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Housemother, and usually known as Mum to the boys, is Kay Leboldus, who has three grown-up children and five grandchildren of her own. For her it's mo(...)
Housemother, and usually known as Mum to the boys, is Kay Leboldus, who has three grown-up children and five grandchildren of her own. For her it's mo(...)

Housemother, and usually known as Mum to the boys, is Kay Leboldus, who has three grown-up children and five grandchildren of her own. For her it's mo(...)

Date3/25/1974
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Original Toronto Star caption: Housemother; and usually known as Mum to the boys; is Kay Leboldus; who has three grown-up children and five grandchildren of her own. For her it's more than a job. It's like raising a second family; watching the boys change.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0105970F
It's Indian week at the Loyal True Blue and Orange Home in Richmond Hill, and all 69 children there - including those talking with housemother Nancy A(...)
It's Indian week at the Loyal True Blue and Orange Home in Richmond Hill, and all 69 children there - including those talking with housemother Nancy A(...)
7/11/1974
It's Mum!, Diana, Princess of Wales, runs to hug her young sons, Harry and William, after arriving last night for a six-day visit to Canada
It's Mum!, Diana, Princess of Wales, runs to hug her young sons, Harry and William, after arriving last night for a six-day visit to Canada
10/23/1991
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
Children's doctor's: Dr. Martin Petric (left) and Dr. Brian Steele fear more children could be stricken with the rare ailment that has so far sent five boys and six girls to the Hospital for Sick children.
9/22/1980
Welcome to the world. Dr. Kay Mehren usually has peace and quiet when she delivers babies, but on Sunday she had 3,000 spectators at Metro Zoo as she (...)
Welcome to the world. Dr. Kay Mehren usually has peace and quiet when she delivers babies, but on Sunday she had 3,000 spectators at Metro Zoo as she (...)
6/6/1983
Full-grown. The second tower of the downtown Eaton Centre complex, the Cadillac Fairview Tower, has gone as far as it's going, having reached its full(...)
Full-grown. The second tower of the downtown Eaton Centre complex, the Cadillac Fairview Tower, has gone as far as it's going, having reached its full(...)
2/21/1981
Pearson International Airport has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and so has opposition to its expansion
Pearson International Airport has grown dramatically over the past two decades, and so has opposition to its expansion
9/30/1991
Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres
Hero's award: The Victoria Cross was awarded to pilot David Hornell, right, who had grown up in a house on a street now known as Lake Cres
3/24/1984
Artist Janice Mitchell, 30, says that until she can afford to take her own photographs, she has to find her models in skin-flicks, 'Still, it's a comp(...)
Artist Janice Mitchell, 30, says that until she can afford to take her own photographs, she has to find her models in skin-flicks, 'Still, it's a comp(...)
9/11/1981
Anne McCaffrey: Right, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, has turned her deft hand to boy-meets-girl, set in the real - and very racy - 20th-centruy world
Anne McCaffrey: Right, best known for her Dragonriders of Pern series, has turned her deft hand to boy-meets-girl, set in the real - and very racy - 20th-centruy world
3/27/1980
It's the results that count and field-goal kicker Dave Cutler of the Edmonton Eskimos has his eyes glued on the target as he practised yesterday at Mo(...)
It's the results that count and field-goal kicker Dave Cutler of the Edmonton Eskimos has his eyes glued on the target as he practised yesterday at Mo(...)
11/23/1977
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
After 40 years: Jack Burke, retiring as principal and teacher of Associated Jewish Schools, has been teaching his own grandchildren there - Michael, 10, David, 8, and Elisa, 12 - as well as the grandchildren of some of his original pupils.
3/28/1980
Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
Deformed hand: Gary Rangasamy's right hand and arm have grown to three times the size of his good limb because of an afflication known as Elephant Man's disease
8/21/1985