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      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 …

      The two cannons from the Citadel in Halifax were manufactured at the Woolwich Arsenal in England in 1866 and placed in front of the Courthouse in 1902. In 1964 the cannons were moved to the new courthouse on Rossland Road at Garden Street. The cannons were returned to the Citadel …

      Black and white negative of a photograph showing the members of the All Saints Anglican Church hockey team. The boys are wearing uniforms and equipment. The photograph was taken in a studio. Back row: Rev. A.F. Barr, Dick Heard, Eddie Rice. Middle row: Cullen Perry, William Walters, Fred Walters, Frank …

      Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) was born in Brookfield, MA. He married Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830) in 1796. In 1803 Jabez and Clarissa emigrated to Canada, settling at the area now known as Lynde Creek in 1804. Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez and Clarissa, married Louisa Mary Smith in 1822 …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children: Estella, Ambrose Noble, James Donald, John, Emily Alice, and Janet Louise. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until …

      The Howdens arrived in Whitby in 1831 emigrating from Fermanah, Ireland. John Dundas Howden was born at Whitby Township in 1841 and he later married Louisa Hyland, of Oshawa, in 1874. Together they had six children. John D. Howden was an avid breeder of Clydesdales and Shorthorns (cattle). In 1885, …

      Thomas Hall Wilson (1837-1913), eldest son of James (1807-1890) and Elizabeth (1818-1889) Wilson, married Catherine DeGeer (1837-1913) at Whitchurch Township in 1858; they had six children: Mary Hannah Wilson (1860-1942), William James Wilson (1862-1915), Amanda Elizabeth Wilson (1864-1952), Charles Herbert Wilson (1866-1943), Kate Annett Wilson (1869-1953), George Iolum Wilson (1872-1954). …

      The Almonds Town Line School, Union School Section No.1, was located on the north-west corner of Kingston Road at the Whitby-Pickering Town Line. It was destroyed by fire on 4 November 1917 and replaced with another brick school house which was demolished around 1977.

      This brick farmhouse was located on lot 32 of Concession 4 on the east side of Coronation Road in Whitby Township. It was called Maple Dell Farm.

      The 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.

      Henry Street School was built in 1854 on the block bounded by King, Dunlop, Henry, and Gilbert Streets and is now occupied by R.A. Sennett Public School. The school, which faced Henry Street, was destroyed by fire on 4 July 1920. King Street School, now R.A. Sennett Public School, was …

      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 …

      Frances Eliza Armstrong, daughter of James Rogers Armstrong and Hannah Dougall, was born in 1832. She and Nelson Gilbert Reynolds (Sheriff of Ontario County from 1854-1881) were married in 1852. Together they had a family of 12 children and lived from 1862 to 1874 in Trafalgar Castle (now known as …

      John Smith was born in Yorkshire, England in 1841 and came to Whitby about 1863. He farmed for James Dryden at Maple Shade Farm in Brooklin and for many years was on the Dow farm. In 1889, he purchased 140 acres of Bayside Farm, located on the current site of …

      Perry's Castle was located at 200 Walnut Street (on the block bounded by Chestnut, Byron, Walnut and Centre Streets). It was built in 1857 and was occupied by John Ham Perry until 1877 when it was abandoned. The building, known as "Dinsbaugh," was demolished about 1912 and the property became …

      This brick cottage was located on the south side of Colborne Street between Green and Athol Streets (215 Colborne Street East). It was built in the 1850s and demolished in 1978. For many years it was the residence of John Edward Waterhouse, a Whitby grocer.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided …