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      A black and white photographic postcard of soldiers Edwin Nelson and an Unknown man from the Freeborn family, both from Magnetawan. The picture is an oval in the centre. Above the oval there are the flags of the allies. Under the oval there is a drawing of a beaver and …

      This is a black and white photo of five people standing outside of a blacksmith shop. On the left is a man, presumably the blacksmith, wearing a leather apron and white shirt. He is holding onto a young child with his left hand. This child is barefoot, wearing a light …

      Condition: Copy is excellent.

      Alfred Carrière et son épouse Delima Daoust.

      ``Lo Maggie and Alex, from Lizzie and Jack``.

      This 1918 photograph shows the students in the senior room at Scotland School. The students are: Left to Right front row: Emily Mann, Jennie Holloway, Jean McIsaac, Ruby Barber, Zella Fisher, Ruby Mitchener, Clifford Cotton, Gordon Birdsell, Ralph Beemer Second row: Vera Murray, Inez Fisher, Olive Bain, Eva Stickles, Harry …

      Notes indicate the men in the photo (L to R) are: Russel Beemer, Nelson Beemer, Herb Allen, Milton Beemer, Benjamin B. Beemer, Mima's husband, Ephriam Allen, Geo. S. McClelland, Nelson Allen. Beemers are Mima (Allen) Beemers sons. McClelland was her son-in law married to Mima's daughter Reba." This photo and …

      In Photograph: Marion, Walter, Baby Dorothy, Francis, Emma (Cotam), Eddie, James H. and Tom

      Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. According to the Canadian Virtual War Memorial site, Private Lafayette Johnston was son of Mrs. John Johnston, of 555, Albert St., Oshawa, Ontario. He was a member of the 19th Battalion, a division …

      The school was demolished in 1973 and the Milton Public Library erected on the lot. Caption underneath the photograph reads "This picture shows students of Bruce St. School from the year 1918. Are the faces familiar? Mel Robinson loaned the photo." Photograph taken from "An Indelible Imprint" by Jim Dills.

      People from Leaskdale era, ca.1911-1926.

      Michael Fallon was born at Whitby in 1888. He enlisted with the 75th Battalion in Barrie in 1916. He was killed in action in France on August 17, 1918. He was a son of John and Sophie Fallon.

      This hospital was a military facility from 1917 to 1919.

      This is a view from Kingston Road (also known as Dundas Street) looking east from a point just west of Brock Street. At right are the Dominion Bank and the post office. At left is the Standard Bank.

      Brooklin Public School was located at 72 Winchester Road East on the north side of the road. It was built around 1880 and demolished in 1923.

      The school was designed by William Proudfoot and built by W.G. Hunt, for a cost of $15,000. This a 12 room brick building which opened May 8th, 1905. Alfred Bernath was the first Principal. Sadly, in May of 1967 it was demolished. All that is left of it today is …

      These were the Headquarters buildings of the Royal Air Corp. They were located on the Beamsville bench, south of the Regional Rd. 81 (old Highway 8) and west of Quarry Rd.

      Rangé du haute: Jos, Napoléon. Rangée du bas: Pierre, Fabien. À l'arrière: ancien moulin à eau utilisé pour l'irrigation des terres.

      The original document was provided by Tom and Mary Lu Featherston during a Scan & Share Day event held at the Onondaga Hall on January 14, 2012.

      This gravestone was created by the Whitby Archives to represent Whitby's fallen soldiers of the First World War. In addition to research conducted by staff, these names appear in Whitby's Honour Roll which is engraved on the Cenotaph located on Dundas Street East at Green Street.