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Stephen Schmucker, with wife Sherry, will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his(...)
Stephen Schmucker, with wife Sherry, will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his(...)

Stephen Schmucker, with wife Sherry, will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his(...)

Date12/19/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: Stephen Schmucker; with wife Sherry; will never forget the Christmas of 1969 when his Unionville neighbors bought him a piano so he could continue his music students at the Ontario School for the Blind.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0020893F
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