When we were the corps officers at Ottawa Citadel we had a number of folks who had come to Canada in the 1950s after World War 2 from Holland. One of those families were the van Guliks. They all seemed to have remarkable talents – music, math, science, construction, computers… I was often enthralled to…
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My MGB midget
I owned a 1977 MGB Midget. Did you ever see me driving it? If you did it would be for just one day. That’s how long I technically owned it. But back in time before that… let’s go to 1975-76. My parents were living in St. John’s NL and I was single and working and…
Who are these Salvationists?
I’m sure some of our family must think we’re nuts for being in this organization. We’re not paid well, we’re asked to move around to support the mission, and we wear the uniform of The Salvation Army to bed, well okay, not to bed. My history begins in Gillingham England where my paternal grandfather met…
