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      A collection of letters from freighter captains who survived the Great Storm of 1913 on the Great Lakes.

     

      The Shipwreck Investigations at Library and Archives Canada Web exhibition plots a course through some of the unique shipwreck resources available at Library and Archives Canada. For anyone intrigued by these tales of tragedy and triumph, or for researchers pursuing an elusive, ill-fated vessel, this site provides samples of our …

      The Charles Kempthorne Residence was located at the south-east corner of Highway 2 and the Whitby-Pickering town line. It was part of the community of Almonds. The house was demolished in March 1969. Charles Kempthorne was a blacksmith at Almonds.

      The residence of John Allin was on the west side of Hopkins Street north of the Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railway) on lot 23 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township. The house was built before 1877 and demolished in 1980.

      This barn on the John Allin farm was on the west side of Hopkins Street north of the Grand Trunk Railway (Canadian National Railway) on lot 23 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township. The barn has since been demolished.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of Thickson Road. It was later renamed Thickson Point.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of Thickson Road. It was later renamed Thickson Point.

      This section of Lynde Creek is somewhere between Highway 2/Dundas Street and Concession 3 (Rossland Road).

      This photograph was taken along Lynde Creek somewhere between Highway 2/Dundas Street and Concession 3/Rossland Road.

      The Lynde farm, also called Maple Dell Farm, was located on Concession 4 east of Coronation Road in Whitby Township.

      This brick farm house was built in the 1870s on lot 34 on the north side of Concession 4/Taunton Road for John Madill and was purchased by William Henry Bell. It was called Bonny Bank Farm when John Madill owned the property. The house was demolished in June 2006.

      This frame house was built by Henry Hannam (1811-1873) about 1853 and was demolished in December 2000 after a number of renovations had been made. At the time of this photograph the house was occupied by his son Alfred Hannam (1858-1943). The house was located on lot 22 of Concession …

      This brick house was built in 1835 on lot 20 of Concession 7 in Whitby Township. It was located on the north side of the the 7th Concession, east of Thickson Road. A second story was added to the house in 1926. It was the residence of James Dryden (1806-1881), …

      This frame house was built by John Guthrie shortly after he purchased lot 35 on Concession 4 in Whitby Township in 1844. A modern house was built onto it in the 1890s and the old house used as a kitchen and later a garage. It was demolished about 1955.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario east of Thickson Road. In 1948 Corbett's Point was renamed Thickson Point.

      The residence of John Davidson was located on lot 31 of Concession 8 in Whitby Township.

      The Whitby junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 it was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria and Henry Streets for use as an art gallery. In 2004 the Station Gallery was …

      The Whitby junction Station was built at the foot of Byron Street on the Grand Trunk Railway in 1903. It closed in 1969 and in 1970 it was moved to the north-east corner of Victoria and Henry Streets for use as an art gallery. The station was used as a …

      This house was located on Lot 29 of Concession 7 in Whitby Township.