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Vintage Postcard: T. Eaton Co. Montreal, Quebec

For his entry in the latest Canadian Genealogy Carnival, Brian of Ancestors at Rest told us about his Blacksheep Canadian ancestor William Massey who faced justice at one point from none other than the famous Timothy Eaton – founder of the Eaton Department store chain.

I thought this would be a good moment to share one of my vintage postcards of what was once Eaton’s flagship department store located at the heart of Montreal’s Ste-Catherine Street.

I have fond memories of Eaton’s in mid1950s Montreal. My parents were raising my sister and me in a flat on Church Avenue in the working-class district of Verdun. The high point of our year was going downtown to see the Eaton’s Santa Claus parade and then to visit the Eaton’s toy shop.

 

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Related Posts:

Index: Vintage Postcards of Quebec

 Further Reading:

Brian at Ancestors At Rest

http://ancestorsatrest.blogspot.com/2009/02/william-massey-paid-heavy-price.html

Timothy Eaton at the Ontario Archives

http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/on-line-exhibits/eatons-windows/index.aspx

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May 2, 2009 Posted by | . | , , | 4 Comments

Rosaire Theriault Tries to Immigrate (3)

In former posts (see links) I discussed my grandfather Rosaire Theriault‘s difficult childhood as he grew up in a very large family, tried to evade the  World War I draft, and then faced the Great Depression of the 1920s. After marrying my grandmother Yvonne Leger,  Rosaire had tried to support his growing family through various means  (legal and illegal!) and finally, in 1924, he decided to try his luck in Schenectady, N.Y.

This is an excerpt from an interview conducted in the late 1940s,  in which my grandmother describes the biggest challenge they faced in trying to enter the United States of America.

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Immigration Card: New Brunswick, Canada – Van Buren, U.S.A.

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List or Manifest of Alien Passengers Applying for Admission

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Related Posts:

My Paternal Grandfather’s Military Career (1) Rosaire Theriault

Portal – The Acadian Theriaults

May 1, 2009 Posted by | . | , | 1 Comment

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