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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.

      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.

      This brick house was built for John Bradley in 1864. It was located on lot 25 of Concession 5 in Whitby Township. The house was later owned by Thomas Coakwell and William Franklin Batty. The veranda around the house was destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in October 1954. The house was …

      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.

      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.

      The pony was loaned by the Miller Brothers of Brougham. The horse is "General Duke" one of the Clydesdales imported into Canada.

      The W.J. Murray Tannery burned down in June 1890. The brick mill was built in 1848 by Robert Campbell. The Methodist Church was built in 1867 and was located at the south east corner of Mill Street and Princess Street.

      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 …

      W.J. Murray Tannery stood behind the Brooklin brick mill on Lynde Creek. It was built in 1854 by Moses Bartlett and was later taken over by William J. Murray. The tannery was struck by lightning on June 3, 1890 putting 25 men out of work.

      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.

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

      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.

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

      This is a black and white portrait of students attending the Ontario Ladies College.