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Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.
Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.

Collecting memories: Sydney Charendoff can relive the past with a collection of 50,000 postcards, as well as World War II mementoes. In the basement, this card table shows an unfinished game between two soldiers.

Date6/27/1990
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0125855F
Vera Lynn sings: A large crowd at Union Station yesterday gathered to hear Vera Lynn sing some old-time songs at the Heroes' Day Concert, where those who fought in World War II came, many on crutches, to relive memories and chat about those years
Vera Lynn sings: A large crowd at Union Station yesterday gathered to hear Vera Lynn sing some old-time songs at the Heroes' Day Concert, where those who fought in World War II came, many on crutches, to relive memories and chat about those years
7/1/1984
Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.
Memories remain: Gustav Dorovin holds a photo of himself as a World War II soldier and a photo of his daughter, Irene, taken at age 7. She was later killed by the Nazis.
11/4/1987
Willowdale man collects the past, Larry Becker, 34, of Willowdale holds some of his 5,000 postcards of old Toronto
Willowdale man collects the past, Larry Becker, 34, of Willowdale holds some of his 5,000 postcards of old Toronto
9/6/1973
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
From the wars: Wearing a French helmet from World War, Rick Davies works on the figure of a British soldier in the Napoleonic wars. His shop in Oshawa is full of military momentos (below and right), some miniatures of medieval soldiers and others the real thing, such as a Nazi uniform from World War II.
5/11/1983
He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards ar(...)
He gets mail, Premier David Peterson watches as a Legislature page brings one of 15 bags of protest postcards in the House yesterday. The postcards ar(...)
7/12/1989
Memories of horror: Frank Cornelius and Reg Whibley relive the hazardous night they fought in fast rising waters of the Humber River to rescue neighbors
Memories of horror: Frank Cornelius and Reg Whibley relive the hazardous night they fought in fast rising waters of the Humber River to rescue neighbors
10/8/1979
Dame Vera Lynn, morale booster of Allied servicemen during World War II, brought the memories flooding back to 17,000 sentimental souls at her concert in the CNE Grandstand last night
Dame Vera Lynn, morale booster of Allied servicemen during World War II, brought the memories flooding back to 17,000 sentimental souls at her concert in the CNE Grandstand last night
8/25/1977
Soldiers in the uniforms of, from left, the South African campaign, World Wars I and II and the present took part in the Queen's Park service
Soldiers in the uniforms of, from left, the South African campaign, World Wars I and II and the present took part in the Queen's Park service
11/8/1987
Special past: Dave Thomas helps Parry Sound-area residents relive their treasured pasts through his collection of local photographs, some dating as far back as 100 years ago
Special past: Dave Thomas helps Parry Sound-area residents relive their treasured pasts through his collection of local photographs, some dating as far back as 100 years ago
12/11/1987
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
Unfinished business: Isaac Ehrlich prepares for jewelry sale and the eventual disposal of his father's jewelry store in Leaside. Ehrlich's father, Israel, who had operated the Bayview Ave. shop for 22 years, was gunned down Dec. 8. Now, says Isaac, the store holds too many memories for the family to keep it operating.
12/30/1987
British immigrants sending postcards home from the Gander Airport, Gander, Newfoundland
British immigrants sending postcards home from the Gander Airport, Gander, Newfoundland
1947
Above, early Irish postcards from George S
Above, early Irish postcards from George S
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