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These personal stories from community members in connection with Greater Sudbury's rich history are made possible through the continued support of Orendorff & Associates as part of our Community Leaders Program.

Memory Lane: Recalling Nickel City’s baseball glory days

Memory Lane: Recalling Nickel City’s baseball glory days

Those glory days might be gone now, but the popularity of the sport in the region during the early part of the 20th century can’t be understated
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Memory Lane: Church fires see congregations rally together

Memory Lane: Church fires see congregations rally together

Several city churches have been damaged by fire over the past century, some severely, but one thing was common among the tragedies: congregations came together to rebuild
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Memory Lane: Chronicling church fires of the past century

Memory Lane: Chronicling church fires of the past century

In this week’s edition of Memory Lane, history writer Jason Marcon explores the many church fires the city has suffered, from the first in 1894 to the most recent in 1992
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Memory Lane: Rev your memories, we’re going racing

Memory Lane: Rev your memories, we’re going racing

In the middle of the 20th century, Greater Sudbury had a thriving stock car racing scene with several tracks in operation and dozens of racers. Readers share their gasoline-soaked memories of Nickel City racing
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Memory Lane: Ripping around the speedways of yesteryear

Memory Lane: Ripping around the speedways of yesteryear

For some 50 years, stock car racing was a popular pastime in the Sudbury area, which posted no less than four speedways over the decades — the racetracks are gone but the memories remain
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Memory Lane: Readers share fond memories of the drive-in

Memory Lane: Readers share fond memories of the drive-in

For decades, drive-in theatres and North American youth culture went hand-in-hand, but as the 1970s faded, the culture changed and drive-ins began to disappear. Drive-ins may be few and far between today, but Sudbury.com readers have fond memories of those years when the drive-in was king
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Memory Lane: Let’s take a trip to the drive-in

Memory Lane: Let’s take a trip to the drive-in

The drive-in theatre was a staple of North American youth culture for decades. They’re mostly gone now, but history writer Jason Marcon recounts the Sudbury drive-ins of yesteryear in this week’s Memory Lane feature
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Memory Lane: Readers recall the winter carnivals of yesteryear

Memory Lane: Readers recall the winter carnivals of yesteryear

We continue our exploration of your memories of local winter carnivals of days past this week by sharing several of the fantastic recollections you sent in
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Memory Lane: Remembering 75 years of winter carnivals

Memory Lane: Remembering 75 years of winter carnivals

History writer Jason Marcon looks at Sudbury’s history of winter carnivals, from the very first celebration of winter in 1947 to the popular Snowflake Festivals of the 1980s and 1990s
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Memory Lane: Readers share memories of the city’s centennial

Memory Lane: Readers share memories of the city’s centennial

A year of celebrations that included a hot air balloon festival, a birthday song contest and a cake that weighed nearly a tonne — these are just some of the recollections readers shared of the Nickel City’s centennial year in 1983
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