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      Thomas Hamar Greenwood was born at Whitby on February 7, 1870 and left Canada for England in 1895. He was Chief Secretary for Ireland from 1920 to 1922 and died at London, England, on September 10, 1948. This oil painting was presented to the Town of Whitby Archives by Hamar …

      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 …

      Whitby Grammar School was built in 1846 at 315 Colborne Street West on the south side between King and Centre Streets. A modern addition was put on the front of the building in 1872-1873 at which point the school became known as Whitby Collegiate Institute. The school was demolished in …

      The Peter Perry Award is awarded annually to Whitby's outstanding citizen.

      The Peter Perry Award is awarded annually to Whitby's outstanding citizen.

 Unknown, Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), 17 December 1914     William P. Stone (1893-1914)was the night telegraph operator at Whitby Junction Station. He was killed by a gunshot wound in the early hours of 11 December 1914. No one was convicted of his murder.

 Unknown, Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), 1913     The first Whitby Horse Show was held in the Town Park on 15-16 July 1913. The president was Fred Hatch, the vice president was Thomas Cussion, and the secretary was Albert W. Jackson. One other horse show was held in Whitby in 1914 but after that the events were discontinued …

 Unknown, Whitby Gazette and Chronicle (1912), March 1914     Black and white negative of a newspaper photograph of the site of a railroad accident in Whitby. Two different photographs showing the site of blood spots and the site where sectionmen were hit.

 Oshawa Daily Times, 7 July 1941     Black and white negative of a photograph of a newspaper clipping about the last run on the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway. Above: Engineer James Wheelan, fireman Cliff Condre, conductor P. Alexander, and brakeman Alf Becker stand in front of the locomotive before its last journey. Below: John Jeffrey …

 Toronto Daily Star (1892-1971), 31 October 1923     The Toronto and Eastern Railway was built along Mary Street starting in 1913. Work was suspended during the First World War and resumed in 1923. The railway was never completed and the rails were torn up in 1927. It was intended to be a commuter railway from Toronto to Oshawa.

      MacCarl Hardware was located at 113 Brock Street South. Walter MacCarl worked as a clerk in the store when it was owned by Fred Maundrell. In 1927, MacCarl became a partner with then owner, W.A. Holliday. MacCarl purchased the store outright in 1939. After working as a clerk in the …

      This house was located on the north-east corner of Thickson Road and Dundas Street East in Whitby, Ontario. Russell M. Preston was a Whitby resident for 44 years and enjoyed taking photographs of buildings around Whitby.

      Private Frederick Lewis Anderson was born in Toronto on June 14, 1920, son of James and Susan Anderson. He moved to Whitby in 1923 where he attended St. Bernard's Separate School and Whitby High School. He was employed at the Whitby Malleable Iron and Brass Co. and was a member …

      Alex Brown is a local Whitby area veteran. He is a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. Malcolm Albert Allan was born in 1921 in Winnipeg, Manitoba and died in Oshawa in 1992. He enlisted in the Second World War in July 1940 and went overseas in April 1943. He …

      Perry's Block was located opposite the outlet at Elm Street. It was built by John Ham Perry in 1858. The building was destroyed by fire on June 10, 1864 and was replaced by McMillan's Block the same year.

      The three storey brick building depicted in this lithograph was the first Royal Hotel at 171 Brock Street North (located on the east side of Brock Street, south of Mary Street). It was built in 1862, but was destroyed by fire March 6, 1872. The proprietor at the time of …

      This three-storey brick store was located at 111 Brock Street North (on the east side of Brock Street, north of Dundas Street). It was operated by Samuel and Richard Hatch and later Samuel's sons Fred and Frank Hatch from 1874 to 1904. The business was founded in Whitby about 1864. …

      This building was located at 101 Brock Street North. The photograph shows the building on the north east corner of Brock and Dundas Streets. It was built in 1866 and demolished in 1964. It was built for Lowes and Powell, a dry goods company, and called the "Dominion Warerooms." In …

      Joseph F. Rainer opened a piano factory on the south side of Mary Street, east of Byron Street in 1860. This factory continued in operation until June 1872 when Mr. Rainer moved to Guelph. The factory was destroyed by fire on November 27, 1873.

      John Dryden was born on June 5, 1840 on Maple Shade Farm (a successful 200-acre property near the village of Winchester (Brooklin) at the north east corner of Thickson Road and the 7th Concession, Whitby Township, Upper Canada. He was the son of James Dryden and Elizabeth Marsh. He married …