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      Portrait of Thresa Beatrice Sargent

      Located on the south side of King Street west of Cherney building. Later Mr. Denton bought Mr. Warner's music shop and moved to the north side where Durham Furrier's was located. This was supposedly the most easterly located store before the hotel.

      In the early 1930s the top layer was removed and the bottom moved to the beach to be used as a gazebo.In 1934 the present-day bandshell was constructed.

      Baseball appeared in Cobourg in the mid 1860s when it was imported from the United States. It more closely resembled softball back then and was often in competition for popularity with cricket and lacross. The first Cobourg Baseball Club was organized in 1894.

      Cobourg Horse Show 1905-1914; 1921-1923 In the earlier shows there were only 12 to 15 exhibitors but by 1911 no less than 35 large stables were represented with some 165 horses. The world record for the high jump was set in Cobourg in 1912 by Sifton's "Confidence", which cleared 7 …

      The Cobourg Dye Works was owned by the Dick Family from Montreal. Originally, the building housed a brewery operated by John Sinclair Wallace. Wallace came to Cobourg with his father, Captain Patrick Wallace and his cousins the Mackenchnies. The Brewery was later carried on by the Burnets and around 1895 …

      The Woollen Mills was the largest industry in Cobourg for most of the 19th century. It was begun about 1845 by Stuart McKechnie and this two brothers. It was later carried on by Alexander Fraser and William Rosamond. At the turn of the century the factory was bought by the …

      Located on Concession A, Lot 30, Hamilton Township on Highway 2 east of Port Hope, on the south side beyond the railroad bridge. This land was deeded for the school in 1833 which stood for over a century. In 1966, the students were transferred to Dale Road School and the …

      Jubilee Point Hotel was located on Rice lake at the mouth of the Otonabee River and was owned by H. Calcutt of Peterborough, Ontario. Idyl Wyld was also located on Rice Lake and owned by H. Calcutt.

      Front Row: Piquette Mitchell (Washington), Mrs. Haskill, R. de L'Albertini. 2nd Row: Col. Cornell (Buffalo and Cobourg), Sam Cornell (son of Mrs. Albertini), ? Doty (Rochester - son of Rev.Doty of Rochester, N.Y.)Back row: Mrs Albertini(Miss Scovell, then Mrs. Cornell then Mrs. Albertini), Mr. Daintry(Cobourg), Rebecca Cornell (daughter of Mrs. …

      Pictured from Left to Right are: Wirt Howe (New Orleans), Alexandrine Sibley (Detroit), Howard Post (Baltimore), Charlotte Sibley (Detroit - later Mrs. Stephen P.Harwood, Baltimore),Elsie Sibley (Detroit - later Mrs. Peabody, Detroit), Helen Clark (Detroit), Litti/Lotti(?) Fowler (Baltimore)

      Over 400 guests including Sir Wilfred and Lady Laurier attended the reception at the "Maples" King Street East.

      Dr. Rufus Snider died at the age of 47 in 1910. His mother was Elmira Maybee, his sister was Florence, his wife was Anabel Weir Snider and his child was Marjorie, who in 1987 was resided in British Columbia. Mrs. Maybee died at over 100 years of age and is …

      Succession Duty Act in the matter of the estate of Mary Waldie Source: Unknown Acquired: February 2008