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… Inscription on the Cross worn by the Sisters of Service – “I have come to serve” Born in Windsor, Ontario, Florence Kelly moved with her … Sister of Service, and we would like to believe she was speaking of “the German Sister.” “It was kindness in her voice that made me notice …
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… of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents …
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… unit at the Bangour Hospital near Edinburgh until her marriage on May 2, 1942 to Lt. Harry Lionel Mitcheltree RCE . Harry was from … band was playing and airmen waited to board for their trip to the war zone. Hilda recorded that several of the women including herself sat on …
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… were Andrzej and Stanisława Wałach. Edward had three older brothers, Jan, Wojciech and Mieczysław. The region was agricultural and the … he had worked so many years ago. When the Second World War ended on May 9th in 1945, part of Germany was occupied by the USA. Edward … had enough Polish settlers from the east. Edward decided he did not want to stay in communist Poland, but what was the way out? With one of …
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… In the 1950s if you were a young British man looking for employment Canada … was a young structural engineer that had been sponsored by Avro to come to Canada and work on the Avro Arrow project. When asked about … recalled. He described the cold March morning when they docked and, "the stevedores huddled in doorways looking diminutive and frail, not …
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… employment with the Federal Government. In 1973, he married Laureen Johnstone of Edmonton, Alberta, who was employed as a secretary with … 3. In September 1978 Bob and his family moved to Saskatoon and in May 1980, he was transferred to Yellowknife, N.W.T. Bob is currently … busy with the farm Gordon still enjoys hockey, curling and baseball. John was born September 1962 and attended St. Mark's Elementary School …
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… Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of the Netherlands on the North Sea. Sape was the second youngest of ten … in the early 1800’s. For the Vander Meulens of Driesum, the name may refer to a sawmill rather than a windmill. Sape’s father, one of a …
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… Came over to make a better life for myself and Canada was my first choice. It was quite an experience for me to travel from the East Coast out to the West Coast (Fernie, BC). As …
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… My father, mother and 4 children arrived in 1949 as war refugees to … the beauty and the way of life this wonderful country has given me. By Rutelle Bembridge nee Dubauskas (daughter) …
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… Imkje Amy Pribac is my sister and she was 8 years old at the time. Our brother, her twin was also 8 years old and I was 5 years old. My parents (Dad) Jan was 36 years old at the time and (Mom) Tjerkje was 33 years old. … Jan and Tjerkje Terpstra …