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Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history, including Mayor William Holmes Howland, lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery
Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history, including Mayor William Holmes Howland, lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery

Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history, including Mayor William Holmes Howland, lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery

Date3/2/1981
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Original Toronto Star caption: Historic cemetery: Many of the famous personages in Toronto's history; including Mayor William Holmes Howland; lie uried in the Necropolic Cemetery.
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      ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
      CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
      Usage Rights Copyright (Learn More)
      Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
      Object NumberTSPA_0110830F
      Howland, William Holmes, 1844-1893
      Howland, William Holmes, 1844-1893
      Howland, William Holmes, 1844-1893
      1880
      Pounding waves and inclement weather making inroads on 30-foot-bluffs at Bronte have opened graves at lakeside Bronte cemetery where U.E.L. pioneers and Napoleonic war veterans lie
      Pounding waves and inclement weather making inroads on 30-foot-bluffs at Bronte have opened graves at lakeside Bronte cemetery where U.E.L. pioneers and Napoleonic war veterans lie
      Canada Pictures
      6/6/1946
      Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)
      Vandals topple 90 gravestones. Granite and marble headstones lie toppled in the private Denison family cemetery at Denison and Clouston Aves. in the C(...)
      Dunlop, Al
      11/8/1989
      Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
      Resting place: Bodies of some of the 1,513 people who lost their lives in the Titanic disaster lie in this Halifax cemetery
      Griffin, Doug
      4/30/1974
      Toronto's past: Marcia Darling, marketing director of the Toronto Trust Cemeteries, visits the grave of William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 Rebellion, in The Necropolis
      Toronto's past: Marcia Darling, marketing director of the Toronto Trust Cemeteries, visits the grave of William Lyon Mackenzie, leader of the 1837 Rebellion, in The Necropolis
      Innell, Reg, 1926-2018
      1/22/1986
      George Durdy inspects grounds of St. James Cemetery, His cemetery, Toronto's oldest, holds the remains of 62,441 citizens.
      George Durdy inspects grounds of St. James Cemetery, His cemetery, Toronto's oldest, holds the remains of 62,441 citizens.
      Grant, Frank
      5/15/1965
      Belleau Wood where American troops in the last war made an historic attack, is visited by soldiers of this war who look for the names of relatives and friends in the cemetery
      Belleau Wood where American troops in the last war made an historic attack, is visited by soldiers of this war who look for the names of relatives and friends in the cemetery
      Toronto Star (Firm)
      9/1/1944
      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
      Stawicki, Andrew
      8/25/1989
      Keir Moulton: Student of the year, in his school library, loves to read Sherlock Holmes mysteries, science fiction and history.
      Keir Moulton: Student of the year, in his school library, loves to read Sherlock Holmes mysteries, science fiction and history.
      Eglinton, Rick
      5/1/1992
      Shows True Davidson tweaking the brim of a Sherlockian Deerstalker hat worn by a tall young man…
      Literary myth recalled: Mayor True Davidson of East York was principal speaker Saturday night when the Bootmakers Club met to celebrate its hero, Sherlock Holmes, the mythical master of Baker St
      Darrell, Dick
      9/24/1972
      Like a small Greek temple, the Eaton Mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was the scene of Toronto's most imposing funeral when Sir John Craig Eaton, dead at 46, was buried there in 1922
      Like a small Greek temple, the Eaton Mausoleum in Mount Pleasant Cemetery was the scene of Toronto's most imposing funeral when Sir John Craig Eaton, dead at 46, was buried there in 1922
      Eaton, Signy (McEachren), Lady
      2/14/1978
      Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery, sun-dappled and leafy, will be filled in 25 years' time
      Toronto's Mount Pleasant Cemetery, sun-dappled and leafy, will be filled in 25 years' time
      Lennon, Frank
      11 June 1973