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The Farmakoulas Family on the Olympia, 1956 … John Farmakoulas Family …
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… John R.H. Lightbourn …
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… Jose Linhares De Sousa …
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Joseph Hoffer and his brother Leizer before they left Europe Joseph and Leizer in Winnipeg in 1951 … Joseph Hoffer …
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The Community Presents program encourages cultural groups to create their own exhibitions and tell their own stories, while exploring themes related to immigration, cultural diversity, cultural heritage and identity. Developing an Exhibit It takes about 12 months to plan an exhibit. The Museum's …
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… Sergeant Julius Mate …
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I was placed on the boat in England by stretcher. On the way home I asked the nurse for crutches and learned to use the crutches on the boat during my trip home. On arrival, I walked off on crutches with my own backpack. The reason I was anxious to get on crutches was the requirement to be able to …
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My father Harold Melville Rees, was a handsome, charming, funny Canadian in the RCAF. My Mother, Jeannie Lynn Rees , born Jeannie Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were married on July 25, 1945. …
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Atlantic Crossing - HMS Chitral October 24, 1941 - November 2, 1941 The Personal Account of Elmo Hugh Munroe As Told To His Daughter Mary Lynn Smith MUNROE, ELMO HUGH April 10, 1921 - Oct. 22, 2008 WWII RCAF - PFF 405 SQUADRON As a young girl I was captivated by the stories that my Dad …
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I left Canada as Staff Sergeant, and two and a half years later came back to Pier 21 as a Private. Quite a slacker, you'd think! So, there's a story. Why in the world would any young woman of 22 join the army, especially in the first years of World War II? I did! I'm not sure why; something …