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Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.
Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.

Back in time: Ken Gowie sits by a computer he uses to help people trace their roots. He has traced his own family back 14 generations.

Date7/13/1988
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0127868F
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
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
Doctor-turned-birdwatcher: Jim Langstaff, latest in a line of 11 doctors who have lived and practised in the old family home since 1849, is now retired and spends his time golfing, skiing, birdwatching and compiling family history, tracing his roots back to Christopher Martin, a passenger on the Mayflower
4/2/1984
Root problem: Long girdling roots at the bottom of this Cycad revolutea indicate it's time to repot into a large pot, or cut back the roots and put back into the same pot
Root problem: Long girdling roots at the bottom of this Cycad revolutea indicate it's time to repot into a large pot, or cut back the roots and put back into the same pot
2/22/1988
Dying art: Fourth-generation woodcarver Barac of North York puts a lot of work into creations such as this wooden altar. While he gets a great deal of joy out of his work, he is also saddened by the fact that his craft is drying. The native of Yugoslavia has spent 14 months carving this altar, which will sit in a church in Yorkton, Sask.
Dying art: Fourth-generation woodcarver Barac of North York puts a lot of work into creations such as this wooden altar. While he gets a great deal of joy out of his work, he is also saddened by the fact that his craft is drying. The native of Yugoslavia has spent 14 months carving this altar, which will sit in a church in Yorkton, Sask.
12/14/1982
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
Bruce Charlap, alias Eugene Ripper, (right) praises rock promoter Elliott Lefko (above) and his Silver Dollar digs: He will get behind and push the new hard rock but he also has a taste for good roots and acoustic music
1/5/1992
An exciting experience: Libby Morris has returned form a successrul career in England to get back to her roots and co-star with her brother Paul Kligman in Neil Simon comedy at Solar Stage
An exciting experience: Libby Morris has returned form a successrul career in England to get back to her roots and co-star with her brother Paul Kligman in Neil Simon comedy at Solar Stage
4/28/1983
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
School master: James Potter has been teaching since he was 17, and generations of his students remember him as a touchstone figure in their lives
12/29/1982
Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
Fighting back: Failing eyesight caused by multiple sclerosis means chartered accountant Mel Posesorski needs the help of a monocular to work at his computer, one of many adjustments he has had to make in adapting to his disability with dignity and determination
6/2/1989
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
Homes have roots, too: Clerk Andrew Johnson has turned his passion for architecture into a part-time career
1/3/1980
Toronto Argonaut Paul Pearson, with wife Shan and children Michael, 4, and David, 6, says insecurity has kept his family from putting down roots in Toronto
Toronto Argonaut Paul Pearson, with wife Shan and children Michael, 4, and David, 6, says insecurity has kept his family from putting down roots in Toronto
9/17/1987
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
The big chill. With his son Glen, 15, ready with tongs, Lionel Core holds one of the bags of ice that will help Metro-area residents through another heat wave. Core's Peel Ice and Fuel Inc. - operated for three generations by his family in Brampton - expects to sell 12 tonnes of ice to the Caribram festival over the weekend.
7/7/1994
Roberto Silvestri was drawn from Toronto back to his roots in Castelfranco
Roberto Silvestri was drawn from Toronto back to his roots in Castelfranco
6/4/1992