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… 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 … with an incredible memory. When Dad talked about the "old days" we were transported to other times and places through his detailed and …
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… Our trip commenced on the afternoon on a pleasant spring day March 2nd,1954. We were transported from our home in Trevignano by a horse driven cart …
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… Lengacher, April 2016 I was born September 6, 1920, in Waterland-Oudeman situated in Oost-Vlanderan, Belgium to the proud parents of Rene … My father was the Mayor of the town and owned the local brewery which supplied beer to all the neighbouring restaurants and …
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… in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government … generation we have to pay the price, but this price is cheap in comparison to all the great things that we receive every day in Canada. …
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… Diary Entries Friday, April 26 I left Sheffield at 9 am and was met in London by the Canadian Army … to the hotel. This place is very nice and quite near Hyde Park. We slept in two tier bunks along with about two dozen other girls, …
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… Families April 1, 1953 - Waterman Times were hard in Holland then and although Pete worked hard to make a … was very luxurious with great dinners. We got three hot meals a day, which for Dutch people is unusual. For entertainment they showed a …
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… In the year 1947 the first immigrants left Holland under the motto of "we need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up …
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… 1948 there was a little work in cities like Treviso and Mestre rebuilding all that had been destroyed by the bombarding during the war. At that point young men began preparing their suitcases to leave for work as migrants in France where they would stay until they were caught and returned to Italy since the two countries did not have …
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… insists on being on a first-name basis with royalty. She negotiates uncompromisingly when she’s offered a job. As a young person, alone in a …
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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 little one, Anthony, was only one year old. He … 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 …