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More than $100,000 a year is donated by Oshawa for the upkeep of gardens and grounds at Parkwood, the former home of Robert Samuel McLaughlin, founder(...)
More than $100,000 a year is donated by Oshawa for the upkeep of gardens and grounds at Parkwood, the former home of Robert Samuel McLaughlin, founder(...)

More than $100,000 a year is donated by Oshawa for the upkeep of gardens and grounds at Parkwood, the former home of Robert Samuel McLaughlin, founder(...)

Date3/16/1977
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Original Toronto Star caption: More than $100,000 a year is donated by Oshawa for the upkeep of gardens and grounds at Parkwood, the former home of Robert Samuel McLaughlin, founder and board chairman of General Motors of Canada, who died five years ago at the age of 100. It has become the city's foremost tourist attraction. It reopened yesterday for the 1977 season. Paul Maher of London and Jessie Phippard (above) of Oshawa, were among the first visitors. It was built 60 years ago.
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0067361F
The Italian gardens were Col. R. S. McLaughlin's pride and joy. Nine men care for the grounds and the greenhouses, which produce some of Canada's finest chrysanthemums
The Italian gardens were Col. R. S. McLaughlin's pride and joy. Nine men care for the grounds and the greenhouses, which produce some of Canada's finest chrysanthemums
4/23/1981
Front and rear views of Mr. R. S. McLaughlin's home, Parkwood, in Oshawa
Front and rear views of Mr. R. S. McLaughlin's home, Parkwood, in Oshawa
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The flower gardens behind the CNE enlarged and improved this year, Everywhere on the grounds workmen are busy undings for the 85th annual Exhibition [Incomplete]
The flower gardens behind the CNE enlarged and improved this year, Everywhere on the grounds workmen are busy undings for the 85th annual Exhibition [Incomplete]
7/17/1963
Mini Parkwood unveiled. Brian Malcolm, general manager of Parkwood Estates, and Sue Cullen-Green, general manager of Cullen Gardens, stand behind the (...)
Mini Parkwood unveiled. Brian Malcolm, general manager of Parkwood Estates, and Sue Cullen-Green, general manager of Cullen Gardens, stand behind the (...)
7/3/1997
General scene of the new Italian garden at Parkwood, Oshawa estate of Col
General scene of the new Italian garden at Parkwood, Oshawa estate of Col
9/5/1936
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
Herb's garden: The man who's been voluntarily tending the grounds and gardens around St
10/9/1980
Got a pen? Kings captain Wayne Gretzky stops to sign an autograph for two grounds crew members after arriving in town for Game 5 at Maple Leaf Gardens
Got a pen? Kings captain Wayne Gretzky stops to sign an autograph for two grounds crew members after arriving in town for Game 5 at Maple Leaf Gardens
5/24/1993
Italian Gardens filled with Roman statuary are a feature of Parkwood, the magnificent 55-room estate of the late Col
Italian Gardens filled with Roman statuary are a feature of Parkwood, the magnificent 55-room estate of the late Col
10/15/1973
More than 50,000 people crowd into the grounds of Virgin of Guadalupe Shrine in Mexico City for incredible festival that's a cross between Catholic Hi(...)
More than 50,000 people crowd into the grounds of Virgin of Guadalupe Shrine in Mexico City for incredible festival that's a cross between Catholic Hi(...)
12/20/1968
This is where Cathy lives, in an apartment city built outside the Expo grounds for the hosts and hostesses who work thre in the pavilions of more than(...)
This is where Cathy lives, in an apartment city built outside the Expo grounds for the hosts and hostesses who work thre in the pavilions of more than(...)
6/11/1970
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
By Lynn Moore Toronto Star. Shean Campbell, a man with a checkered past, is a vibrant link in a chain providing food to the working poor and disadvantaged. Campbell, 55, has been operating a food bank out of his family's Brampton apartment for more than a year, providing a conduit for mountains of donated food. Three weeknights and on Saturdays, his three-bedroom apartment is crammed with people and food. [Incomplete]
12/10/1987
Denver returns: It has been five long years, but more than 18,000 fans who packed Maple Leaf Gardens to hear John Denver sing last night felt the wait had been worth it
Denver returns: It has been five long years, but more than 18,000 fans who packed Maple Leaf Gardens to hear John Denver sing last night felt the wait had been worth it
3/21/1980