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The Harness Shop – 89 River St To the east of the Beale block is a private residence owned by the Miller family and at one time one of their ancestors, Samuel Charter, had a harness shop at the front of the store. While Sam worked through the day, his father-in-law, James Britton, who was … Read more

The William Doble Home – 32 Albert St About 1857 William Doble and his wife Margaret Ruddy bought this farm from the Jones family. The property was about 90 acres in size. At one time Sunderland was known as Jones’s Corners until the Toronto Nipissing Railway came through in 1868. The home has been in … Read more

Doyle’s General Store – 3 Albert St In 1912, there was a general store on the east side of Albert street located between the McDermott block and the Presbyterian church. The insurance maps show that it was a concrete building. The building was owned by Timothy Pangman, occupied by the Aziz Brothers and W.H. Miller. … Read more

James Doble Home – 3 Cedar St S James Doble was born in 1826 and lived to 1907. He was the brother of William Doble and Margaret Ruddy, who lived at 32 Albert Street. James was a wealthy landowner and had thousands of acres of land between Victoria Corners and Sunderland. It was once said … Read more

William Nassau Doble Home – 12 River St William Nassau Doble was a very smart businessman and retired from farming at the age of 42. He owned several farming properties and later donated some of them to his nephews. At one time he had interest in the Sunderland Telephone Company and bought up many of … Read more

Thomas Welsh Home – 27 River St Thomas Welsh Sr. moved to Sunderland in 1880 at the age of 24. His home was at the southwest corner of River and Cedar Streets. In 1891 he was listed as a grain merchant. He ran Welsh’s grist mill and grain was stored, milled and sold and shipped … Read more

Robert Doble Home – 48 River St Robert Doble was a nephew of the banker James Doble. After Robert died in 1949, his son Floyd Doble left the farm on the 4th of Brock and lived in this house. Floyd kept a shotgun near the heating vent in his bedroom above the front door. Rumor … Read more

The Early Undertaker – 96 River St The earliest undertaker in the area was G. A. Leach in the Atlas of 1877 for the county of Ontario. Most undertakers also had a business making and selling furniture. In the early days, the family held the funeral service at the home of a relative and then … Read more

The Printing Shop – 98 River St On the map of 1910, this building is divided into two parts. To the west the store sold implements and to the east there was a print shop. From 1907 to 1940, Wesley Christopher Miller ran a grocery store here with the help of his daughter Mabel. Harry … Read more