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    In 1871, Oshawa gave the Ontario Malleable Iron Co. Ltd. an incentive to open a factory in the area. This decision proved to be a valuable one, as the establishment of the iron works assisted in the

    The Oshawa Steam and Gas Fitting Co. was founded in 1902 when J.D. Storie purchased a factory building from J. Bailes (Oshawa Stove Company). In 1910 the name was changed to Fittings Ltd., and the bu

    The Spring and Axle Co. building was originally built in 1918. It was located on Ritson Road north of Colborne Street It reported to the parent company Ontario Steel Products Ltd. (in Gananoque). The

    Bishop Bethune College was incorporated in 1889, and was a boarding and day school for girls which was run by the Anglican Church It was named in honour of the second Bishop of Toronto, and was champ

    King Street Public School was built in 1913 on property that was originally purchased by the McLaughlin Carriage Co., and given to the School Board. Some students came from as far away as Bloor Stree

    Tintypes were made from around 1850 through the turn of the twentieth century. Usually around the size of a business card, they were often given to visitors as a momento of the family. The photo emul

    The factory, built in 1872, was at the end of Centre St. S. and was eventually demolished. It was first inhabited by a High Beaver Hats, then by Masson Manufacturing Company. In 1892 J. Schofield pur

    Black and white photo of the exterior of the First Baptist Church, located on the south west corner of King Street and Prospect Street (now Mary Street South).

    Located at the corner of Victoria Street and King Street East, the Regent Theatre was originally erected in 1919, and staged both theatre acts and films. It eventually fell into disrepair, and a rene

    In 1867, a greyish brick school was erected in an area known as "Cedar Dale" which became East Whitby in 1868. The community grew around the old Grand Trunk Railroad, S.S. #2. A further addition to t

    Black and white photo of the exterior of Bond Bros Tires building.

    The Odd Fellows in Ontario were established very early on in the history of Upper Canada. A lodge was founded in Oshawa in 1847. The peak of expansion seems to have been in the 1920s when Ontario lod

    Girl Guides is an organization devoted to the growth of girls in the community. It grew out of the Boy Scouts movement in the early part of the twentieth century. In fact it was Agnes Baden Powell wh

    Simcoe Street Methodist (now United) church was constructed in 1867 as a response to the overcrowding of the previous facility on King Street. It originally cost $15,000 to build, and was completely

    The mill race was used to operate the Warren's Flour Mill, and filled in once electricity became more widely used. The house address was 68 Mechanic Street, later renamed Macmillan Drive,. The house

    The photo was taben in a studio in Orillia. This is likely H. E. Morphy and his extended family. The identifies of the others is unknown.

    This factory was originally built by T. N. Gibbs.to manufacture furniture. The McLaughlin family purchased the building in 1892 for the manufacture of carriages. There was a devastating fire in 1899,

    Black and white photo of the exterior of the signal tower at the Oshawa Train Station.

    The lady in the middle of the back row is Edith Evans, mother of Dorothy. Edith was the owner and operator (along with her husband) of Gold Medal Cleaners for many years. The couple resided above the

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