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posted by on Family + Friends, Genealogy, Holidays

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Hi My Todd is a military man and the strongest man I know. He is a retired veteran of the Canadian Forces. Todd joined the military 1988 at age 19, just a young man and was medically retired in 2002. Retiring was a very sad and troubling time for a man who wanted to stay [...]

posted by on Family + Friends, Genealogy, Newfoundland History

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Hi Yesterday I told you about my great-grandfather Elias Coffin and his son Hubert who died aboard the SS Caribou. Today I am going to tell you about my grandfather Elias Coffin son of Elias Coffin. My grandfather Elias Giles Coffin was born 1920 and died 1965. He was forty five, my mother was 16. [...]

posted by on Genealogy, Newfoundland, Newfoundland History, Rug Hooking

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Hi The Rug Hooking Guild of Newfoundland and Labrador were inviting people to take part in an exhibition of rug hooking celebrating the lighthouses of the province. I did not enter but I thought it was a great project and I loved the subject. The lighthouse I choose is/was in Channel-Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland. I selected this site [...]

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