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 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.

      Red infantry tunic, Canadian Volunteer Militia 1870-1876.

      A ribbon of judge of Annual Show of Agricultural Society.

      English-born watercolour painter Joseph Thomas Rolph specialized in engraving and lithography after moving to Toronto, where he was one of the most popular artists in this field in 19th century. When the Ontario School of Art was founded in 1876, he also worked there as a teacher of engraving.

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1873     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1873     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1871     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1872     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library

 Geological Survey of Canada, 1872     Full text available at Brodie Resource Library

 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.

      This log cabin was built by John Spencer (1786-1875) who settled on lot 29 of Concession 7 in 1833. David Burns (1850-1922), a poet in Brooklin, was born in this house on 6 August 1850 according to a caption under this photograph in his second book of poems published after …

      George Mowat emigrated to Toronto in 1879 and later settled at Whitby. Both he and his son, Roderick, found employment at Martin Manufacturing Company (the Buckle Factory) in Whitby.

      Image of Wampum Collection - Pitts River Museum, England - Taken by Horatio Hale, Anthropologist, 1871. Photograph taken in Brantford, Ontario, on September 14, 1871. Horatio Hale, who made these pictures, said that the zones were divided into groups. He was told that the five zones in the group left …

      Large Victorian tilting set: ice pitcher and base with handle. Vessel has a hinged lid, pouring spout, and handle can be hung at either side on the base. Base has a high handle for carrying; silver

      Chrism oil stock, used for anointing in Sacraments of Confirmation and Holy Orders. Stock of Sterling silver, makers mark, Benziger Bros. New York. c1875.