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      Glass Negative image. Very blurry.

      Woman with hat on her knee is also in 881-001, 006, 007, 008, 025, 032, 039. Woman in white dress also in 881-007.

      Glass negative image. Same occasion as 881-057, 058, 059.

      Glass negative image. Same occasion as 881-056, 058, 059.

      Glass negative image. Same occasion as 881-056, 057.

      Glass negative image.

      The Glenrath farmhouse was built by William Sinclair (1810-1899) about 1861 on lot 18 of broken front Concession in Whitby Township. The Sinclair farm was acquired by the British government about 1940 for use as the spy training base, Camp X. The farmhouse was destroyed by a fire department training …

      The 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.

      Louis J. Sebert was born in Whitby in 1886 and lived at Whitby and Brooklin in his youth. He was a champion track and field athlete at the University of Toronto and represented Canada at the Olympic Games in London, England in 1908. At the time of his death he …

      The two cannons from the Citadel in Halifax were manufactured at the Woolwich Arsenal in England in 1866 and placed in front of the Courthouse in 1902. In 1964 the cannons were moved to the new courthouse on Rossland Road at Garden Street. The cannons were returned to the Citadel …

      The Spencer Farm was located in the 6th Concession, west of Brooklin.

      Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) was born in Brookfield, MA. He married Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830) in 1796. In 1803 Jabez and Clarissa emigrated to Canada, settling at the area now known as Lynde Creek in 1804. Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez and Clarissa, married Louisa Mary Smith in 1822 …

      Union School Section Number Four was located on Base Line in East Whitby Township.

      The Ontario County Courthouse was built from 1852-1854 on the west side of Centre Street between Ontario Street and Gilbert Streets. The architects were Frederic Cumberland and William Storm of Toronto. The extension at the north end was added in 1866. The building served as a courthouse from 1854-1964. In …

      Black and white negative of a photograph showing the members of the All Saints Anglican Church hockey team. The boys are wearing uniforms and equipment. The photograph was taken in a studio. Back row: Rev. A.F. Barr, Dick Heard, Eddie Rice. Middle row: Cullen Perry, William Walters, Fred Walters, Frank …

      The Almonds Town Line School, Union School Section No.1, was located on the north-west corner of Kingston Road at the Whitby-Pickering Town Line. It was destroyed by fire on 4 November 1917 and replaced with another brick school house which was demolished around 1977.

      The Howdens arrived in Whitby in 1831 emigrating from Fermanah, Ireland. John Dundas Howden was born at Whitby Township in 1841 and he later married Louisa Hyland, of Oshawa, in 1874. Together they had six children. John D. Howden was an avid breeder of Clydesdales and Shorthorns (cattle). In 1885, …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …