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Port Hope marks centennial. One hundred years ago this summer, Port Hope, which had previously been known as Smith's Creek and Toronto successively, b(...)
Port Hope marks centennial. One hundred years ago this summer, Port Hope, which had previously been known as Smith's Creek and Toronto successively, b(...)

Port Hope marks centennial. One hundred years ago this summer, Port Hope, which had previously been known as Smith's Creek and Toronto successively, b(...)

Date4/3/1934
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Original Toronto Star caption: Port Hope marks centennial. One hundred years ago this summer; Port Hope; which had previously been known as Smith's Creek and Toronto successively; became a corporation by act of the legislature of Upper Canada. A four-day celebration will take place from June 29 to July 2 and hundreds of former residents are expected to visit the town. [Incomplete]
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0107742F
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
Town called Hope: One of Port Hope's hundreds of cleanup volunteers mans a bucket to bail mud and slush out of store basements in the town's flood ravaged business district
3/23/1980
On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
On the way: workers at Chalk River, Canadaïs only controlled nuclear waste dump site, shovel radioactive waste, removed from Port Hope several years ago, down special containers
7/30/1984
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
Station closing marks end of an era, This has been one of the busiest weeks Ross Dunk has known in the 30 years he has operated a service staton on Bloor St.
12/22/1978
Bride makes dad's vestments, Mrs. Smith, the former Marie Sarty, and her husband were married at St. Mark's Anglican Church on Cowan Ave. by Rev. Graham Cotter, Mrs. Smith's foster father
Bride makes dad's vestments, Mrs. Smith, the former Marie Sarty, and her husband were married at St. Mark's Anglican Church on Cowan Ave. by Rev. Graham Cotter, Mrs. Smith's foster father
7/20/1969
High levels of radon gas, which has been linked to cancer, have been found in the Port Hope home of Gail and Charles Bonathan, sitting in their kitche(...)
High levels of radon gas, which has been linked to cancer, have been found in the Port Hope home of Gail and Charles Bonathan, sitting in their kitche(...)
1/30/1976
Sea air in summer, a lecture...published in aid of the building fund of the new church in Port Hope
Sea air in summer, a lecture...published in aid of the building fund of the new church in Port Hope
1866
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
Uncle Frank Dawson tends to one of his injured wildfowl at his 3 3/4-acre conservation area on Elmcrest Rd. The 83-year-old bachelor has been patching up injured birds for as long as anyone can remember. With a small creek running through the back, his property has become a haven for hundreds of waterfowl. He has lived in the same house for over 50 years and has raised a varietyof birds. But Dawson can't recall when people started to bring birds to him, he said.
9/1/1978
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
Too easy: Questions at the International Mathematical Olympiad were far too easy, says John Chew, 17, of Playeter Cres. Chew, one of eight Canadian team members, finished his Grade 13 math two years ago with marks in the mid-90s. He enjoys the use of a computer at home.
8/7/1981
Toronto monument: A Celtic cross marks the Anglin family plot in Mount Hope cemetery where Margaret, left, and Francis are buried
Toronto monument: A Celtic cross marks the Anglin family plot in Mount Hope cemetery where Margaret, left, and Francis are buried
4/2/1983
When she flies a kite, 20-year-old Jennifer Wortham, of Port Hope, goes right along with it, 60 feet straight up
When she flies a kite, 20-year-old Jennifer Wortham, of Port Hope, goes right along with it, 60 feet straight up
8/27/1971
A 100-year-old building on Port Hope's busy main street was wrecked yesterday when an explosion sent the roof and piles of bricks crashing down on thr(...)
A 100-year-old building on Port Hope's busy main street was wrecked yesterday when an explosion sent the roof and piles of bricks crashing down on thr(...)
8/18/1975
This cross, erected at Port Dover, Ontario, marks the spot where Francois Dollier and de Galines planted the flag of France on March 23rd, 1670
This cross, erected at Port Dover, Ontario, marks the spot where Francois Dollier and de Galines planted the flag of France on March 23rd, 1670
12/8/1930