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    John Edwin Farewell was born in East Whitby Township on February 18, 1840, a descendant of Irish ancestors and was adopted by Abraham Farewell, Member of Parliament (MP) for Ontario South. He was edu

    This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street.

    This picture was taken in front of the public school on the north side of Winchester Street, west of Simcoe Street.

    Reverend Hugh Crozier was born, likely in Mono Township, Upper Canada, on December 1, 1840 and attended school in Streetsville and Toronto. He went to Knox College, Toronto in 1862 and in 1864 entere

    This brick farm house was built about 1879 for Emanuel Sleep on the south side of Victoria Street, east of South Blair Street (lot 24, Broken Front Concession). The bricks were brought from the Don V

    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 wa

    Rev. Joseph E. Sanderson was the man who founded the Ontario Ladies' College. He started the public meetings in 1873-1874 to establish the college and personally traveled throughout Ontario to raise

    A black and white photograph of a band holding their instruments on Brock Street north of Dundas Street in Whitby. In the background of this photo are the stores on the west side of Brock Street betw

    This store was located at 50 Baldwin Street. It was built on lot 62 Campbell and Way Plan, by Henry Daniels and was demolished in 1971.

    Myrtle Station was founded at the junction of Highway 12 and the Ontario and Quebec Railway which was built through Whitby Township in 1884. After the first hotel and store were destroyed by fire a s

    Myrtle Station was founded at the junction of Highway 12 and the Ontario and Quebec Railway which was built through Whitby Township in 1884. After the hotel shown in this photograph was destroyed by

    This house was located on the south west corner of Highway 12 and Myrtle Road (9th Concession).Whitby’s house numbering system was provided by Rev. Dr. James Roy Van Wyck (1877-1941), a retired Presb

    John Dryden was born on June 5, 1840 on Maple Shade Farm (a successful 200-acre property near the village of Winchester (Brooklin) at the north east corner of Thickson Road and the 7th Concession, Wh

    John Dryden was born on June 5, 1840 on Maple Shade Farm (a successful 200-acre property near the village of Winchester (Brooklin) at the north east corner of Thickson Road and the 7th Concession, Wh

    Dr. Robert John Gunn was born on February 14, 1815 at Caithness, Scotland. He came to Canada in the autumn of 1842 and settled in Whitby where he was a physician and surgeon for 58 years. He was mayo

    Andrew Miller Ross was born at Edinburgh, Scotland on October 9, 1851 and came to Whitby in 1856. As a young man he moved to Rockford, Illinois where he was married in 1875. He returned to Whitby abo

    Dr. Robert John Gunn was born on February 14, 1815 at Caithness, Scotland. He came to Canada in the autumn of 1842 and settled in Whitby where he was a physician and surgeon for 58 years. He was mayo

    John Lawrence Smith, son of William Smith and Hannah Norgrove, was born on lot 21, Broken Front Concession, Whitby Township on October 11, 1838. He was a farmer throughout his life and a strong suppo

    This is a black and white photograph of a tennis tournament at Ontario Ladies' College. This picture was taken in front of Frances Hall, which was built in 1895.

    This is a black and white photograph of a tennis match on the lawn of the Ontario Ladies' College. The man at left is Professor W.J. Greenwood. The man at right is Rev. Dr. J.J. Hare, the school's pr