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      Located approximately 15 miles west of Marathon, this view is looking east towards the town. As faithful passengers on the Canadian, one of the highlights of each trip was going through the tunnels, especially in the daylight, when the interior passengers lights were turned off. For a few moments that …

      This coloured postcard reveals the beauty surrounding the Big Pic River and Heron Bay on the shore of Lake Superior. Possible hazards of the road were dramatized one late October day when a 'Eulid' truck crashed through the guard rails to the bridge 10 ft. below. It was there that …

      With the end of World War II, the men returning from the war, the men who were released from POW camps, and Europeans wishing to stay in Canada, were all well received by the town of Marathon. In this photo is the CPR depot which was under construction. In the …

      Originally, water for the town had to be drawn from the lake. It needed to be heavily chlorinated. Later water from an artesian well, behind the town was found to be clean, safe and provided a sufficient supply for all the town's needs. In 1957 a new 208,000 gallon water …

      Marathon Recreation centre known as the Rec Hall.

      Marathon Recreation centre known as the Rec Hall.

      A view of the Everest Hotel in Marathon.

      Black and white negative of a photograph showing an image of Whitby looking west from the Ontario Ladies' College. St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church is visible at left. At right is the Port Whitby and Port Perry Railway station. The street leading off into the distance is Gilbert Street.

      David Jacques Kean was born at Gambridge in Thorah Township on 1 April 1884. He taught school at Sonya before entering railway work in Toronto. On 15 March 1919, he was appointed Road Superintendent for Ontario County and moved to Whitby where he had an office in the Court House. …

      The Whitby Maple Leafs were the 1938-1939 championship team in the Whitby Lions Club Midget Hockey League and winners of the Jack King Memorial Cup presented by Mundy Goodfellow Printing Company and the Whitby Gazette and Chronicle.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of the Whitby Girls Softball team. The girls in the front row have team members on their backs. Top row: Unidentified, Unidentified, Dolly Neskel, Unidentified, Elizabeth Southwell, Unidentified. Front row: Joan Wilson, Julia Neskel, Edna Davidson, Marge Smith, Elva Southwell, Lillian Gilbey.

      Black and white negative of a photograph of the 1897-1898 Whitby Senior Hockey team. The photograph was taken in a studio. Back row: Charles Eastwood, Dr. John Waugh (President), E.D. Warren, Col. A.G. Henderson (Manager), Frank Bryan (Trainer). Middle row: George K. Thompson (right forward), Charlie Smith (left forward), Bob …

      Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) was born in Brookfield, MA. He married Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830) in 1796. In 1803 Jabez and Clarissa emigrated to Canada, settling at the area now known as Lynde Creek in 1804. Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez and Clarissa, married Louisa Mary Smith in 1822 …

      Donald McKay (1837-1914) and Alice Noble ( -1924) had six children. Donald taught at Markham Township for a number of years before retiring to mercantile life. He was appointed Ontario County Treasurer in 1890 and held the position until his death. Following her father's death, Emily Alice McKay was appointed …

      The Coakwell family settled at Whitby in 1863 with almost all of their children fully grown. Charles (1816-1897) and Charlotte (1815-1904) Coakwell were married in Yorkshire, England in 1840. They had 8 children: Barnett, William, Thomas, George, James, Charles, Jane, and John. The Coakwell family settled on the north half …

      Jabez Lynde (1773-1856) was born in Brookfield, MA. He married Clarissa Woodruff (1774-1830) in 1796. In 1803 Jabez and Clarissa emigrated to Canada, settling at the area now known as Lynde Creek in 1804. Sylvester Bernard Lynde (1800-1883), eldest son of Jabez and Clarissa, married Louisa Mary Smith in 1822 …

      John MacCarl (1852-1933) of Kingston married Tryphena Hopper (1853-1919) in 1877. The couple had ten children: William John (1878-1881), Albert Edgar (1880-1963), Laura Gertrude (1882- ), Norman Russell (1884-1939), Luella (1886-1934), Frederick, Roy, Walter Frank (1895-1984), Richard Henry (1898-1981), and William R. (1899-1977).

      Peter Williams of Port Perry married Mary Wharton of Iroquois at Port Perry in 1874. The couple had six surviving children: Norman Percy Williams (1878-1967), Ethel Maud Williams (1881-1969), John Maxwell Williams (1885-1944), George Everett Williams (1889-1952), Walter Sheridan Williams (1892-1977), Nora Edna Williams (1900-1976). The Williams family moved to …

      Thomas Hall Wilson (1837-1913), eldest son of James (1807-1890) and Elizabeth (1818-1889) Wilson, married Catherine DeGeer (1837-1913) at Whitchurch Township in 1858; they had six children: Mary Hannah Wilson (1860-1942), William James Wilson (1862-1915), Amanda Elizabeth Wilson (1864-1952), Charles Herbert Wilson (1866-1943), Kate Annett Wilson (1869-1953), George Iolum Wilson (1872-1954). …

      Thomas Hall Wilson (1837-1913), married Catherine DeGeer (1837-1913) at Whitchurch Township in 1858; they had six children: Mary Hannah Wilson (1860-1942), William James Wilson (1862-1915), Amanda Elizabeth Wilson (1864-1952), Charles Herbert Wilson (1866-1943), Kate Annett Wilson (1869-1953), George Iolum Wilson (1872-1954). Thomas was a harness maker and operated a toll …