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      This is an original poster with the announcement of farm stock sale in public auction in Markham on January 13th, 1892.

      James Milton Kenny was born at Aylmer, Canada East, on April 9, 1867. He lived on a farm near Guelph until 1899 when he went to northern Manitoba to homestead. He worked for the Canadian Pacific Railway when it was being built through Manitoba and Saskatchewan, and later managed and …

      Charles Fothergill McGillivray was born on lot 1, concession 4, Pickering Township on December 26, 1857 and moved to Whitby in 1870. He graduated in arts from the University of Toronto in 1880 and received his M.A. degree in 1883. he graduated from the medical course in 1890 and interned …

      Thomas Grierson Whitfield was born in Ontario County on April 24, 1854 and moved to Whitby at an early age. In 1871 he became an apprentice for James Byrne, a Whitby druggist. In 1877 when Mr. Byrne died, Mr. Whitfield started his own drug store in Whitby. After several years …

      Frank Lloyd Beecroft was born at Saintfield in Reach Township on February 16, 1868. He worked on his father's farm until 1886 when he attended Lansdowne Model School and Jarvis Collegiate. He attended the British American Business College and went into the dry goods business in Toronto. He joined the …

      George Alexander Ross was born at Whitby on July 11, 1858 and from 1878 to 1924 was a partner with his brother Hugh Ross in Ross Brothers, dry goods and clothing store on Brock Street South. He died at Whitby on June 13, 1936 and is buried at Union Cemetery, …

      This home was located at 117 Gilbert Street West (on the south side of Gilbert Street between Brock and Byron Streets). It was built about 1853 by Thomas Dow and was the office of the first bank in Whitby, the Bank of Montreal from 1853 until the 1860s. This building …

      This home was located at 117 Gilbert Street West (on the south side of Gilbert Street between Brock and Byron Streets). It was built about 1853 by Thomas Dow and was the office of the first bank in Whitby, the Bank of Montreal from 1853 until the 1860s. This building …

      This home was located at 117 Gilbert Street West (on the south side of Gilbert Street between Brock and Byron Streets). It was built about 1853 by Thomas Dow and was the office of the first bank in Whitby, the Bank of Montreal from 1853 until the 1860s. This building …

      This house was located at 114 Byron Street North (on the block bounded by Byron, Dundas, and Centre Streets). It was built before 1850 and is believed to have been the residence of Peter Perry. It was later the residence of Peter Perry's son, Robert, who added an Italianate brick …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 401 Dundas Street West, Whitby. It was built in 1877 on the block bounded by Dundas, Henry, Colborne and King Streets. It was demolished in 1958. The owners of the house were G.Y. Smith (a lawyer and later a judge) and Samuel Trees (owner of …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This brick house was built about 1881 at the north east corner of King and St. John Streets. This home was originally designed for Judge George H. Dartnell (who died in 1899) by Henry Langley (Toronto architect).

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Inverlynn house is a house which is currently located at 1300 Gifford Street in Whitby, Ontario. The former address for this property was 816 Gifford street. Inverlynn house was built at the intersection of Raglan and Giffard Street in 1860 for William Laing (1818-1891). In 1870, the house was purchased …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     Jabez Lynde's house was located at 960 Dundas Street West (at the north west corner of Dundas and D'Hillier Streets). It was built by Jabez Lynde between 1812 to 1815 and remained in the Lynde family until 1895. In 1939 the house was covered with stucco. Later, it was moved …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This frame house was built before 1850 at the north east corner of Brock and Mary Streets (201 Brock Street North) In the early 1850s it was called the Free Church and was a public meeting hall. The Whitby Mechanics' Institute (and library) was founded in this building in 1852. …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 117 Gilbert Street West (on the south side of Gilbert Street between Brock and Byron Streets). It was uilt about 1853 by Thomas Dow and was the office of the first bank in Whitby, the Bank of Montreal from 1853 until the 1860s. This building …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), June 22, 1897     A black and white photographic print of Brock Street South at Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee. Several stores and shops can be seen in the downtown of Whitby. As well, there are several flags above the buildings. One banner across a shop reads "Lawler Welcomes You".

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This frame house was located on the north east corner of Green and Dunlop Streets (at 225 Green Street). This home was demolished in 1977.Mr. Walters operated a dry goods store in Whitby from 1887 until his death in 1933.Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy …

 Unknown, Ontario County Souvenir, 1854-1904 ( Keystone Press, 1904), 1904     This home was located at 601 Dundas Street West at the south west corner of Dundas and Frances Streets. It was built about 1836 by Ezra Annes. In June 1960 it was moved in two sections to the east side of Wellington Street south of Lynde Creek. Whitby’s house numbering …

      This is a black and white print of judicial and county officers for Ontario County. There are prints of George W. Dryden, Registrar; J.E. Farewell, K.C. Clerk; J.F. Paxton, Sheriff; Donald McKay, Treasurer; L.T. Barclay, Registrar Surrogate Court; His Honor Judge McCrimmon; G.Y. Smith, Judge Surrogate Court; His Honor Judge …