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From: "Joan Reichardt" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Locating lists Re:Eswyn Lyster email address.
Date: Fri, 5 Mar 2004 09:41:21 -0800
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Good morning, I had a long telephone chat with Eswyn earlier this week.
She is hard at work finishing her book! She asked me to make a list of all
the war brides I knew of as she is working on a registry. I am sure she
would like us all to do the same! Joan Reichardt.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Gwen Zradicka" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, March 04, 2004 5:02 PM
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Locating lists Re:Eswyn Lyster email address.


> 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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