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      Photographic image of the Town Plot of Windsor site plan. The plan was created to improve the design of Whitby Harbour. This plan is a 1979 copy of the 1838 original by F.P. Rubige. The 1838 version is based on a 1837 survey by J.J. Dennehy. Plan shows early settlements …

      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 …

      This farmhouse was originally constructed in 1872 at 734 Dundas Street West. It was owned by a farmer called William Clendenan (1826-1906). Around 1918, this property was purchased by Mrs. W.H. Weddell and she turned the house into one of the first bread and breakfasts in Whitby. She renamed the …

      Black and white negative of an aerial view of Whitby looking north from Ontario Street. The Whitby Community Arena is visible at centre. This image was used for a postcard.

      Black and white negative showing an aerial view of the Whitby Yacht Club. View looking south-west from Whitby Harbour. The Whitby Psychiatric Hospital is visible in the background. This image was used for a postcard.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario east of Thickson Road. This view is looking east.In 1948 Corbett's Point was renamed Thickson Point.

      Mildmay Camp was located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby Township. It was an Anglican Church camp which was operated from around 1927 to 1953 by the Mildmay Institute of Toronto.

      Corbett's Point is located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of Thickson Road.

      Mildmay Camp was located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby Township. It was an Anglican Church camp which was operated from around 1927 to 1953 by the Mildmay Institute of Toronto.

      Mildmay Camp was located on the shore of Lake Ontario, east of the Cranberry Marsh in Whitby Township. It was an Anglican Church camp which was operated from around 1927 to 1953 by the Mildmay Institute of Toronto.

      The Tweedsmuir History (Book 1) was prepared by the Brooklin Women's Institute in 1950. The volume--a scrapbook--records incidents of note in the history of Brooklin and contains illustrative photographs. This volume is the first of two.

      The Myrtle Women's Institute Tweedsmuir History is a scrapbook providing an account, in narrative form, of the settler history of the Myrtle region of Whitby. This Tweedsmuir History also provides information about the history of the Myrtle Women's Institute chapter, which was operative from 1955-1985.

      The Tweedsmuir History (Book 2) was prepared by the Brooklin Women's Institute from 1967 to 1997. The volume--a scrapbook--records incidents of note in the history of Brooklin and contains illustrative photographs. This volume is the second of two.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard showing Byron Street looking south from John Street. The Patterson home, on the south-west corner of Byron and John Streets, is visible at right. Byron Street is at left.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard showing Centre Street looking north from Dunlop Street. In the background is the steeple of All Saints' Anglican Church. The steeple of the Methodist Tabernacle is visible at right. The postcard has been framed with a fancy border.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard showing Byron Street looking north from Mary Street. The house on the left was owned by Sheriff John F. Paxton.

      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. …

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a postcard showing Colborne Street looking west from Byron Street. The Methodist Tabernacle (St. Mark's United Church) is at left and the residence of George Cormack is at right.

      In the 1980s, Bill Little moved the two houses at right across the street to the south-east corner of Mary and Byron and they became part of the shopping area known as Pearsons Lanes.