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by mapleleaf
Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:38 pm
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: Looking for information on an uncle who served
Replies: 6
Views: 4339

Re: Looking for information on an uncle who served

Thanks for the tip.
Good luck on your research :D
by mapleleaf
Sat Jan 24, 2009 11:42 am
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: Looking for information on an uncle who served
Replies: 6
Views: 4339

Re: Looking for information on an uncle who served

Hello, I am not familiar with the EWZ records, what sort of information is on file and how do i get access to it ? My grandmother was from Halbstadt in the Molotschna colony, Zagradovka colony was a offshoot colony from the Molotschna , established in 1871 approx. 100 km northeast of Kherson and 50...
by mapleleaf
Fri Jan 23, 2009 4:54 pm
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: Looking for information on an uncle who served
Replies: 6
Views: 4339

Re: Looking for information on an uncle who served

What our families survived and their journeys deserves to be remembered.... My dad and grandmother came to Canada as dps in 48 as well, dont have the papers in front of me at the moment, so i dont recall the date, but the ship they crossed on was the Aquatania, any chance they were shipmates? What ...
by mapleleaf
Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:57 pm
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: Phew, not a Nazi speech
Replies: 8
Views: 3089

Re: Phew, not a Nazi speech

"verklärtem Gesichtsausdruck" While "Gesicht" is literally translated face, I think to read it in this way takes away from the meaning of this. It is more of a "vision". Sicht is vision.. so the intent would suggest a revelation or vision (to those who previously were u...
by mapleleaf
Sat Jan 03, 2009 10:37 am
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: Another Nazi speech I'm loving translating...
Replies: 6
Views: 2045

Re: Another Nazi speech I'm loving translating...

Klaus_Arzt wrote:hey by the way it's good Helen, what we've done before was a literal translation, but this one is sort of live version, how it might be said in a true english speach :wink:
Vielen Dank, Mein Herr! :wink:
by mapleleaf
Fri Jan 02, 2009 11:46 am
Forum: Translation Requests
Topic: Another Nazi speech I'm loving translating...
Replies: 6
Views: 2045

Re: Another Nazi speech I'm loving translating...

Hi May I suggest another view.... I am limited by a lack of awareness of the entire context of the speech but it seems to me that it is an inspiration that is more idealogical... one could compare it to Obama's oration at his election when he talks about the American people. In this speech I hear th...
by mapleleaf
Thu Jan 01, 2009 3:44 pm
Forum: Veterans and vet info
Topic: Looking for information on an uncle who served
Replies: 6
Views: 4339

Looking for information on an uncle who served

Happy New Year to All! I am new to your forum but am fascinated with all the great information and resource you are to each other and the online community. This forum stuff is new to me... and I am in some trepidation that I am placing my query in the correct topic area - please tip me if I could do...