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From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] New Book on Canadian War Brides
Date: Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:30:34 -0400
In-Reply-To: <002001c7305f$1f7dc130$d156e218@acer2e68c49b20>


Dear Margaret, How delightful! I would love to have your story in the book.
Please feel free to send it to me by email. at

I will write to off list.

>From: "margaret eaton" <>
>Reply-To:
>To: <>
>Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] New Book on Canadian War Brides
>Date: Thu, 4 Jan 2007 19:18:55 -0500
>
>Hello Melynda I am a war bride [ now a widow ] and I came to Canada
>in
>March 1945 war was still on and I have written my war story and
>would send you a copy if you would like me to I can send it over the
>email
>Margaret Eaton Gananoque Ontario
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 11:14 AM
>Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] New Book on Canadian War Brides
>
>
> > Hi Joan, thanks for the reply. I will write to you off list.
> >
> > Melynda
> >
> >
> >>From: "joan reichardt" <>
> >>Reply-To:
> >>To: <>
> >>Subject: Re: [WARBRIDES] New Book on Canadian War Brides
> >>Date: Wed, 3 Jan 2007 12:49:17 -0800
> >>
> >>Hi, Melynda, I am glad to hear there is to be a book published by and
> >>English company.
> >>I expect you alrady have enough of my stuff, which you are most welcome
>to
> >>use, but if you have questions I might answer or gaps I might fill I
>would
> >>be more than happy to help. Good luck, Joan Reichardt.
> >>----- Original Message -----
> >>From: "Melynda Jarratt" <>
> >>To: <>
> >>Sent: Wednesday, January 03, 2007 7:11 AM
> >>Subject: [WARBRIDES] New Book on Canadian War Brides
> >>
> >>
> >> > Dear War Brides and War Bride children:
> >> >
> >> > My name is Melynda Jarratt and many of you know me as the historian
>of
> >>the
> >> > Canadian War Brides through my volunteer work as the webmaster of
> >> > www.CanadianWarBrides.com.
> >> >
> >> > Currently, I am writing a book on Canadian War Brides for Tempus
> >> > Publishing,
> >> > a leading English publisher with a stellar reputation for its
> >> > publications
> >> > on Archaeology and History. Tempus is associated with the BBC History
> >> > Magazine's Community History Awards and the English Heritage Festival
> >> > of
> >> > History.
> >> >
> >> > My book will focus on British War Brides (England, Scotland, Wales
>and
> >> > Northern Ireland) who married Canadian servicemen they met during the
> >> > Second
> >> > World War. It will be published in England for a British audience. I
>am
> >> > interested in hearing from any War Brides who feel they have a
> >>compelling
> >> > story to tell about their experiences meeting, falling in love with
>and
> >> > marrying a Canadian overseas, about leaving their family behind, of
> >>their
> >> > journey to Canada on board the War Bride ships and settling into life
> >> > here.
> >> >
> >> > I hope to hear from women representing every province and territory
>in
> >> > Canada and I invite War Bride children, whose mothers have passed
>away,
> >>to
> >> > tell their mother's stories. I am particularly interested in hearing
> >>from
> >> > those who have never appeared in print before. My deadline for
> >>submission
> >> > of
> >> > the manuscript is March 1 so if you would like to particicpate, I
>need
> >>to
> >> > hear from you very soon.
> >> >
> >> > If you are one of these women, or you are the son or daughter of a
>War
> >> > Bride, please contact me by phone TOLL FREE at 1-877-886-2836, by
>phone
> >>at
> >> > 506-450-4567, by cel at 506-440-4567, by email at
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > I may also be reached at home at 506-455-3568.
> >> >
> >> > My mailing address is :
> >> >
> >> > Melynda Jarratt
> >> > 510 Gibson Street
> >> > Fredericton, New Brunswick
> >> > E3A 4E9
> >> >
> >> > For those who do not know of me or my work, I have been documenting
>the
> >> > War
> >> > Bride experience since 1987, when I first began working on my Masters
> >> > Thesis
> >> > on the War Brides of New Brunswick. Over the past two decades I have
> >> > worked
> >> > in a mainly volunteer capacity on numerous War Bride projects, from
>the
> >> > History Television documentary film War Brides: From Romance to
>Reality
> >> > (2001), to the History of Cunard Exhibition on board the Queen Mary
>II
> >> > (2003), from Canada Post's War Bride Commemorative Envelope (2005) to
> >>the
> >> > BBC Radio 4 documentary "The Pilgrim Mothers" (2005). But what I am
> >> > most
> >> > proud of is having had the opportunity to play a leading role in
>seeing
> >> > Year
> >> > of the War Bride 2006 declared in six of ten provinces across Canada
> >>(New
> >> > Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island
> >> > and
> >> > Nova Scotia), with a seventh (Saskatachewan) declaring November 2006
> >> > "Month"
> >> > of the War Bride. This could not have happened without the extensive
> >> > network
> >> > of War Brides, their children and grand-children who lobbied their
> >> > respective provincial governments to have War Brides recognized in
> >> > 2006.
> >> >
> >> > Thank you for your time and I do hope to hear from you very soon!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Melynda Jarratt
> >> > BA, MA (History), Diploma in Digital Media
> >> > www.CanadianWarBrides.com
> >> >
> >> >
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