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      The Ross Hill Cabins, originally called Hilltop Cabins, were established by George Ross in 1935 on the south side of Dundas Street, east of Hopkins street where Owasco Volkswagon is today. They were located at 1425 Dundas Street East. The gas station and cabins were demolished about 1972-1973.Whitby’s house numbering …

      Brock Theatre was located at 129 Brock Street North. It was built by William G. Goodman and John G. Strathy in 1937-8. The theatre opened April 7, 1938.

      Brock Theatre was located at 129 Brock Street North. It was built by William G. Goodman and John G. Strathy in 1937-8. The theatre opened April 7, 1938. (This photograph is similar to Local Identifier: 01-000-225 but shows more of the streetscape.)

      A black and white photograph of four girls standing in front of a store at 116 Dundas Street West. Herb Wilson's meat market can be seen to the right of this photograph. From left to right: unidentified, Verla, Anne Wilke, Marie Hicks.

      The snow in this photograph may be from the great snow storm of December 1944.

      The Corvette H.M.C.S. Whitby was launched at Midland, Ontario on September 18, 1943 and commissioned on June 6, 1944. She did not arrive at Halifax until August 16 owing to a layover en route at Shelburne for repairs. Following workups in Bermuda in September she sailed direct to St. John's, …

      Evans Gerow Michael was born at Oshawa on November 13, 1916, son of Howard and Laura May Michael, of Oshawa, Ontario; husband of Phyllis Isabelle Michael, of Oshawa. He enlisted in the army with the Armored Corps as a master mechanic in February 1943. He graduated from the Army Trade …

      Douglas Edward Harper was born at Oshawa on November 27, 1922, son of Irvel Edwin and Flossie M. Harper. He lived most of his life in Whitby, Ontario. He enlisted in September 1943 in the South Alberta Regiment R.C.A.C. with the 29th Armd. Reconnaissance Regt. unit. Hewent overseas in July …

      Harold Francis Bratley was born on January 25, 1924 at Whitby, son of Herbert and Hazel Bratley. He was a member of the Ontario Regmiment Reserve for two years until he joined the active forces on March 29, 1943. He went overseas in November 1943 and went into action on …

      Private Lloyd Clifford ("Perry") Johnson was born at Whitby on October 3, 1909, son of Perry and Sarah Jane Bell Johnson. He attended the King and Dundas Street Public Schools and Whitby High School. At the time of his enlistment in July 1940 he worked for the Whitby Malleable Iron …

      Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Bill Brown lives in Whitby, Ontario and is a veteran of the Second World War. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

      A black and white photograph of cubs (boy scouts) parading along Colborne Street from Centre Street with the Whitby High School in the background at left.

      A black and white photograph of a group of boy scouts outside King Street School.

      A black and white photograph of a group of girl guides standing at the corner of Centre Street and Colborne Street.

      Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. The newspaper article is about Bud Heard. Exact date of article unknown. Publication also unknown. James Leslie "Bud" Heard was born at Whitby in 1917 and died at Oshawa in 2000. He is …

      Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Leighton Edward Astrop was born at Reading Berkshire, England on September 15, 1918. He enlisted with the Ontario Regiment during 1940 in the Second World War and was appointed adjutant. He went overseas …

      Leslie Perry was born at Franktown, Ontario on December 7, 1922. He came with his parents Melvin S. Perry and Florence B. Perry to Whitby Township in 1928. In 1936 they settled at Port Whitby. Leslie attended school at Myrtle Station and Whitby and was a member of the Boys' …

      Muriel Helena Sissons was born at Fort Frances, Ontario, on January 12, 1903. She moved to Barrie in 1908 and to Toronto in 1910, where she was the first Valedictorian at North Toronto Collegiate Institute. She was Victoria College's first student to take full courses of Latin, French and Greek, …

      W. Harry Curtis came to Whitby in 1940 as local manager of the Empire Life Insurance Company. He was charter president of the Kinsmen Club of Whitby in 1942 and was Master of Composite Lodge No. 30, AF and AM, Whitby in 1944. He was also a member of Keystone …

      The railway station for the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway was built in 1870 at 415 Dundas Street East. It was used as a station until 1963 and demolished in 1969.