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Halina St James
Sep 16, 20233 min read
The riddle of the Tsar's bodyguard
My mother didn't tell me much about my grandparents. But she did say that my grandfather was a soldier in the army of Tsar Nicholas II in...
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Halina St James
Jul 10, 20232 min read
Honouring the memory of Camp Hope
Visitors to the Germany Army barracks in Bad Reichenhall are now greeted with a new sign telling the story of the thousands of displaced...
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Halina St James
Jul 6, 20232 min read
A headstone for Stan, after 45 years
My birth father no longer lies in a unmarked grave. The wonderful staff at the Kirkland Lake cemetery in Northern Ontario just placed...
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