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Whitby Historical Society

Name: Whitby Historical Society
Address: 900 Brock Street South, Whitby, ON, L1N4L6, CA
Telephone: +19056653131
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www.whitbyhistoricalsociety.com Brian Winter, the first and youngest member, established the Archives in the broom closet.

Dedicated the preservation of history and heritage, and to generating public interest in our history through a variety of community outreach and educational programs. Founded in 1967, coinciding with Canada’s Centennial, and incorporated as a charity in 1968, the Whitby Historical Society (WHS) opened their first museum in a small room in the Centennial Building. It functions as a cultural anchor

in the community providing opportunities and events for residents that enhance a strong sense of identity with their community and its diversity, thereby creating greater satisfaction in their lives. As well, the WHS promotes public interest in the Lynde House Museum as a living museum, and are committed to the preservation of history and heritage by sustaining a display of historical artifacts from our Indigenous people and First Settlers. The museum acts as an archive for both the written and pictorial history of Whitby and Southern Ontario, demonstrating how our past shapes our Town’s character. The WHS strives to empower individuals through lifelong learning and to offer an equal opportunity environment where people of all abilities and talents can volunteer and contribute through art, culture and heritage in creating a better community.

02/18/2025

The Whitby Historical Society
TEA & HISTORY SPEAKER SERIES

THE CAMPBELLS - DIVORCE & SCANDAL IN 1870s WHITBY
presented by Jim Phillips

Monday, March 10 at 7:00pm
Whitby Central Library - Meeting Room 1

ADMISSION BY DONATION

Did you know there was a famous legal battle involving a Whitby couple 150 years ago? This presentation will focus on the socio-legal history of the 1873 breakdown of the marriage of Robert and Eliza Campbell of Whitby. Over half-dozen years saw the couple square off three times in the Ontario courts, and another three times in the Parliament of Canada, all while living in close proximity to each other in Whitby.

Jim Phillips, MA, LLB, PhD, FRSC, is Professor of Law at the University of Toronto, cross-appointed to the Department of History. He is also Editor-in-Chief of the Osgoode Society for Canadian Legal History, and co-author of A History of Law in Canada Volumes 1 & 2. He will talk about his forthcoming book ‘I Did Not Commit Adultery’: Law and Gender in Ontario in the 1870s, which details the Campbell case.

REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED

Seating is limited - please register early!
Register Online at https://warren-general-store.square.site/product/04-10-tea-history-speaker-series-the-campbells-of-whitby-with-jim-phillips/3323 or by Phone at 905-665-3131

Address

900 Brock Street South
Whitby, ON
L1N4L6

Opening Hours

Monday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Tuesday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Thursday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Friday	10:30am - 3:30pm
Saturday	11:30am - 3:30pm

Telephone

+19056653131

Website

http://www.lyndehousemuseum.com/

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Our History

Founded in 1967, coinciding with Canada’s Centennial, and incorporated as a charity in 1968, the Whitby Historical Society opened their first museum in a small room in the Centennial Building. Brian Winter, the first and youngest member, established the Archives in the broom closet.

The Whitby Historical Society has grown into a dynamic organization with an active Board of Directors, a thriving membership and volunteer team. The Whitby Historical Society is dedicated the preservation of history and heritage, and to generating public interest in the people and events that shaped our Town through a variety of community outreach and educational programs. In an agreement with the Town of Whitby, the Whitby Historical Society also operates the Lynde House Museum, sustaining an extensive collection of historical artifacts, and acts as an archive for both the written and pictorial history of Whitby and Southern Ontario.

The Whitby Historical Society offers an extensive year-round calendar of events, welcoming guests from around the world as well as local school and community groups to the Lynde House Museum for tours, offering a glimpse into the lives of settlers in the early 1800s. The Whitby Historical Society runs the Warren General Store, operates a Visitor Information Centre, and maintains Clarissa Lynde’s Heritage Kitchen Garden, exhibiting typical plants and herbs used in the kitchens of the 1800s.