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From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
Subject: [WarBrides] Lists of war brides' arrival in local newspapers
Date: Fri, 05 Mar 2004 10:24:39 -0400


Some interesting advice for those of you who are thinking of putting
together a remembrance of a particular war bride's journey to Canada.

All the major newspapers of the day would report the arrival of war brides
in Halifax, and then follow the war brides' journey as they made their way
past every whistlestop across the country. So starting in Halifax with the
newspaper there, you will find a detailed list of every single war bride on
every ship as it arrived, along with the name of her children, their ages,
her husband's name, and her ultimate destination in Canada. If you know the
day she arrived, all you have to do is get the newspaper from the period,
usually available in microfilm in most libraries (and if not it can be
ordered through interlibrary loan at no cost) and you can print out the copy
of the newspaper with her name on it! It's really something else to see.

In addition, as the ladies started to arrive in small towns and villages,
the local newspapers would usually do a story on the latest war bride to
arrive. So you can easily document a specific war bride's experience simply
by going to your local library. Small town libraries may not have a
microfiche reader / printer so it may require a trip to the "big city" to
get this done. It's all in the planning however. Just make sure the library
you intend to go to has a microfiche reader / printer and, at minimum, the
Halifax newspaper of the period 1945-1946-1947.

Melynda Jarratt
Webmaster http://www.canadianwarbrides.com




>From: Gwen Zradicka <>
>Reply-To:
>To:
>Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Locating lists Re:Eswyn Lyster email address.
>Date: Thu, 04 Mar 2004 17:02:33 -0800
>
> Hi! Lisa. Just read your email asking for Eswnys email address it is
> I met with Eswyn a year or two ago and she read my story
>about my experiences as a warbride as she was just starting to write her
>book. My daughter lives only 5 minutes away from Eswyn on Vancouver Island
>and I live in Richmond B.C. Eswyn is a lovely lady and will give you any
>help possible, I know.
>Cheers,
>Gwen Zradicka
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "L MacKay" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 2:27 PM
>Subject: RE: [WarBrides] Locating lists
>
>
> > Hi Michelle
> >
> > I am doing some research for my boyfriend. His grandmother came here
>from
> > England as a war bride. Peggy Hindle came here, with 2 little girls, on
>the
> > Queen Mary. I had many converstions with her about her trip and I wish I
>had
> > had more of them. She passed away 1 1/2 years ago at the age of 81. I
>used
> > to laugh because everytime she would talk about it and tell me stories,
>a
> > lot of family, would run the other way. I can imagine they wished they
>had
> > stayed around and listened more now!! You say in your email about a site
> > from Eswyn lyster. Would it be possible to get that site address from
>you.
>I
> > want to put a bunch of things together for him for his birthday, in
>June.
>I
> > would very much appreciate any help you could give me.
> >
> > Thank you
> >
> > Lisa MacKay, New Annan, Prince Edward Island.
> >
> >
> > >From: Michelle Rusk <>
> > >Reply-To:
> > >To:
> > >Subject: [WarBrides] Locating lists
> > >Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 20:49:16 -0600
> > >
> > >Hi Debbie,
> > >
> > >I understand that you have done some lists of the passengers on some of
>the
> > >trips from England. Do you have any for Queen Mary arriving Halifax on
> > >June
> > >15, 1946? It would be nice to connect with either other War Brides
>from
> > >that sailing or their children. Thanks to Eswyn Lyster's site, I have
>had
> > >a
> > >response to one posting of another War Bride who came on that sailing.
> > >
> > >Also, does anyone out there have any information on arrivals in
>Vancouver
> > >probably about a week later? I was told that the newspaper probably
>listed
> > >the arrival of War Brides since it was a major event. My mother was
>Olive
> > >M. Cochrane (along with a 1 1/2 year old son) from Edgeware in London
>and
> > >would have been going to Davies Road in New Westminster, BC.
> > >
> > >Thanks for you help.
> > >Michelle Rusk
> > >
> > >
> > >
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