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Elementary, my dear watson: It should be no surprise that so many translations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes are available, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Hollyer, 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 available, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Hollyer, 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 available, considering the fictional sleuth's world wide popularity, says Cameron Hollyer, curator of Arthur Conan Doyle Room

Date8/25/1989
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Object NumberTSPA_0128512F
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
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
Brian Gilchrist: Ancestry sleuth
Brian Gilchrist: Ancestry sleuth
12/19/1978
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
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
Sign of success: David Cooke of Prudential-Bach Securities shows off the upbeat license plate on his Mercedes-Benz. Now he's considering trading the car for a cheaper model.
12/9/1987
New translation: University of Toronto professor of philiosophy and author Geoffrey Payzant recently completed translation of the most famous work by 19th-century Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, inset
New translation: University of Toronto professor of philiosophy and author Geoffrey Payzant recently completed translation of the most famous work by 19th-century Viennese music critic Eduard Hanslick, inset
1/15/1987
Dave Smith, administrator of York University summer seminars, has his hands full with growing popularity of program which has expanded to include 11 sports
Dave Smith, administrator of York University summer seminars, has his hands full with growing popularity of program which has expanded to include 11 sports
6/19/1973
Hidden agenda: Raghbir Singh Samagh, Canadian secretary of the International Sikh Organization, says the federal Progressive Conservatives are trying to repair their sagging popularity by making a whole lot of noise about tougher refugee legislation
Hidden agenda: Raghbir Singh Samagh, Canadian secretary of the International Sikh Organization, says the federal Progressive Conservatives are trying to repair their sagging popularity by making a whole lot of noise about tougher refugee legislation
7/21/1987
Good news for modern man, the American Bible Society translation of the New Testament, is read by Hugh W
Good news for modern man, the American Bible Society translation of the New Testament, is read by Hugh W
5/29/1977
Ready to help: Ed Gough, a teaching assistant in the Bathurst-Eglinton area, volunteered for a program aimed at putting more male role models into Metro's elementary school classrooms
Ready to help: Ed Gough, a teaching assistant in the Bathurst-Eglinton area, volunteered for a program aimed at putting more male role models into Metro's elementary school classrooms
8/12/1992
Just reading: Vice-principal William Turff chats with 2 of 21 youngsters who turned up yesterday at Forest Glen Public School during the first day of the strike by Peel Region's 2,600 striking elementary school teachers
Just reading: Vice-principal William Turff chats with 2 of 21 youngsters who turned up yesterday at Forest Glen Public School during the first day of the strike by Peel Region's 2,600 striking elementary school teachers
10/2/1979
Elementary school principal Jack Peckitt helped form a team to handle trauma sparked by sudden death
Elementary school principal Jack Peckitt helped form a team to handle trauma sparked by sudden death
12/22/1986