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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: 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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Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s 100th birthday celebrations

Memory Lane: Remembering Sudbury’s 100th birthday celebrations

In 1983, the City of Sudbury celebrated its 100th anniversary. What do you remember about that banner year? Share your memories with Sudbury.com
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Memory Lane: Readers share memories of Christmases past

Memory Lane: Readers share memories of Christmases past

We asked, you answered — remembering the holidays of yesteryear when downtown Sudbury was the bustling hub of the Christmas season
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Memory Lane: Christmas shopping in the downtown of yesteryear

Memory Lane: Christmas shopping in the downtown of yesteryear

In this instalment of Memory Lane, Jason Marcon highlights the holiday shopping experience in downtown Sudbury from the Great War years to the birth of indoor malls in the 1970s, and he wants to know: what are your memories of Christmas shopping in the downtown Sudbury that was
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Memory Lane: Y2K, ‘We all survived and life went on’

Memory Lane: Y2K, ‘We all survived and life went on’

Readers share their memories of Y2K, the societal effort of the late 1990s to update computer dating systems to prevent what many predicted would be dire consequences
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Memory Lane: Remember when Y2K almost ended the world?

Memory Lane: Remember when Y2K almost ended the world?

In the 1990s as the world was rapidly digitizing, the Y2K computer problem galivanized governments around the world to spend billions to update computer systems to fix what amounted to a calendar issue. Share your memories of Y2K with Sudbury.com
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Memory Lane: Readers share memories of Royal visits

Memory Lane: Readers share memories of Royal visits

With the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, Sudbury.com asked readers to share their remembrances of Royal visits to the Nickel City
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