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      Robert White (1816-1908) of England married Elizabeth Rowan (1822-1909) of Ireland in 1843. In 1852 they settled at Whitby after living for some time at Toronto. Robert and Elizabeth had nine children: Joseph (1844-1921), Thomas, Jane (1847-1914), William, Robert, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, John, James. Joseph White was appointed Town Clerk …

      Calvin Victor Campbell was born in Whitby Township on 12 September 1866. After the death of his mother, he resided with his grandfather, Calvin Campbell. He was educated at Ottawa schools, winning the 1884 Governor-General's Medal for Classics and the Gilmour medal for Moderns. After teaching in normal and model …

      Theodore Augustus McGillivray was born on Lot 32, Concession 3, Whitby Township on July 12, 1862. After graduating from Osgoode Hall law school, he had a law practice in Whitby with John Ball Dow until Mr. Dow died in 1910. He was also Registrar of the Ontario County Court. Theodore …

      Donald McKay was born in 1837 in Glengarry County, Ontario. He was educated at upper Canada College in Toronto and taught school in Markham Township for several years. Later he was a storekeeper in the northern part of Ontario County. He served as Ontario County Treasurer from 1890 until his …

      George Henry Frewen Dartnell was born in Limerick, Ireland, on February 13, 1834, and came to Toronto in 1850. He opened a law office in Whitby in 1858 and was appointed Junior Judge of Ontario County on October 22, 1873, serving until December 12, 1896 when he became Senior Judge …

      Henry Betts Taylor was born in Ontario County on September 25, 1841. He attended Pickering Public School and Whitby Grammar School and received a B.A. from the University of Toronto in 1865. He was manager of the Dominion Bank in Whitby from 1882 to 1889. Afterward, he started his own …

      Dr. George Alva Carson was born in Prince Edward County, Upper Canada, on February 13, 1822. He studied medicine at Central Medical College, Rochester, New York and graduated in 1852. He attended McGill College at Montreal for one year and graduated from Victoria College, Cobourg in 1858. He came to …

      George Cormack was born in Aberdeen, Scotland on March 17, 1830. He was an apprentice carpenter for 5 years in Aberdeen and was one of the carpenters who built Balmoral Castle for Queen Victoria. In 1857 he came to Whitby where he started a wholesale and retail lumber business. He …

      Black and white negative showing the Whitby lacrosse team. They defeated the Uxbridge/Beaverton team by a score of 2-3. Back row: Frank Bryan, William Rooke, David Mathison, Guy Dartnell, C. Crowley, Charles Snow, W. Ritchie, W.C. Mitchell, Ezekiel Richard Blow. Front row: William Tannery, George Barnes, unidentified, Theodore King, Major …

      Flora Irwin was the older sister of actress May Irwin. May Irwin was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and comic performer who enjoyed popularity and prestige on the American stage from the late 1890s until the end of the 1910s. Key to Irwin’s popularity was her role as a “coon-shouter” and …

      Trafalgar Castle is located at 401 Reynolds Street, Whitby, Ontario.

      A black and white photograph of students tobogganing on the college property. In the background of this picture, at left, is the main college building. At centre is the principal's residence at right are the barn and windmill and at far right is a toboggan slide.

      Myrtle school was built in 1880 on the south side of the 9th Concession of Whitby Township, a short distance west of Highway 12. It was a board and batten building covered with insubrick in the late 1940s. In July 1940 the building was raised and a basement was built …

      A black and white photograph of a Sunday school class at Methodist Episcopal Church. Back Row: Oscar Downey, Innis Grant, Dalton, David Hubbell, Dowson, Al Carmichael. Middle Row: Moffatt, Frank Briggs, George McTaggart, Wesley Bateman, George Downey. Front Row: unidentified, Sandy Johnson.

      A black and white photograph of a group of women at the Sunday school class at Methodist Episcopal Church. Back Row: Mary McTaggart, Stella Hodge, Eva McTaggart, Lulu Scurrah, Mary Hoar. Middle Row: May Stephen, Bella Hoar, Wesley Bateman, Emma Carmichael, Leona Todd. Front Row: Ida Smith, Nettie McTaggart, Ella …

      Jeremiah Long was born in Pickering Township on september 6, 1839. For fifteen years he managed a large farm. In 1872 he began buying grain from Chester Draper and after Mr. Draper's death in 1876 Jeremiah Long succeeded him in the grain and produce business. Mr. Long was Deputy Reeve …

      This is a black and white photograph of Hamar Greenwood in his military uniform when he was a member of the 34th Battalion of the Canadian Militia. In this photo Greenwood has a mustache.

      The telescope house was used for teaching astronomy from about 1878 to the early 1900. The gymnasium was built in 1889. From: College Calender 1894, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.

      From: College Calender 1894, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.

      "The Sunbeam" was a monthly magazine published by the students of the College from 1879 to 1901, when its name changed to "Vox Collegii". Printed in College Calender 1894, published by the Methodist Book and Publishing House.