In 1921, my paternal grandfather played for the champion Toronto Falcons soccer team.
Category: Toronto
A fine day for a wedding
July 3, 1948 was a fine day for a wedding. On that lovely summer day 72 years ago, my parents began their life together.
A house needs a grandma in it
Remembering my maternal grandmother, in honour of her 120th birthday as well as the 100th anniversary of her marriage to my grandfather.
Profile: William Aitken
My dad’s grandfather, William Aitken, was my only great-grandparent still living when I was a child, although we never met. He died at age 88 in 1959, when I was six.
Love stories
What better time than Valentine’s Day to profile several family love stories? Here are a few marriages that stood the test of time.
An ocean away
Why I am here? How is it that I happen to live where I do when my ancestral roots were firmly planted an ocean away?