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VE DAY IN TORONTO ON 8 MAY 1945, AT THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

 The following excerpt is from the novel “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a Toronto family struggling to cope with the horrors of the war

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CELEBRATIONS IN DOWNTOWN TORONTO AT THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The following excerpt is from “Arse Over Teakettle,” a story about a family struggling to cope with the difficulties of the war years in Toronto.

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MEMORIES OF THE DAY THE SECOND WORLD WAR ENDED

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

  The veterans of the Second World War are diminishing in numbers, are are those who remember the day the war ended. When victory in

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Proud of Toronto? Check out the award nominated book, “The Villages Within.”

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

  “The Villages Within,” nominated for the 2011 Toronto Heritage Awards, is an unabashed promotion of the merits of Toronto. Its cover depicts a 1920s

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Graphic description of Yonge Street in 1921, Toronto

November 10, 2011June 28, 2021 johndougtaylor

The novel “There Never Was A Better Time” is a story of two young brothers, Jack and Ernie, who arrive in Toronto in 1921 as

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