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 Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 20     This farm was located on lot 20 of the north side of the 7th Concession east of Thickson Road in Whitby Township.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     L.C. Hall lived on lot 20 on the south side of Concession 1 (Highway 2)and east of Thickson Road.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.#4     Madill's farm was also known as Bonny Bank. It was located on the south half of lot 34 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. The house was demolished in June 2006.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 54     William Smith settled on lot 21 of Broken Front Concession in Whitby Township in 1830 or 1831. In his will in 1859 he directed his three sons to erect a house. This cut fieldstone house was built in 1861 and became the residence of Thomas H. Smith. It was later …

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877, P.# 54     This brick farmhouse was located on lot 21 of Broken Front Concession on the west side of Thickson Road. It was north of the stone house owned by Thomas H. Smith. The John L. Smith house was destroyed by fire on 2 November 1974.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     This brick house was built in 1876 on the south east corner of Hopikins and Victoria Streets on lot 22 in Whitby Township. The house was severely damaged by fire in June 2006. Barnabus Gibson was a railway contractor who later moved to Toronto.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     Springfield Farm was located on lot 26 on the north side of Concession 7 in Whitby Township.

      (Condition: Fair. Image is quite faded)

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

      George Henry Frewen Dartnell was born on February 13, 1834 in the city of Limerick, Ireland. The family came to Toronto in 1850. George Dartnell became a lawyer in Whitby in 1858, Junior Judge of Ontario County in 1873 and senior judge in 1896. He served 18 years on the …

      Copie sur négatif 60 mm (6 x 7) d'un ferrotype

      Une digue et au fond, nous voyons le mur de l'église inachevée.

      Richard Hatch was born at Darlington Township on October 7, 1839 and in 1864 started a hardware business at Whitby in partnership with his brother, Samuel Brown Hatch. In 1889 he moved to Toronto where he set up his own hardware business. He died at Toronto on July 26, 1936, …

      Library has both mounted original and englarged reproduction

      Enlarged reproduction of original photograph

      Enlarged reproduction of original

      There was a great rivalry between the two fire companies and it was often suggested that the fire fighters may have set fires to try out each other's efficiency. Enlarged reproduction of original.

 Unknown, Illustrated Historical Atlas of the County of Ontario, Ont. (Toronto, Ontario: J.H. Beers & Co., 1877), 1877     This house is located at the north-east corner of Mary and Pine Streets (at 201 Pine Street). It was built in the 1850s and demolished in 1976. Owners of this house were the Armstrong Family, W.H. Higgins, C.F. Stewart, J.B. Laidlaw and Frank Lloyd Beecroft. The home was called "The …

      James Holden (1828-1881) was the first president of the Ontario Ladies' College board of directors from 1874 to 1881. He was also one of the founding members of the College. Mr. Holden was born at Stouffville, Upper Canada, on February 29, 1828 and died at Dominion City, Manitoba, on October …

      The Lang Cemetery is behind the barn on the east corner of Hwy No.2 and the Madden Road. It is no more than half an acre in size. There are a number of graves without stones. Most of the stones had foot stones that have been removed. This is a …