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      This home was built on lot 32 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. It was replaced with a brick house around 1867.

      This is a photo album published by the New York publisher "Carlton & Porter". The album contains unidentified daguerreotypes from the Campbell family collection. This type of album was very popular in the United States in the 1860s.

      Framed photographic record of the Past Masters of Niagara Lodge, No. 2, from 1860 to 1886: Rt.W.Bro. R. Wilson M.D. - 1860 W. Bro. W.A. Downs - 1861-62 W. Bro. J.B. Robertson - 1863 W. Bro. S.J.J. Brown - 1864 V. W. Bro. Alexander Servos - 1865 W. Bro. George …

      From the Donald Bell homestead, was at least 100 yrs old when donated in 1975.

      Prince of Wales's feathers is engraved on the reverse side of the coin. The motto "Ich Dien" on the ribbon is German "I serve".

      Accruals: Further accruals are expected. Note: the 1865 Diploma is yellowed and torn on all sides. The bottle of wine was given by Darren Becks.

      Pamphlet containing "By-Laws of Pembroke Lodge. A.F. & A.M. No. 128. G.R.C. Warrant dated at Hamilton 12th July A. L. 5860 A. D. 1860"

      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 …

      A photo of Abraham P. Neff (December 7, 1802- December 16, 1874) wearing traditional Mennonite clothing. He was 10 years old when Michael Graybiel made the bellows for his father Peter Neff in 1812 to begin the Neff metal-working tradition. Abraham came form a Mennonite family of strong faith who …

      A copy of an original photo of James Fortier (April 10, 1792- January 11, 1865) wearing a medal that was awarded in 1849 for his participation at the Battle of Fort Detroit under Major General Sir Isaac Brock. He was also in charge of a gun boat that captured the …

      This frame schoolhouse was built about 1838 on the north-west corner of Concession 4 (Taunton Road) and Garden Street. It was replaced by Sinclair School in 1874 and was used as a barn until it was demolished in 1978.

      This quilt has an estimated age, circa 1860. There is no provenance information for this quilt. It was found in the Munroe Cottage Keewayden at Petawawa Point, on Alexandra Street. The quilt may have been quilted by a group of ladies who used to meet in the summer and quilt …

      This portrait is of Albertina and Johann Gutzmann (d. 1860) and was taken in Pommerania, a province of what was then Prussia. Albertina came to Canada in 1867. On May 2, 1867, Paul and Caroline Dannhauer (nee Gutzmann) and Albertina (mother) and son Carl Gutzmann (the second 'n' in Gutzmann …

      Whitby Grammar School was built in 1846 at 315 Colborne Street West on the south side between King and Centre Streets. A modern addition was put on the front of the building in 1872-1873 at which point the school became known as Whitby Collegiate Institute. The school was demolished in …

      Emily Ann Stone was born in Whitby Township, on July 12, 1839, and was married to Whitby lawyer Samuel H. Cochrane at Whitby on March 17, 1860. Mr. Cochrane was Crown Attorney of Ontario County from 1863 to 1872. Mrs. Cochrane continued to live in Whitby after her husband's death …

      "Cobourg & Peterborough Railway Company. Harwood Station, 20 November 1860. Received from Mr. Henry Fowlds in apparent good order, to be delivered at Cobourg subject to the Regulations established by Tariff. 220 bags flour and forwarded to Alex Pratt, Cobourg."...

      Maria Ann Losie was the daughter of Joseph G. Losie, a wealthy land owner in Whitby in the 1820s. She was married to Ezra Annes in 1822. In 1857, her husband, Ezra Annes, was elected as Whitby's third mayor. Mrs. Ezra Annes died at Whitby on February 12, 1861 and …

      John M. Lowes was born in Cavan Township, Upper Canada, in 1829 and came to Whitby before 1857. He set up a dry goods and grocery business and later went into partnership with James Bradford Powell. The partnership was dissolved in 1879 and by 1881, Mr. Lowes had set up …

      Condition: Good copy.

      Dr. James Hunter was born at Yorkshire, England on September 29, 1795. The place of his birth is thought to be Thornton, but this is uncertain. He and Elizabeth Story were married in 1814 at York Cathedral. He operated a school in England until 1822 when he and his (wife …