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The Dutch. The first Dutch settlers in Canada arrived before Toronto was a city. Before World war I, most went west to farm - communities such as Edam(...)
The Dutch. The first Dutch settlers in Canada arrived before Toronto was a city. Before World war I, most went west to farm - communities such as Edam(...)

The Dutch. The first Dutch settlers in Canada arrived before Toronto was a city. Before World war I, most went west to farm - communities such as Edam(...)

Date6/23/1978
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Original Toronto Star caption: The Dutch. The first Dutch settlers in Canada arrived before Toronto was a city. Before World war I; most went west to farm - communities such as Edam and Amsterdam in Saskatchewan and Neerlandia in Alberta still exist today. Between the world wars; the Dutch established farms in southwestern Ontario and began to move to the cities. [Incomplete]
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CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0117889F
Dutch Farm on the Danforth Road Looking West (Toronto, c
Dutch Farm on the Danforth Road Looking West (Toronto, c
1920
Sinterklaas, the Dutch Santa Claus, arrived in Toronto on Saturday to greet thousands of Metro residents
Sinterklaas, the Dutch Santa Claus, arrived in Toronto on Saturday to greet thousands of Metro residents
12/8/1974
Dutch Farm Hotel, Danforth Avenue, southwest corner Roseheath Avenue
Dutch Farm Hotel, Danforth Avenue, southwest corner Roseheath Avenue
1954-07
Informal party in the C.N.E. flower show building last night honored 200 Dutch war brides, wives of Canadian veterans. Now Toronto residents, here are(...)
Informal party in the C.N.E. flower show building last night honored 200 Dutch war brides, wives of Canadian veterans. Now Toronto residents, here are(...)
9/6/1947
Differences of opinion do exist between Dutch Catholics and the Vatican, says Bishop of Haarlem, Most Rev
Differences of opinion do exist between Dutch Catholics and the Vatican, says Bishop of Haarlem, Most Rev
8/7/1969
Capt. R. I. Bell, 27, formerly of the British army, has just completed a nine-months long, 15,000-mile honeymoon by jeep with his Dutch bride, from Ro(...)
Capt. R. I. Bell, 27, formerly of the British army, has just completed a nine-months long, 15,000-mile honeymoon by jeep with his Dutch bride, from Ro(...)
1/17/1948
We made it! The maze made of cedar hedging on the Toronto Islands was a centennial gift to the city by Dutch Canadians
We made it! The maze made of cedar hedging on the Toronto Islands was a centennial gift to the city by Dutch Canadians
6/29/1982
Good sports: A Brazil fan, right, shows there are no hard feelings as he embraces a Dutch supporter follwing yesterday's World Cup semifinal game
Good sports: A Brazil fan, right, shows there are no hard feelings as he embraces a Dutch supporter follwing yesterday's World Cup semifinal game
7/7/1998
The Dutch at the north pole and the Dutch in Maine
The Dutch at the north pole and the Dutch in Maine
1857
A Dutch native, Jack Visser works on a model of the Boeier, a single-masted Dutch ship dating from the year 1700
A Dutch native, Jack Visser works on a model of the Boeier, a single-masted Dutch ship dating from the year 1700
1/10/1977
What homes will appreciate most? Well-planned communities and core areas are likely to show the biggest price jumps says Toronto housing guru Frank Clayton
What homes will appreciate most? Well-planned communities and core areas are likely to show the biggest price jumps says Toronto housing guru Frank Clayton
4/18/1985
War chest: Sol Littman (left) claims Eastern Europeans groups plan to build up $1 million war chest for propaganda smokescreens to protect suspected war criminals and thwart federal inquiry while Lubomyr Luciuk says the communities have no intention of undermining the commission's work
War chest: Sol Littman (left) claims Eastern Europeans groups plan to build up $1 million war chest for propaganda smokescreens to protect suspected war criminals and thwart federal inquiry while Lubomyr Luciuk says the communities have no intention of undermining the commission's work
7/25/1985