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      It's orgins dates back to 1824 as a frame building, which was replaced in 1852 by this brick building. The name Trinity United was adopted around 1928.

      New Public School which was built in 1906 and located on George Street was named Central Public School, and after the fire in 1917, was rebuilt. Due to a gift of $10,000 by Thomas Gillbard, long time member of the Board, the school was later renamed Thomas Gillbard Public School.

      George Hopkins built a music hall on the south east corner of Brock Street and Colborne Street, 201 Brock Street South, in 1877. In 1879 the building became Whitby's town hall and served as such until 1960. The building was demolished at the end of 1960.

      Correspondence and 1916 postmark on reverse. See PC07 for different view of the gate.

      A black and white photograph of soldiers performing "Swedish Drill" at Heydenshore Park during the morning parade.

      A black and white photograph of Jack Connor, Harry Pellow, Nat Neill and an unidentified soldier from Port Hope. This photograph was taken at Folkestone, England. Jack Connor and Harry Pellow are in the back row. Nat Neill is in the front row. Jack Connor, Harry Pellow, Nat Neill were …

      A black and white photograph of members of the 182nd Battalion swimming at Heydenshore Park.

      A black and white group portrait photograph of members of the 182nd Battalion Band performing a balancing exercise as part of a Swedish Drill.

      Private Charles Henry Wigton (189701918) was born on October 10, 1897 at Portage La Prairie, Manitoba and came to Whitby as a child. He went overseas in the First World War with the 59th Battalion of Cornwall and was later in the 24th Battalion of the Canadian Expeditionary Force. He …

      The door on the drivers side of the truck says: "Ontario County 182nd O.S. Battalion C.E.F".

      A black and white group portrait photograph of members of the 182nd Battalion Band building a human pyramid at Heydenshore Park.

      A black and white group photograph of a member of the 182nd Battalion vaulting the horse at Heydenshore Park.

      The 34th Regiment Armories was located at 105 Dundas Street East on the south side between Brock Street and Green Street.

      Reverend David Marshall was born at Perthshire, Scotland on July 1, 1890. He studied for the ministry at the University of Glasgow and served with the Royal Army Medical Corps in Belgium and France during the First World War. He was posted to British Guiana from 1921 to 1929. He …

      On the rear of the postcard is written "Dear Winnie, Just a line hoping you are all keeping well, will write a letter later, please write soon, From M." It is addressed to Miss W Clark, Box 202, Milton West, Ont....

      Postcard reproduction. Written on the back "Recruited in Cobourg 1916, per C. Gordon King" Also "postcard 136th Battalion formed in Cobourg in 1916 - copy"

      The statue was sculpted by Cavaliere Raffaele Zaccaquini of Rome, Italy. It finished its overseas journey from Rome by train and arrived in Berlin on 20 October 1910. The base was constructed by Braun's Marble Works of Berlin by late 1909 and consisted of 36 slabs of Stanstead granite from …

      The technology embedded in today's digital camera photographs such as GPS location, compass orientation so we know which way the photographer was facing, date, even time of day will do more to help historians with these questions in the future.

      Witley Military Camp, often simplified to Camp Witley, was a temporary army camp set up on Witley Common, near Godalming, Surrey, England (southeast of London) during both the First and Second World Wars.

      Witley Military Camp, often simplified to Camp Witley, was a temporary army camp set up on Witley Common, near Godalming, Surrey, England (southeast of London) during both the First and Second World Wars. The 185th Battalion CEF was called the Cape Breton Highlanders, and the 193rd Battalion CEF was called …