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.

Since its founding, the Whitby Historical Society has grown into a dynamic organization with an active Board of Directors, a thriving membership, and volunteer team. The WHS continues to be dedicated the preservation of history and heritage, and to generating public interest 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 runs the Warren General Store and maintains Clarissa Lynde’s Heritage Kitchen Garden, exhibiting typical plants and herbs used in the kitchens of the 1800s.