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      The stone house was located on lot 30 on the north side of Rossland Road (Concession 3)and east of McQuay Blvd. (D'Hilliar Street) in Whitby Township. It was built in the 1840s or 1850s for Sylvester Lynde (1800-1883), a son of Jabez Lynde. The house was destroyed by fire on …

      This house, located on the north side of Rossland Road was demolished many years ago. It was originally located on lot 28.

      Coldstream Farm was on lot 30 of Concession 1 south of Highway 2 at Lynde Creek in Whitby Township.

      St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church was built as the Church of Scotland in 1859 at 508 Byron Street South. It served as a Presbyterian church until 1968 when a new church on Cochrane Street was opened.

      This photograph is unidentified, but it may be a photo of a Sunday school group from St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church.

      Members of this Whitby Fire Brigade were volunteers.

      James Tinwell Thompson, sexton of All Saints' Anglican Church, died on January 10, 1884 at Whitby, and was buried on January 12, 1884 in St. John's Anglican Cemetery. This gravestone disappeared before 1971 and the grave is now unmarked.

      Thomas Paxton was born in Whitby Township in 1821 and in 1847 was one of the founders of Port Perry. He was a businessman in that community for many years. He was Reeve of Reach Township when the Provisional Council of the County of Ontario was formed in 1852 and …

      Efforts to put together a Whitby Brass Band were started in 1863 and attempts were made to secure public funding. In June 1863, town council decided that it was not advisable "to appropriate any money for the purpose of organizing a band in this town." (Whitby Chronicle, June 4, 1863). …

      A black and white photograph of the Whitby Young Men's Club members. In the front are two small light coloured dogs. Back Row: E. Ray; William E. Hewis; Wess Anorrish; Anthony Bandel. Middle Row: W. Greening; Charles Stevens; John Foley. Front Row: William Wilkinson; Charles Roberts.

      A black and white photograph of a group of men at a lodge meeting on the third floor of the building at the north east corner of Brock Street and Dundas Street. No information is available on what lodge this is or who is in the picture.

      No information is known about who these men are or the group they represent.

      Robert Barnes was born in Cumberland County, England, on March 10, 1853 and came to Whitby with his father William Barnes, a carpenter, in 1856. Robert Barnes worked as a contractor and assisted his father in building All Saints' Anglican Church and many other Whitby buildings. He died at Whitby …

      George McGillivray was born at St. Fergus, Aberdeenshire, Scotland on October 5, 1813. In 1833 he emigrated to Canada and went to Montreal and Vermont before accepting an invitation to settle in Whitby Township from William Dow, another Scottish settler. After staying with Mr. Dow for awhile, Mr. McGillivray settled …

      All Saints' Anglican Church was built in 1865-66 at 300 Dundas Street West. This photograph was taken in W.E. O'Brien's studio in Whitby.

      Stephen Hoitt was born in September 1812 and died at Myrtle, Ontario, Canada on February 3, 1895. He is buried in the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery at Myrtle.

      Miranda Evelyn Gordon was born at Upper Canada on March 18, 1833 and died at Myrtle, Ontario, Canada on October 23, 1906. She is buried at the Methodist Episcopal Cemetery in Myrtle.

      Rev. Edward Warren (1833-1913) was the sixth (6th) child of William Warren Sr. and Clarissa Lynde. He was born at Darlington Township on August 9, 1833. He studied law a the University of Toronto, but went into the ministry and became a missionary for many years int eh American West. …

      John Sinclair was born in Whitby Township, on July 14, 1838, and farmed on Lot 24, 4th Concession. In 1874 he gave the land for the Sinclair Public School which was built in 1874 and demolished in 1992. The Sinclair Secondary School is named after him. John Sinclair died at …

      William Hislop was born at Whitby Township in 1850. He worked as a farmer at Whitby Township. Mary Oke was born at Devonshire England, in August 1850. He and Mary E. (Lily) Oke were married on April 9, 1885. Mary E. Oke died on November 9, 1888 and is buried …