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      Born on 4 February 1922, James “Wally” Waldron was the eldest of three and oldest son of James W. and Elsie E. Creeden on Paris, Ontario. Wally enlisted in the Royal Canadian Air Force, and became one of the youngest men to earn his pilot wings at the age of …

 Rous & Mann, Whitby, The Best Residential Town near Toronto (1914), 1914     Black and white negative of a photograph of an image of Byron Street that was printed in Whitby, the Best Residential Town near Toronto in 1914. View looking north toward John Street shows a tree-lined Byron Street with a house visible at left.

 Rous & Mann, Whitby, The Best Residential Town near Toronto (1914), 1914     This image appeared in the 1914 publication, Whitby, The Best Residential Town Near Toronto.

      Held in February, Conversazione, was a social event held at various schools. It was held at Ontario Ladies' College until the First World War. During the evening, couples would promenade around a hall to the music of an orchestra. This image appeared in the school magazine, Vox Collegii. Ontario Ladies' …

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     The complex of County buildings was located on the west side of Centre Street between Gilbert and Ontario Streets.

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     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 …

 Colonel J.E. Farewell, County of Ontario: short notes as to the early settlement and progress of the county and brief references to the pioneers and some Ontario County men who have taken a prominent part in provincial and dominion affairs (Whitby, Ontario: Gazette-Chronicle Press, 1910), 1910     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 …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     The Ontario Country Registry Office was built in 1873 at the south-west corner of Centre and Gilbert Streets. It stood on the same block as the Ontario County Courthouse.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a composite of the team members of the Whitby Intermediate hockey team. The hockey team were winners of groups 1, 2, 3, 14, and 15 in the Ontario Hockey Association.

 unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     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.

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were built there starting in 1900 and were demolished in 1965 when the private park was sold to the Whitby Public Utilities Commission. In 1971 Heydenshore Park was sold to the Town of …

 Whitby, The Best Residential Town near Toronto (1914), 1914     Between 1913-1914, the first docks and piers of concrete were built at Whitby harbour.

 Unknown, Whitby, The Best Residential Town near Toronto (1914), 1914     Heydenshore Park was a summer resort established around 1900 east of Whitby Harbour. A number of cottages were built there starting in 1900 and were demolished in 1965 when the private park was sold to the Whitby Public Utilities Commission. In 1971 Heydenshore Park was sold to the Town of …

      Black and white negative of a photograph of the 1923 Ontario County Council that appeared in a publication called By-laws of the Council of the Corporation of the County of Ontario, 1906-1924.

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Black and white negative of a photograph of Whitby Harbour that appeared in Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904. The photograph was taken from Lake Ontario and looks north toward the elevators. At left are the Watson elevators and at right are the Chester Draper Elevator and coal sheds.

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1903-1904     Black and white negative of a photograph of the 1903-1904 Ontario County Council members. The photograph appeared in the Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904. The photograph was taken on the front steps of the Ontario County Courthouse.

 Unknown, Canadian Illustrated News, 18 June 1870     The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side of McQuay Street north of Dundas Street. The race was attended by John Sandfield Macdonald, Attorney General of Ontario, and records state that there were more than …

 Whitby, The Best Residential Town near Toronto (1914), 1914     The first Whitby Horse Show was held in the Town Park on 15-16 July 1913. The president was Fred Hatch, the vice president was Thomas Cussion, and the secretary was Albert W. Jackson. One other horse show was held in Whitby in 1914 but after that the events were discontinued …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This brick home was built in 1883 for Lyman T. Barclay, a Whitby lawyer. It was later owned by James Rutledge (who died in 1914), then Richard Norman until 1951. After Richard Bassett sold the property in 1951 it was divided into apartments. The home was located at 600 Centre …