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      This log cabin was built by John Spencer (1786-1875) who settled on lot 29 of Concession 7 in 1833. David Burns (1850-1922), a poet in Brooklin, was born in this house on 6 August 1850 according to a caption under this photograph in his second book of poems published after …

      George Mowat emigrated to Toronto in 1879 and later settled at Whitby. Both he and his son, Roderick, found employment at Martin Manufacturing Company (the Buckle Factory) in Whitby.

      The William Dow (1777-1855) settled at Whitby Township in 1833 after having arrived in Canada from Banffshire, Scotland. They took up residence at Glen Dhu farm on Concession 3. William Dow was well known throughout Ontario for his agricultural improvements, especially in the production of great crop yields. William Dow …

 Unknown, Canadian Illustrated News, 18 June 1870     The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side of McQuay Street north of Dundas Street. The race was attended by John Sandfield Macdonald, Attorney General of Ontario, and records state that there were more than …

      It is believed this shop was located at 105 Dundas Street East on the south side between Brock and Green Streets and that it was destroyed by fire October 16, 1877. However, it is unknown if this is the shop from Whitby. Johnathan Wolfenden started a marble works in Whitby …

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      Black and white photograph, c. 1870, of Agnes Smith Thornton. She was born in Whitby Township, Upper Canada, on November 9, 1839, and married John Gilchrist, an Oshawa merchant, at Oshawa on December 16, 1862. She was the second daughter of Rev. Dr. Robert Hill Thornton, the first Presbyterian minister …

      Black and white photograph of Rev. Dr. Robert Hill Thornton c. 1870. Thornton was born in April, 1806 at Calder, near Edinburgh, Scotland and attended the University of St. Andrews and the Secessionist Church College in Glasgow. In 1833 he received a call to become the first Presbyterian minister in …

      Augustus Barrett was born in Germany in 1830. He married Sarah Ann Edwards and they had two children. Augustus opened his photography studio in Whitby in 1872 and operated a studio and gallery until 1884. He later opened a studio in Toronto and died in 1902. Sarah died in 1919. …

      This large format negative was found in the Archives storage room without any identification. However, we believe that this negative may be an image from the The Queen's Plate, Canada's most noted horse race, that was run at Whitby in May 1870. The track was located on the west side …