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"Stories Then" Archive

The posts below include stories told by refugees from Ukraine, 1920-1930 and 1947-1950.

May 5, 2015

John H. Dick: born December 26, 1921 in Alexanderkrone, Russia

My parents, John and Marie Dick, along with my brother Henry and I docked in Quebec in August of 1924. I was 2 1/2 years old and remember the following incident. Our family had a little stool which they took with them to Canada. Whenever my parents were not nearby I needed to sit quietly […]

Article by Candace Nast / Filed Under: Stories Then / Tagged With: Russia

April 21, 2015

My Grandmother Elizabeth Lasi Neufeld’s Journey

Submitted by Alexandria Fischer My Grandma Neufeld’s German/Lutheran ancestors moved to Yugoslavia in the 1700s. Here they farmed the lush farmland and were living a comfortable and meaningful life. Over 100 years later in 1929, my great-great grandparents: Andrew Wolf and Magdalena Schindler and their daughter & husband (my Great Grandparents): Margaret Wolf and Frank […]

Article by Candace Nast / Filed Under: Stories Then /

April 14, 2015

Agatha Driedger Neufeld

I was born in Schönfeld, Russia September 18, 1923 and came to Canada with my parents and three siblings the following year. My first memories go back to Pelee Island where a group of Russian Mennonites, including my family, settled in the 1920s. It was on Pelee that, in 1927, little Mieche (Mary) Driedger died […]

Article by Candace Nast / Filed Under: Stories Then /

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