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good night (I returned with less sun, more color, marevlous roses):
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posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on March 4, 2009 at 11:55 PM
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wonderful
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3045/3098311309_cfea5e4b2b.jpg?v=0
posted by
ILLUMINATI8
on March 4, 2009 at 11:26 PM
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elinjo
I know my great-grandfather kept his Gaelic all the time he was in Canada. Love your story...
posted by
WileyJohn
on March 4, 2009 at 10:25 PM
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I know that in my father's family that Italian was lost during the second generation.
posted by
FormerStudentIntern
on March 4, 2009 at 8:31 PM
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Arriving at Ellis Island after a bad trip across the Atlantic wasn't exactly like visiting Coney Island on a Holiday. Grandma & Grandpa Jelinek never again saw the sea and they never learned to speak English. I really like your story.
posted by
TAPS.
on March 4, 2009 at 8:20 PM
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He's a sweet hubby
posted by
Norwood
on March 4, 2009 at 5:16 AM
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