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… have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first … in London, England, was relocated to the Pump Room Hotel in Bath which was temporarily turned into offices for the duration of the … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I …
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… prisoner for eight years “another story”. Two of the older children died because they didn’t want to go back and died heart broken. The … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One … seen for over 35 years and her son Uncle Anthony she hadn’t seen for 26 years with the wife Sarah and children all from Cleveland, Ohio. Of …
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… have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first … in London, England, was relocated to the Pump Room Hotel in Bath which was temporarily turned into offices for the duration of the … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I …
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… brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to … supplies for the travel across the Atlantic Ocean. The journey took 10 days. The seas were very rough for the first 9 days. My father said there were times when the propeller would come completely out of …
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… Aarhus Denmark. My father due to difficult times suffered a financial setback and decided to make a fresh start in North America. His sister … on a farm in the prairies would not be to the liking of my mother, a city girl who had always lived in an urban setting, close to people with whom she could socialize. He left the west and moved to South Western Ontario and settled in Woodstock where he was able to get …
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… arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as she … feasted on what to them was vast and perhaps somewhat on the barren side. My mother's mind slips back in time as memories of so long ago … They eventually brought him back to me when the sea settled down a bit, and of course, he was fine. I've been on rocking ships since …
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… the High Church of England, where she would go to church every Wednesday and twice on Sundays. After finishing school at age 16, she went to … to work in the munitions factory. One day a handsome soldier from Canada commented on her red kilt that she was wearing; telling her that … though it was called English. Phyllis had lived all her life in the city; but now had to learn how to live in a very rural, isolated …
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… flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … looking around and I hear from the back of the thing, “Well, did you—come here to look around Molloy or are you going to get to work?” So, … anyways. And so, what do we do? And a brilliant clerk who had come along had this—had brought along a numbering machine. You know—it …
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… in most cases, the trip across the ocean was not a smooth one. At one point, traveling across the Bay of Bisque, the waves were so rough and … persevering through the years, giving to his children one of the best places in the world to live. Dad, thank you very much. Annmarie …
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… from my aunt that we would not be a drain on the system. It was the best decision we ever made. All I remember of the trip on the ship was … the minute the tug started to tow us out of the harbour, seasickness set in. The men were separated from their families and required to do … it still. When we arrived at the train station in Kenora, my uncle said "Hi!". I had no idea what he was saying. That is how my basic …