• Wolfgang Paul Loofs
    … years of World War Two, Nazi-Germany's defeat and disintegration, American and Soviet occupation, and flight to the West. Like all German … (based on mini-diary and memory) Sun 4 Nov 1951: Hopefully the last day at this crowded (8,000 people!) refugee camp where I don't know a … in drab clothes, many women and children. I end up at the stern and side of the lowest deck (D6B), yuk! We get underway about 3PM, in …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Eva Kende nee Varadi
    … been living in Spain since the end of the civil war there, made her set aside all her fears and phobias and she declared that we are going. … from friends and relatives who safely made it to Austria. Mother’s best friend Mariska, a decisive leader, her husband and daughter were … to sell if the need arose, fitted nicely. As we had a little bit more room yet, mother opened the linen cupboard to look for small …
  • The Alois Kienle Family
    … NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since … and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her stories. On … This was probably due to the fact that my grandfather (on my mother's side) , who was already waiting for us in Canada, booked our trip …
  • Janos Maté
    … anti-Semitic slogans that began to appear on the walls throughout the city, and an acquaintance saying to father that "while he was a good … the Czechoslovak Republic, whose birthday happened be on the very same day. Following the Munich Pact between British Prime Minister Neville …
  • Corey Verwolf
    … and others, paratroopers were jumping out of planes. Two planes were shot down before 8:00 a.m. and landed in a neighbour's field. It was … soldiers encountered in Holland took them longer. Freedom did not come to our town until May 10, 1945. WHAT A DAY! The Canadian soldiers came into our town and freed us from the …
  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part I
    … That same year, Charles II granted a Royal Charter to the Hudson’s Bay Company (HBC), declaring them “the true and absolute Lords and … of Trafalgar. Baird must have appreciated the company for, when he died, he left Barr with an inheritance. He also instilled in him “the … Most of these plans either did not come to fruition or did not last. [26] Some of his group were skeptical from the outset. Reflecting on his …
  • Giuseppe e Caterina e Maura Martino
    … Past - Giuseppe Martino, Toronto July 21, 2001 I came to came to Canada on March 16, 1954 with my wife, Fortunata Caterina Martino, born … bought a house for $11,300 at 229 Concord Street, west Ossignton, south of Bloor St where we went to live for ten months. Also we left … At one time we only had one room 8 x15 which became our dining, bed, living, bathroom and kitchen. Was that too small? No, not at all. …