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Once a teacher, Mark Godfrey quit to move his wife Robin and son Jeremiah into the country
Once a teacher, Mark Godfrey quit to move his wife Robin and son Jeremiah into the country

Once a teacher, Mark Godfrey quit to move his wife Robin and son Jeremiah into the country

Date12/14/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Once a teacher; Mark Godfrey quit to move his wife Robin and son Jeremiah into the country. He has a cabbage farm and sauerkraut operation in Madoc. 'I thought we were going to make out million in sauerkraut;' he said.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023126F
'Farms are good for children,' says Mark Godfrey, whose son Jeremiah helps with the chores
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