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Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.

Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.

Date7/13/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0127868F
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
Dinsmore, Ted
9/5/1979
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Slaughter, Mike
4/2/1984
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
Bull, Ron
1/5/1992
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
Calleja, Frank
12/29/1982
Generations growing evergreen, Howard R Drysdale, grandson Douglas Jr., great-granddaughter Serena, 6 months, represent three of four generations serving local Christmas tree buyers.
Generations growing evergreen, Howard R Drysdale, grandson Douglas Jr., great-granddaughter Serena, 6 months, represent three of four generations serving local Christmas tree buyers.
Dunlop, Alan
11/21/1990
Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
Toronto's oldest Redcap, Jake Charendoff, sits waiting for new business at Toronto's Union Station, while behind him sits redcap Bert Fortune. Charendoff picked up his first piece of baggage at Union Station on the day it opened in 1927. But, although he claims the title oldest, he refuses to say exactly how old he is.
Spremo, Boris
1/24/1972
Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times
Mac Sprowl: The retirement of Halton's sheriff after 28 years on the job marks the end of a tradition with roots in biblical times
Power, Peter
4/1/1992
Grass roots management: General Motors Corp. president E. M. (Pete) Estes holds paint hose on production line of new GM paint plant dedicated yesterday.
Grass roots management: General Motors Corp. president E. M. (Pete) Estes holds paint hose on production line of new GM paint plant dedicated yesterday.
McConnell, Colin
10/1/1980
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
Bull, Ron
1/3/1980
Roots co-owners Michael Budman, right, and don Green, far right.
Roots co-owners Michael Budman, right, and don Green, far right.
Beaty, Keith
4/26/1989
Generations of Toronto people have gone to weddings and functions dressed courtesy of Syd
Generations of Toronto people have gone to weddings and functions dressed courtesy of Syd
Olsen, Bob, 1931-2022
12/2/1970
Ringham helped U of T athletes, Howard (Howie) Ringham was responsible for the well-being of generations of athletes at the University of Toronto.
Ringham helped U of T athletes, Howard (Howie) Ringham was responsible for the well-being of generations of athletes at the University of Toronto.
Slaughter, Mike
5/30/1990