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… She is a woman of Honour... She (OLIVE MAY HALL) immigrated to Canada … after WWII who was from Strathmore,Quebec. Still married to this day 56 years later, with nine(9) grown children and several grand … Gordie (2yrs at the time) with her and she was expecting another. She said she was ill all the way over with morning and sea sickness and …
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… and history. And I guess that’s why I went that route in my own studies. So they would be learning, uh, you know, grammar lessons that I … in history and art history from the University of Toronto and also studied museum management. At the time of the interview, Louanne was living in Ajax, Ontario and had recently finished graduate studies in art history. Return to Main Gallery …
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… When there is a war in a country, it can become difficult for its citizens to leave... People lose their … up in Burundi during the civil war, where there was violence every day, my family faced so many difficulties but… we managed to stay. … not just of a material nature. We spent so many days visiting them. We sat and listened, trying to comfort them and let them cry on our …
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… I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … way it goes. The family properties were established, but the ancestors die or leave and slowly nature takes over. How did you start writing … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… of Area Manager of the Agriculture Division of the Quaker Oats Company. It was a very desirable job but Peter was only one of several … What Goes Around, Comes Around …
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… I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … way it goes. The family properties were established, but the ancestors die or leave and slowly nature takes over. How did you start writing … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… 1931. My real birthdate is earlier than my recorded birthdate as my father would not have been able to make the trip to register me on my … up early to work in the fields as it would get too hot later in the day. In summer, we walked and worked barefoot and, in the winter, we … heads with our hands to protect ourselves from the shrapnel. At one point, we went to our grandmother’s home for refuge where the men dug …
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… to immigrate to Canada after talking to Pedro’s brother who had come to Winnipeg, Manitoba as a refugee shortly after the coup. Ruth, …
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… BOHNHARDT FAMILY HISTORY Herbert Karl Bohnhardt was born in Germany on April 30, 1904. At the … hanging clothes from a canoe at their home located the end of South Drive in Fort Garry (Mom & Dad lived on George St., Alexander St. … Herbert and Ella …
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… Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival: March 31, 1960 Age on Arrival: 26 Erika Hertel was born Sept 23, 1934, the oldest of four siblings. Walli, the youngest, passed away at eleven … Erika Hertel Danner …