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      James Hamilton Nicholson was born in Ireland in 1853 and was married at Belfast, Ireland on February 1, 1876. He then went to Iowa in the United States and arrived in Whitby about 1878. From 1904 until his death he was a furniture dealer and undertaker. He died at Whitby …

      Mrs. John Arthur Jeffrey (Adalina Lick), daughter of Jeremiah Lick, was born in East Whitby Township in 1880. She attended Oshawa and Whitby High Schools and graduated in Arts and Music from the University of Toronto. She worked as the teacher of honour mathematics and honour physics. She taught at …

      This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street. The school was built in 1855 and demolished in 1923. This picture has been printed on page 6 of "100 Years of Brooklin Schools. In the identifying information, the …

      Photo from: Vox Collegii, 1904

      Photo from: Vox Collegii, 1904

      This building was located at 101 Brock Street South (at the south east corner of Brock and Dundas Streets). It was built in 1874 and was the Whitby branch of the bank from 1875 to 1970. It was the only building in the block to escape destruction in the great …

      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.

      This grocery store was located at 106 Brock Street North (on the west side of Brock Street, one door north of Allin's Drug Store. The wooden doors at the right of the photograph close off a passageway for deliveries to the back of the stores.

      This bookstore was located at 115 Brock Street South. It was the fifth store south of the Dominion Bank on the east side of Brock Street, south of Dundas. Mrs. M.J. Allin was the wife of Lewis Allin. She opened the store when the building was built in 1878. Mrs. …

      John Vipond was born at Raglan, East Whitby Township in 1849 and moved to Brooklin about 1874. A prominent breeder of Clydesdale horses he had many champions. He was a member of the Oshawa Fair Board and was involved in local politics. Mr. Vipond was a Whitby Township Councilor from …

      St. John's Anglican Church was built of Kingston limestone in 1846. It is located at 150 Victoria St. East, Whitby, Ontario (on the north side of Victoria Street, east of Brock Street).

      The 34th Regiment was militia for Ontario County. They were known as the 34th Regiment from 1866 until 1920. After such time they became known as Ontario Regiment (RCAC). This group is sometimes also referred to as the 34th (Ontario) Battalion.

      This couple was married November 16, 1904. While the exact date of this image cannot be determined, it is safe to assume the photograph was taken on our about that date in commemoration of the event.

      Inverlynn was built in 1860 for William Laing. Since 1870 it has been owned by the family of George McGillivray and his descendants.

      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.

      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.

      The Charles Lynde family lived on the south half of lot 32 of Concession 4 in Whitby Township. The Lynde family originally arrived in Whitby Township in 1804 and settled in the area known as Lynde Creek.

      This brick house was built in 1883 for Lyman T. Barclay, a Whitby lawyer. It was later owned by James Rutledge who died in 1914. Richard Norman Bassett then owned the house and sold it in 1951 when it was divided into apartments.

      The Whitby Collegiate Institute was built in 1873 and was located on the south side of Colborne Street between King and Centre Streets. The school was demolished in 1975-1976.

      Dundas Street School, also known as the model school, was built in 1875 on the north side of Dundas Street west of Garden Street. It was demolished in the early 1960s but additions from the 1950s remained and were renamed Florence Heard Public School in 1974.