• Leonard Palmer
    … reserved and his father was much easier and accessible to the growing boy. At age 15, the Army would not take him as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. In such cases, boys were sent off to the ‘colonies’ to earn a living. At that time, the … Canada to learn farming in hopes that they would stay and eventually buy a farm of their own. This was necessary as so many Canadians were …
  • Audrey Pratt
    … of Dover. I could even tell by the sound of their engines that they were the enemy. It had a different drone of the engine. You could see … bottom of the garden. The government supplied a corrugated metal shell (an Anderson Shelter) and her father buried it so that 3/4 of it was …
  • William Gouweleeuw
    … My name is William (Bill) Gouweleeuw from Parry Sound, Ontario. Recently my wife and I were on a bus … to be married. I am the oldest and I could see that there was no way of having a future in Holland. During that time, I had my feelers … William Gouweleeuw …
  • Wilhelmus Petrus Gouweleeuw
    … Single Men and Women April 18, 1948 – Kota Inten I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven years. During the war we had lots of damage done to our business. There were three boys in … to be married. I am the oldest and I could see that there was no way of having a future in Holland. During that time, I had my feelers …
  • The Gold Rush in British Columbia and the Yukon
    by Western University's MA Public History Program Students "The crowd of crazy fools" [1] It was a strange scene in Dawson City in the summer of 1897. Amidst the ramshackle wooden buildings, the muddy streets, and the grime covered prospectors, a large white circus tent covered the space of a city …
  • F/Lt Knowles E. Crosby
    … Wireless-operator, Air-gunner and won the medal for his part in helping bring home to England a damaged "Wimpy", a medium … spars. They managed to kick the flaming material through the open bomb bay doors and the Crosby administered first aid to the badly wounded … and gunnery school. He arrived in England in June 1941, and first went to an advanced wireless training unit and later to an operational …
  • William Stoffer-Eilkes Family
    … to a new county proved to be both exciting and frightening as well as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom … allotted fifty dollars and the men were all taken to grocery stores to buy food. We were now ready to embark on the next leg of our journey. …
  • William and Christine Stoffer
    … to a new county proved to be both exciting and frightening as well as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom … allotted fifty dollars and the men were all taken to grocery stores to buy food. We were now ready to embark on the next leg of our journey. …
  • Points of Departure: Indigenous military service, Trooper Jesse Moses, and Pier 21
    … By guest contributor John Moses, Delaware & Upper Mohawk bands, Six … Schools at Petawawa and Borden would have been adventure enough. By June 1941, however, the ONTARS were ready to ship overseas , … on our train ride from Scotland to England.” (England, July 2, 1941). By the end of the following month, the ONTARS were well into more …
  • Able Seaman Alex Chelekower
    … to a Jewish family of moderate means who ran a tobacco company.By the time I was two years old, my father died in the flu epidemic of … effort. She did not have time for the children, particularly for a boy. In recognition of this, she sent me away to Gotha, Germany, to a … Able Seaman Alex Chelekower …