This blog features articles and ads from the ProQuest Historical Newspapers collection of old editions of the Toronto Daily Star and Toronto Globe. The Digital Toronto City Directories are also a useful source of information.
What’s fascinating to me about this is that I almost always get to find out what happened to the people or places. It’s like being able to see into the future.
While sometimes I do actual research, this is intended to be bite-sized pieces of information that you can read and then get on with your day. (When possible, I provide links that enable you to dive more deeply if you are so inclined.) A new post appears here every day.
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–Dave