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      Ellice and Downie Union School Section No. 2, Perth Country, 1926. Class Photo by E. Denton, Kitchener.

 Winnington-Ingram, The Right Honourable Right Rev. Arthur F., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 19 Aug 1926, 199-206     The invisible but unbreakable bonds of the British Empire. What those bonds are. The bond of common blood. Keeping Canada supplied with British stock. The Church Settlement Scheme. The common homeland. What the British flag stands for. Our common flag, indicating that we are both standing for the ideals that …

 Webb, Col. R.H., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 3 Dec 1926, 289-298     Interest in the problems of Western Canada, one of which is the Hudson Bay Railway. Interest in the development of the Hudson Route, and particularly to Port Nelson. Hudson Bay as an all-year-round route. The prosperity of Toronto, Ontario, and the whole of the Dominion lying in the development of …

 Bateman, G.C., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 25 Feb 1926, 67-75     Mining itself as old as agriculture, if not older, and next to agriculture the most permanent of all our industries. Some history of mining. The search for gold, closely identified with the advance of our civilization. Development in Northern Ontario over the past 20 years. This growing industry the greatest …

      Waterloo Lutheran Seminary is a seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada affiliated with the nondenominational Wilfrid Laurier University, located in Waterloo, Ontario. It was established in 1911 as the Evangelical Lutheran Seminary of Canada, and changed to its current name in 1960.

 Dafoe, John W., The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 11 Mar 1926, 89-101     The political interest in Australia. The lack of history; the interesting present; a future which makes an appeal to the historic imagination. Marked differences between Australia and Canada, due to a variety of causes which can be easily sorted out and identified. The politics of Australia. A brief history of …

 Shortt, Professor Adam, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 28 Jan 1926, 24-33     The danger of failing to see the forest for the trees. Some aspects of the general forest for study and supplement by special knowledge of the trees which constitute the forest. The impossibility of knowing the forest without knowing the trees; the possibility of knowing the trees without knowing the …

 Pickford, Sir Alfred, The Empire Club of Canada Addresses (Toronto, Canada: The Empire Club of Canada, 1927), 22 Apr 1926, 169-178     What the Boy Scout Movement is, and what it is not. An anecdote with regard to the uniform the speaker is wearing. Some facts and figures with regard to the history and development of the Boy Scout movement. The unique code of the Scout Law; the lack of negatives. Characteristics …

      Howey Gold Mine from the shore of Red Lake in 1937. Over 92 percent of Red Lake's gold production in 50 years came from the equilateral triangle with sides three miles long and included Balmertown, Cochenour and Red Lake. Howey Gold Mines Ltd. was part of this triangle and grossed …

      'The heavy steam drills used at Howey Mine were transported 135 miles from the railroad at Hudson, Ontario to Red Lake, by teams of horses hauling sleds, carrying three ton loads. Forty percent of this load would be oats and hay for the horses and food and cooking utensils for …

      Clerk, Robert Tyre, and mining recorder, H.E. Holland, in front of their office in Red Lake, Ontario, April 1926. Over 10,000 mining claims were recorded that year.

      A black and white photograph of the Inverlynn Chicken Coop. There are several chickens on the grass in front of the poultry house.

      Staff for the "Inverlynn" estate lived in the house at 243 Wellington Street. Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presbyterian minister. Van Wyck provided this service to the town, free of charge, during the Great Depression. By the summer of …

      'Happy' Crocker with his touring car, which he used to advertise Fort William tourist camps. Edward Crocker travelled throughout Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa and Illinois handing out leaflets advertising the beauty of the Lakehead area.

      George Painter was the station operator at Myrtle Station, which a stop on the Whitby, Port Perry, and Lindsay rail line.

      The year was 1923 when Seth Grimes and Percy Mulveney began their partnership, repairing and selling used vehicles. Both men were from local pioneer families. Seth stayed in the auto business for many years, operating such garages as Utterson Garage, Grimes Garage, West End Motors, Golden Mile Motor Court, and …

      Names of workers: Back row, L-R, Ike Hilson (Sr.), Bill Sheppard, George Bosman, Jim Service, Dave Wilson, ?????, Jack Sheppard, Frank Shannon, Kelly McEacheran, Joe Waters, George Miller, Pete Ferrier, Bob Parker, Bill Potts, Foreman. Middle row L-R - Mat. Hilson, Jack McLaughlin, Jack Turner, Richard Ferrier, Leonard Parsons, Bob …

      Friends & relatives from Leaskdale, ON., P.E.I., and Norval, ON., either in group or single shots, ca.1917-1930.

      John McClelland was the first president of the Whitby Legion in 1926. He operated a coal business at 145 Brock Street South.

      William Frederick Harden was born at Chatham, Kent, England, on May 19, 1883. He came to Whitby in 1914 and was head Chef at the Ontario Hospital until he retired on January 1, 1944. He developed the canning and preserving department at the hospital and was a member of the …