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Brian Gilchrist: Ancestry sleuth
Brian Gilchrist: Ancestry sleuth

Brian Gilchrist: Ancestry sleuth

Date12/19/1978
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127672F
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
Kenneth Gowie: He's opened an Oakville branch of his Canterbury, England, business - Tracing the ancestry of people searching for their roots.
9/5/1979
Elementary, my dear watson: It should be no surprise that so many translations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are availabe, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Holiyer, curator of Arthur Conan Doyle Room
Elementary, my dear watson: It should be no surprise that so many translations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are availabe, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Holiyer, curator of Arthur Conan Doyle Room
8/25/1989
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
Furniture sleuth: Phil Dunning, curator of Montgomery's Inn, has a sharp eye for antiques and can explain how he knows this chair is authentic early Canadian piece - he took it apart and made sure the screws were old, too.
1/3/1980
Family man: Noel Elliott, director of research for the Genealogical Research Library on Gerrard St. E., has compiled the International Family Tree Kit for root sleuths.
Family man: Noel Elliott, director of research for the Genealogical Research Library on Gerrard St. E., has compiled the International Family Tree Kit for root sleuths.
9/19/1990
Jim Gilchrist was a cancer specialist working in London's Victoria Hospital, a job he'd held for 16 years, when he began to feel something was missing in his life
Jim Gilchrist was a cancer specialist working in London's Victoria Hospital, a job he'd held for 16 years, when he began to feel something was missing in his life
12/30/1986
Reg Gilchrist: Although he was acquitted, police refuse to return his 19 slot machines.
Reg Gilchrist: Although he was acquitted, police refuse to return his 19 slot machines.
7/17/1981
Super Sleuth: Randall Reid, the senior historical interpreter at Montgomery's Inn, led the search for the missing woman through letters, interviews and assessment rolls
Super Sleuth: Randall Reid, the senior historical interpreter at Montgomery's Inn, led the search for the missing woman through letters, interviews and assessment rolls
4/10/1990
About 500 pooches of mixed ancestry paraded their finest and a few added features in The Star's Mutt Show yesterday at Harborfront. It was declared a (...)
About 500 pooches of mixed ancestry paraded their finest and a few added features in The Star's Mutt Show yesterday at Harborfront. It was declared a (...)
6/19/1977
Historical facts and incidents relating to-- the family of Richard Greene : with particulars regarding the ancestry and-- near relatives
Historical facts and incidents relating to-- the family of Richard Greene : with particulars regarding the ancestry and-- near relatives
1907
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
6/2/1986
Court Setback: Brian Mossop, right, and Ken Popert express disappointment yesterday after ruling denying family benefits to gay couples.
Court Setback: Brian Mossop, right, and Ken Popert express disappointment yesterday after ruling denying family benefits to gay couples.
2/25/1993
Aftermath of raid: Brian Iler, left, lawyer for the Cruise Missile Conversion Project, a group opposed to nuclear weapons, looks through a filling cabinet with project member Andrew Van Velzen, after the police had spent 3 1/2 hours searching the group's Bathurst St
Aftermath of raid: Brian Iler, left, lawyer for the Cruise Missile Conversion Project, a group opposed to nuclear weapons, looks through a filling cabinet with project member Andrew Van Velzen, after the police had spent 3 1/2 hours searching the group's Bathurst St
12/14/1982