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      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 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 …

      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 …

      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 …

      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 …

      Elizabeth Story was born at Pocklington, Yorkshire, England in 1793. She and Dr. James Hunter were married at York Cathedral in 1814, and she and her husband and three children emigrated to Canada in 1822. During the Rebellion of 1837, she was confronted by soldiers looking for her husband at …

      Condition: Poor to fair. Contrast is missing. Photo is a discoloured, dirty and worn looking.

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      There are 2 copies of this photo under identifier 1007ph. Condition: Copy in with regular sized photos - Good image, but paper is a little bend and marked. Overall dimensions: 25.4cm x 20.4cm Image dimensions: 23.2cm x 17.1cm Oversize Copy with added texture - Very good. Image and texture are …

      Possible location of the second newspaper office in Cobourg which published the Cobourg World. In 1918 with Martin Jex and Co. as contractors, Mrs. Florence Sutherland transformed the old Commericial Hotel into a new motion picture theatre and leased it to Jule and J.J. Allen who named it the Allen. …

      Hannah Lucas née Breckon with sons Franklin (standing) and Alfred. She was married to Cecil Franklin Lucas.

      Montgomery clan members & friends.

      MacNeil clan members, ca.1860-1900.

      In preparation for the Prince's visit on September 7, 1860 (for the official opening of Victoria Hall) a number of arches were built. This one at the corner of King and Division Street had suspended festoons of coloured drapery attached and formed an open pavilion. Transparent materials and multi-colored lamps …

      An unnamed woman. Stamped on the back of the photograph: "L. WILSON, St. Mary's, C.W."

      A view across the Silver Creek valley showing the Charles Kennedy Saw Mill at Wildwood (now The Watchtower property).

      Flora Matilda and her two children

      "Post-mortem photography (also known as memorial portraiture or a mourning portrait) is the practice of photographing the recently deceased. These photographs of deceased loved ones were a normal part of American and European culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries." (Wikipedia)