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1. Memoir from Carter, Patricia Mary Jones

   I couldn’t wait to try mine on. It was made to measure, but not for me—the cuffs came down to my knuckles, ... interpreting regulations literally: “No alterations are allowed.” I arrived home in tears. Mummy took one look ... Typing test 75 w.p.m. In the evening Dad, Mummy and I went down to the City Hall to see John receive his ...

   Editor - Dec 11 2022 - 5:01pm

2. Letter from Gill, Leslie Francis

   course”? They used to allow prams on trams in my young days. Are the cars that crowded or is there a new ... afterward the Yeoman and I slipped ashore for a pint. Checking out time is 2 PM, so Tug came back to the ... and stop at, but usually they are sold out and packed to the doors. I was just lucky today. Came ...

   Editor - Aug 1 2023 - 12:29pm

3. Letter from Baker, James Roy d'Arcy

   some even more beautiful. Kouchibougaonae, Buctouchie, Magaguac and many others. They are all familiar ... pinpoints on our routes around here and they give even the most prosaic-log ‘a lilt and charm' that ... most part fishermen or lumbermen and even though they are now middle-aged and past their prime, the ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 14 2021 - 2:16pm

4. Letter from Gordon, Alexander MacLennan

   Thursday, 10 days ago, we were in a village 10 or 12 miles from Ypres. That evening, about 10 o’clock, just ... at that very time our Canadian troops were in the thick of a fierce fight. At noon sudden orders came ... as any man in the corps. I made sure of 3 big meals a day. On Sunday evening things grew active ...

   Editor - Jan 3 2024 - 8:06am

5. Letter from Ellis, John Walter

   as you are not allowed to send over 7lbs in weight to France. You see dear I got your odds and ends ... suppose to be even better and the same size Jack so I do hope it will be all right. Then for the ... just as often as you can even a post card. I know you will my dear hubby. Wishing you good-night dear ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 12:11pm

6. Letter from Richardson, Charles Douglas

   a littler easier than they did. I know however that even if the best is realized that it means a lot of ... desired. All the woodwork inside is quartercut oak even to the floors. The furniture is oak and the ... College we were not allowed to look at a girl scarcely but now meals are servered in great style and we ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 13 2021 - 4:41pm

7. Letter from Beck, John Jackson

   after dinner, the boys were allowed to be about in part of the garden on their rugs and read. It was too ... tea which he had to leave early to walk over with the boys to evening service at St. Peters. I biked ... supper at 9 without the lamps. It was so warm later that we all adjourned to the lawn for the evening ...

   Anonymous (not verified) - Sep 15 2021 - 5:07am

8. Letter from McNeill, John

   not allowed to go to bed & they are the ones who feel the cold most, talking about rations, ... everything is rationed now, & I see by the mornings paper that they are even rationing candles now, it is ... & even if they mark me for Canada it would likely be 3 or 4 months before I would get away, however ...

   Editor - Sep 16 2021 - 4:12pm

9. Letter from Davis, Lena Aloa

   of hymns in the evening. By Wednesday we were out of sight of land and the next three days – Well ... I guess I better not say much about them. I wouldn’t even give them honorable mention in my diary. If ... are blanketed and no lights burning at night at all. We are not allowed to go anywhere at all without ...

   Editor - Mar 1 2022 - 10:53am

10. Letter from Copeland, Arthur Harold Madill

    some real summer soon. Since my last letter I have seen something of the camp for I came out of jug ... President Falconer. I came about third on the list representing ’12 so feel quite an old timer. On the ... for your letters written from New York and the one dated April thirteenth which came a day or two ago. ...

    Editor - Apr 9 2022 - 5:59am