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

      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.

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      This picture is likely a copy of a tin type.

      James Rice ( 1807-1898) was born in Devonshire, England. He came to Canada sometime in the 1830s and married Nancy Park of Ireland at Whitby Township in 1840. The couple had 10 surviving children: Mary Rice (1841-1921), John (1843-1920), Ann (1846-1932), George (1848-1858), Thomas (1851-1904), Charlotte (1853-1893), James (1856-1934), Samuel …

      Dorothy Truesdale c1872-1900- wife of Thomas Norton.

      Leaving Aberdeenshire in Scotland, George McGillivray landed at Quebec in 1833 and hadn't intended to settle at Whitby Township. While in Vermont, McGillivray received a letter from William Dow encouraging him to purchase land in Whitby Township. After having spent time at Glen Dhu, the Dow family homestead in Whitby …

      Robert White (1816-1908) of England married Elizabeth Rowan (1822-1909) of Ireland in 1843. In 1852 they settled at Whitby on lot 29 of Concession 2 after living for some time at Toronto. Robert White was a brick and tile maker and he operated a brick yard on his property at …

      Robert White (1816-1908) of England married Elizabeth Rowan (1822-1909) of Ireland in 1843. In 1852 they settled at Whitby after living for some time at Toronto. Robert and Elizabeth had nine children: Joseph (1844-1921), Thomas, Jane (1847-1914), William, Robert, Sarah Ann, Elizabeth, John, James.

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      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.

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      Notes found with this photo state that the log constructed school was built around 1884 or 1885 and could hold twenty to twenty-five pupils. The notation also states that the school served the community of Livingstone Creek as a social centre for a long time. This photo can be found …

      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 …

      Copy of the front and back of a portrait of Catherine Stull (1765-1857), wife of Latham Stull of Esquesing. The original is in the Ackert Family Bibile in the possession of Anne Ackert of London, Ontario (1992). (Acc#134)

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      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.