April 16th 2025 will be 80 years since the death of my uncle. I want to recognize that in some way. At this point, I am uncertain how.
I am starting by reading through all the letters he sent home.
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Letters From Uncle Bill
It was during my visit to Calgary in late April that I took my father to the hospital. We both thought it would be just a short stay. However, he was admitted. Meanwhile, I continued to prepare and organize things for the move from Calgary to Toronto. One day, dad asked if I had found…
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Letters From Uncle Bill
I have unfolded all the letters, put them into folders and they are being gently pressed. As I went through them it was hard not to take a peek at a few
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Family Monuments
My uncle was born in Detroit on April 29th, 1923. In October of the same year, he moved with his parents to their home town, Sonneberg Germany. On September 29, 1929 they landed in Toronto, along with my father who was born in Sonneberg. Bill boarded a train in Toronto on its way to California…
