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Childhood of the Steiner Brothers, Henry and Paul

In Whitemouth, Paul and Henry remember that the hotel was there, built by a man named Lorne, the post office was in the section house, and that Mrs. Monilaws was the post mistress. Mr. John Monilaws was the CPR section foreman. The store was situated where the firehall now is, owned by William Wilson. ln [...]

The Steiner Family in Canada

John and Rosina Steiner came to Canada from Hungary in 1893. John was born on June 2, 1862, and Rosina was born October 28, 1868. They lived in Winnipeg, Manitoba for three years, and John went west with the CPR building tracks through the mountains. He went as far as field, dynamiting rock and building [...]