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AC: So can you describe what this living place was? What kind of building was it before and how did you turn it into living quarters?

NH: Well, the home that I was in was a small home, so we couldn't take too many in there. But they had a garage that they just walled it inside, made a temporary living quarters, so they lived that way until they found a home in the area close by, on the farm that they were able to rent. So that's how they managed. It was very inconvenient for them, but also us, too. But it was a ways to get, to be able to leave over there.

AC: So your entire family moved?

NH: Yes, they did. My parents and the two younger brothers came by train, whereas the rest of them were on the trucks that moved all the belongings. So it was like pioneer days.

AC: That was an incredible journey. So what kind of reception did they have when they all arrived here into the community?

NH: It was fine. Younger ones went into school right away, and high school, and there was nothing unpleasant, which I worried about, being I'm the oldest sister, I worried about, but there was nothing unpleasant.

AC: Did any of your brothers get drafted into the war?

NH: No, but my next to the youngest volunteered. He was in the service.

AC: When did he volunteer?

NH: Pardon?

AC: When did he enlist?

NH: You know, it was after they all moved over. So the exact year... oh, I have to think about that.

AC: How did your parents feel about him volunteering and enlisting?

NH: They were fine. They were fine about it, yes. I think it was, he finished high school in Ontario, I think it was right after that was when he volunteered.

AC: So do you know where he was stationed or where he went?

NH: I know he was in Cuba. I think he was stationed there. Puerto Rico? I'm really not sure.

AC: Did he join the navy?

NH: Pardon?

AC: What branch of the service?

NH: No, army.

AC: Do you know what he did at all?

NH: No, I really don't know. All I remember is him in uniform, and I have pictures of him and photos of him in uniform. I'm sorry, I can't recall.

AC: Were your parents very proud of him?

NH: Oh, yes, all of us.

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