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  • John Oscar Moller
    … Andersen So now what's left to be said ? Only three things: Thank You, Good Luck, and Goodbye. J.O.M.A. 1949-2012 History: Born in Copenhagen Denmark on April 22, 1949, John Oscar was the first born child of Margaret and Vagn Moller Andersen. The family …
  • Marjorie Barbara MacBurnie
    … in Betty Jean Barnhill's Canadian Studies 4400 project entitled: The Stories of Four English War Brides Who Adapted to Canada: How the War Bride …
  • Bruno V. Sinosic
    … and together raised three children; Loretta, John and Mark. In the year 2000 I had the great fortune (and a dream come true) to visit them and acquaint myself with the rest of the family. Both my …
  • Margaret Chase Huxford
    … the top of the clock. I should have been overwhelmed with dread at the news and perhaps taken the next train home. But this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … I would watch my future husband set sail and then follow him myself a year later with our baby daughter. In the meantime we, like many …
  • Difficulties Leaving Home - Frank Scarfino
    … people who loved you? How could you do this to your country? You're a communist. You're a traitor." So, I had all that in my head and yet I … good. They didn't pressure me, but it was more and more obvious in the news that this was coming. So, I became a Canadian. And I remember going to the post office to sign the forms and this is several years later and my hands were still shaking. …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father …
  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the vessel that would take him and his wife Maria to … went to Agricultural College for three days a week (a 20 km bike ride one way) – both of which would prove useful in the years to come. … Theodore and Maria Jacobs …
  • Who Do You Define as Family?
    … For generations, families have arrived as immigrants to Canada. This … a tremendous amount of support. My husband, who immigrated to Canada 8 years before I did, made many friends who also became my friends. They … question: “Mom, how many aunties and uncles do I have?" I replied: “You have five aunties and two uncles on your mum’s side plus fives …

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