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      As a response to John Ham Perry's "castle" in the area now known as Kinsmen park, Sheriff Nelson Reynolds built Trafalgar Castle in 1859. He paid $70,000 dollars at the time, which was an incredibly large amount of money. Eventually, the Methodists convinced Whitby council that it would be in …

      This is a black and white photograph of a tennis match on the lawn of the Ontario Ladies' College. The man at left is Professor W.J. Greenwood. The man at right is Rev. Dr. J.J. Hare, the school's principal. To his right is Miss Keen. The third woman to the …

      Allin's Drug Store was located at 100 Dundas Street West (on the north west corner of Dundas and Brock Streets). Mr. Allin operated the store from 1896 to 1945. The building where the drugstore was located was called Gerrie's Block. This building was built for James H. Gerrie in 1873.

      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 …

      A black and white photograph of a band holding their instruments on Brock Street north of Dundas Street in Whitby. In the background of this photo are the stores on the west side of Brock Street between Dundas and Elm Streets. The street is decorated with flags and evergreen trees. …

      This is a black and white photograph of the Ontario Ladies' College taken from the main gate which can be seen at left.

      Ontario Ladies' College is now known as Trafalgar Castle School, and is located at 401 Reynolds Street.

      This home was located at 780 Garden Street at the west side of Garden Street south of Rossland Road. This house was built of limestone imported from Kingston about 1845 for a Scottish farmer named John Thomson.

      This brick farm house was built about 1879 for Emanuel Sleep on the south side of Victoria Street, east of South Blair Street (lot 24, Broken Front Concession). The bricks were brought from the Don Valley brick yard in Toronto and the stairs and library bookcases were built by Capt. …

      A black and white photograph of the Whitby Male Quartet. In this photo the members of the Male Quartet are standing on the front steps of the Whitby Baptist Church at at 300 Colborne Street West. From left to right are: E.W. Evans (First Bass); George Whitelaw (Second Bass); William …

      This brick house was built in 1835 on lot 20 of Concession 7 in Whitby Township. It was located on the north side of the the 7th Concession, east of Thickson Road. A second story was added to the house in 1926. It was the residence of James Dryden (1806-1881), …

      Black and white negative of a photograph of a Whitby hockey team. The photograph was taken in a studio. The men are wearing uniforms. Back row: W.M. Pringle, C. White, A.G. Henderson, Dr. G. Woodrow, Gordon Tamblyn. Middle row: Frank Mathison, Robert Stewart, Colin Stewart, J. Conway. Front row: William …

      May Irwin was a Canadian singer, songwriter, and comic performer who enjoyed popularity and prestige on the American stage from the late 1890s until the end of the 1910s. Key to Irwin’s popularity was her role as a “coon-shouter” and a performer of “coon songs,” deeply racist forms that emerge …

      This is a black and white photograph of a tennis tournament at Ontario Ladies' College. This picture was taken in front of Frances Hall, which was built in 1895.

      Black and white photo of a "Dredge" ship named Nippising at the harbour in Whitby, Ontario.

      There is a tear in the surface of the original photograph that shows as a white mark near the middle of this scanned copy.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1872-1873 at the south east corner of Colborne Street and King Street. The building was demolished in 1975-1976.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1872-1873 at the south east corner of Colborne Street and King Street. The building was demolished in 1975-1976.

      This house was located at 840 Dundas Street East (on the north side of Dundas Street opposite Craydon Road). This house was demolished in 1964 and the Georgian Courts apartment buildings were built on the site the following year.John Dundas Howden was Whitby's postmaster from 1885 to 1924.Whitby’s house numbering …

      A black and white negative of a photograph of four unidentified tennis players posed under a tennis net. The location of this tennis court is unknown.