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      Line map of the canal system drawn in bluish coloured ink, outlines routes along the Ottawa River between Pembroke and the rapids at Des Joachims. The left-hand side of the map has very prominent ink blotches and finger prints made from the same colour of ink as the map itself. …

      "Traced by members of Deep River Y.C. from photographic copy of original Dept. of Public Works chart. Supplemented from 1" Survey Maps and from personal experience."

      Map housed at the Brodie Resource Library

      Black and white negatives of a photograph showing Centre Street looking south from Dundas Street. The photograph was taken in spring after a late snowfall in 1907. The Methodist Tabernacle (St. Mark's United Church) is visible at left on the corner of Centre and Colborne Streets. The residence of W.J. …

      The house at left was demolished in 1974.

      The Maple Leaf was owned by Captain Richard Goldring (1859-1945) of Port Whitby. He operated the schooner until 1911 when he became a store keeper at Port Whitby.

     

      Vida Irene Perrin was born at Newcastle, Ontario on September 25, 1882, and in the early 1900s, lived in Whitby. She was a daughter of John H. Perrin, owner of the Royal Hotel from about 1910 to 1923. After living in Whitby, she moved to the United States where she …

      The Methodist Tabernacle was built in 1875-76 at 201 Centre Street South. It became the Whitby United Church in 1925 and St. Mark's United Church in 1962.

      This church and cemetery were established by Rev. John Pentland in 1835 at lot 16, concession 6, East Whitby Township, on the 7th concession west of Columbus. The church was destroyed by fire on May 2, 1922 when the caretaker, George Browne, was burning the grassy field and the fire …

      The Brooklin School was built in the early 1870s at 72 Winchester Road East (on the north side of Winchester Road west of Queen Street). An addition was put on the east side in 1880. The school's bell tower was blown down in a storm and replaced by another tower …

      This house was located on the west side of Henry Street, north of Victoria Street where Iroquois Park is now located. This residence was demolished many years ago. Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this …

      Condition: Copy is good.

      This home was located at 401 Dundas Street West, Whitby. It was built in 1877 on the block bounded by Dundas, Henry, Colborne and King Streets. It was demolished in 1958. The owners of the house were G.Y. Smith (a lawyer and later a judge) and Samuel Trees (owner of …

      This brick house was built in the late 1850s or early 1860s at the south east corner of Colborne and Henry Streets for Roderick Ross (1815-1884). After Roderick Ross's death, the house was occupied by his son, Hugh, a Whitby dry goods dealer. This house was located at 407 Colborne …

      The Columbian had two annexes, Lake View Lawn and the Baltimore. On Lake View Lawn were two first-class cottages containing, in both cottages about thirty rooms. The Baltimore was near the lake and had about twenty-five excellent sleeping rooms. It was established in 1893 and demolished in 1994. Postcard is …

      See reverse for name and postage stamp. Postmarked 1907. Waterloo Park was established in 1890.

      See reverse for correspondence and postage stamp. Postmarked 1907.

      Vida Irene Perrin was born at Newcastle, Ontario on September 25, 1882, and in the early 1900s, lived in Whitby. She subsequently went to the United States where she became an actress. She died at Los Angeles, California, U.S.A., on August 8, 1973, and is buried at Inglewood Park Cemetery, …

      Condition: Fair. Silvering. Browned and dirty.