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  • Employees of White & Co.
    Employees of White & Co.
    Image       Condition: Fair. Folded, bent and fingerprinted. Very dirty as well.
    Image     Condition: Fair. Folded, bent and fingerprinted. Very dirty as well.
    St. Marys Museum
  • Plans for Ercildoune by William Williams, 1881
    Plans for Ercildoune by William Williams, 1881
    Image       Condition: Copy is excellent.
    Image     Condition: Copy is excellent.
    St. Marys Museum
  • John Shier, 1881
    John Shier, 1881
    Image       John Shier was born at Peter-Cutler, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on August 16, 1808. He studied under his father to be a Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer in Scotland, and emigrated to the United States in 1829, settling at Newburg, New York. Here he constructed sloops on the Hudson River for …
    Image     John Shier was born at Peter-Cutler, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, on August 16, 1808. He studied under his father to be a Provincial Land Surveyor and Civil Engineer in Scotland, and emigrated …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Colonel John Edwin Farewell, 1881.
    Colonel John Edwin Farewell, 1881.
    Image       John Edwin Farewell was born in East Whitby Township on February 18, 1840, a descendant of Irish ancestors and was adopted by Abraham Farewell, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ontario South. He was educated in Whitby and Barrie and received a Bachelor of Law degree from the University of Toronto …
    Image     John Edwin Farewell was born in East Whitby Township on February 18, 1840, a descendant of Irish ancestors and was adopted by Abraham Farewell, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ontario …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Charles E. Foreman
    Charles E. Foreman
    Image       The parents of Charles were Amanda Mary Oakley, b. October 18, 1831 in Waterdown, Ontario, who married John A. Foreman, Jr. in the town of Oakville, Trafalgar Township on April 29, 1847. They bought land in the Kansas Territory but with the American Civil War imminent, they brought their young …
    Image     The parents of Charles were Amanda Mary Oakley, b. October 18, 1831 in Waterdown, Ontario, who married John A. Foreman, Jr. in the town of Oakville, Trafalgar Township on April …
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • James Campbell, 1881
    James Campbell, 1881
    Image       James Campbell was born at Forres, Scotland on October 4, 1838. He came to Whitby in the late 1850s. From about 1860-1895 he and his brother Robert Campbell operated a dry goods store in Whitby called R&J Campbell. He was a member of the Whitby Town Council from 1863-1864, 1867, …
    Image     James Campbell was born at Forres, Scotland on October 4, 1838. He came to Whitby in the late 1850s. From about 1860-1895 he and his brother Robert Campbell operated a …
    Whitby Public Library
  • John Lawrence Smith, 1881
    John Lawrence Smith, 1881
    Image       John L. Smith, son of William Smith and Hannah Norgrove, was born on lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township on October 11, 1838. He was a farmer throughout his life and a strong supporter of the Methodist Church. He was one of the founders of the Whitby Methodist Tabernacle …
    Image     John L. Smith, son of William Smith and Hannah Norgrove, was born on lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township on October 11, 1838. He was a farmer throughout his …
    Whitby Public Library
  • James Benjamin Bickell, 1881
    James Benjamin Bickell, 1881
    Imagecomment       James Benjamin Bickell was born in the parish of Stowford, Devonshire, England, on December 7, 1826 and came to Canada at age 17, in 1843. His family settled in the vicinity of Peterborough. James Benjamin Bickell then moved to Bowmanville and went into the milling business. About 1861 he moved …
    Imagecomment     James Benjamin Bickell was born in the parish of Stowford, Devonshire, England, on December 7, 1826 and came to Canada at age 17, in 1843. His family settled in the …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Annie Wilson, 1881
    Annie Wilson, 1881
    Image       Condition: Fair to poor. Faded and yellowed with plenty of wear and some tears.
    Image     Condition: Fair to poor. Faded and yellowed with plenty of wear and some tears.
    St. Marys Museum
  • John Lawrence Smith, c.1880
    John Lawrence Smith, c.1880
    Image       John L. Smith, a farmer on Thickson Road in Whitby Township, was one of the founders of the Ontario Ladies' College in 1874 and was second vice-president of the board in 1906. Mr. Smith was born at Whitby Township on October 11, 1838 and died at Whitby Township, on May …
    Image     John L. Smith, a farmer on Thickson Road in Whitby Township, was one of the founders of the Ontario Ladies' College in 1874 and was second vice-president of the board …
    Whitby Public Library
  • Cabinet photo of unidentified man
    Cabinet photo of unidentified man
    Imagemystery       Perking Photographer is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street. "Cabinet card photographs were first introduced in 1866. They were initially employed for landscapes rather than portraitures. Cabinet cards replaced Carte de visite photographs as the popular mode of photography. Cabinet cards became the standard for …
    Imagemystery     Perking Photographer is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street. "Cabinet card photographs were first introduced in 1866. They were initially employed for landscapes rather than …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of a child
    Photograph of a child
    Imagemystery       Perking Photographer is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street. "Cabinet card photographs were first introduced in 1866. They were initially employed for landscapes rather than portraitures. Cabinet cards replaced Carte de visite photographs as the popular mode of photography. Cabinet cards became the standard for …
    Imagemystery     Perking Photographer is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street. "Cabinet card photographs were first introduced in 1866. They were initially employed for landscapes rather than …
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of an elderly woman
    Photograph of an elderly woman
    Image       Photographer Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street.
    Image     Photographer Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of a woman
    Photograph of a woman
    Imagemystery       A photographer Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street.
    Imagemystery     A photographer Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating from 1881-1890 in Toronto, on 293 Yonge Street.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of a woman
    Photograph of a woman
    Imagemystery       Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating photography business in Toronto in 1881-1890.
    Imagemystery     Thomas E. Perkins is listed as operating photography business in Toronto in 1881-1890.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of Ab and Jennie Helmkay
    Photograph of Ab and Jennie Helmkay
    Image       Thomas Perkins is listed as operating photography business in Toronto in 1881-1890.
    Image     Thomas Perkins is listed as operating photography business in Toronto in 1881-1890.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Photograph of unknown man
    Photograph of unknown man
    Image       A photograph of an unknown man.
    Image     A photograph of an unknown man.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
  • Marriage of Samuel Leaver and Jane Lyon, 1881
    Marriage of Samuel Leaver and Jane Lyon, 1881
    Image       The family surname, Leaver, is spelled "Laver" in one of these records.
    Image     The family surname, Leaver, is spelled "Laver" in one of these records.
    Trafalgar Township Historical Society
  • Early Flesherton Advance Office
    Early Flesherton Advance Office
    Image       Founded by A.R. Fawcett, the paper was printed here until the end of the century when it moved to Durham Street. The building no longer exisits.
    Image     Founded by A.R. Fawcett, the paper was printed here until the end of the century when it moved to Durham Street. The building no longer exisits.
    South Grey Museum
  • Photo of unknown woman
    Photo of unknown woman
    Image       Edy Brothers was operating photography business in London, Ont., in 1881-1882.
    Image     Edy Brothers was operating photography business in London, Ont., in 1881-1882.
    Richmond Hill Public Library
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