Pickering, dated 1 Sept. 1894.

      Thomas Bouckley Collection

      A poster with sketches of eight McLaughlin vehicles from over the years.

      Frank Charles Black (1893-1988) During the 1960s and 70s, the arts scene in Georgetown was greatly enlivened by Frank Black. A well respected artist who had exhibited with the Ontario Society of Artists and the Royal Canadian Academy of Arts, Black had been a colleague of the Group of Seven …