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From: "Joyce Vonstrahl" <>
Subject: Re: [WarBrides] Re:Bev's exhibitions
Date: Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:50:29 -0700
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Dear ALL Warbrides: Although I arrived in the USA, not Canada, Hazel has so
succinctly touched and described my feelings at this time, she is wonderful.
The nostalgia returns regularly. although I regret nothing, but it is a
magical feeling to be transported back in time to 1946. I arrived with my 10
months old daughter on July 10th 1946.
I read avidly about Bev's pictures, and copy them from all the sites.
Bless Bev, Michele, Erin, Tricia and Debbie and Annette for faithfully
keeping us up on the news. (Especially you Hazel,)
Love Joyce

On 8/11/06, hlmw <> wrote:
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> How lovely to see Bev's most recent exhibitions in Saskatoon and Halifax
> at http://www.warbrides.com.
> I have never felt particularly nostalgic about Pier 21, but while I was
> looking at the images on the website, I suddenly had a twitch of sadness
> in thinking about all the young hopeful girls, including myself, who
> came down the gangplanks of the ships they had sailed on to set foot on
> on the soil of a new land.
> There is a great romanticism in the images of ship after ship pulling up
> to the dock loaded with young women and their children , most of whom
> would become future citizens.
> I appreciate Bev and her superb efforts at preserving the wonder and awe
> of our marriages to men we hardly knew through her paintings of brides,
> starry-eyed and full of wonder.
> For those of you who have not seen the magical and nostalgic display of
> paintings and photographic images, you should make arrangements to catch
> do so whenever possible. It is a panorama of love.
> Hazel
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Joyce

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