THE MALTESE PRESENCE IN NORTH AMERICA E-NEWSLETTER

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A Meet Mrs. Lessie Abela Dan Brock 8 10 Activities within the Maltese Community in Dan Brock 2 4 London, Ontario Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 3 25 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 4 3 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 5 10 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 6 4 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 7 18 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 8 1,12 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 9 1,17 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 10 1,10 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 11 1,11, 20 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 12 1,13, 20 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 13 1,13, 22, 24 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 14 1, 13 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 15 20 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 16 4 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 17 20 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 18 1, 13 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 19 1,18, 28 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 20 13 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 21 18 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 22 14 Activities within the Maltese Communities Dan Brock 23 26 Travel Agencies in Toronto & in London Catering [Dan Brock] 16 24 to the Maltese in 1980 Aljotta (Maltese Fish Soup) Lisa Buttigieg-LiGreci 22 9 Early Years of Judge Rosemarie Aquilina’s Dan Brock 1 8 Family in , The Fr. Lawrence E. Attard, OP Remembered Dan Brock 20 1, 11

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # H.E. Keith Azzopardi: Ambassador of to the Dan Brock 3 4 United States Paul V. Azzopardi: Financial Advisor, Dan Brock 14 8 Stockbroker, Portfolio Manager, Author and Artist

B Giuseppe Bajada: A Maltese Emigrant Whose Dr. Aaron Attard-Hili 3 15 Dream of Settling in Canada Was Fatally Shot Down Who Was Charles Baldacchin? Dan Brock 7 9 Peter Baldacchino Appointed Bishop of the Dan Brock 4 11 Diocese of Las Cruces, New Mexico Maltese-American Barber Attends President Times of Malta 23 4 Nixon’s Inauguration Ball Bigilla (Broad Bean Dip) Lisa LiGreci 18 9 History of Maltese Immigration to the Bay Area Charles J. Vella 14 10 Prior to the Second World War, A Examination of Data from Maltese Bills of Health Mark Caruana 8 6 and Passport Applications Held at the National Archives of Malta – Part I, An Examination of Data from Maltese Bills of Health Mark Caruana 9 4 and Passport Applications Held at the National Archives of Malta – Part II, An Examination of Data from Maltese Bills of Health Mark Caruana 10 4 and Passport Applications Held at the National Archives of Malta – Part III, An Borg Family: First Maltese to Settle in Dan Brock and Mary 14 17, Leamington and Later LaSalle, Ontario, The Camilleri 28 Discovering the Identity of the Borg Uncle Who Dan Brock 15 24 Went to Carmelo Borg: Not Your Typical Maltese Carmen Borg and Dan 17 5 Immigrant: Part I Brock Carmelo Borg: Part II Paradise Won: Paradise Carmen Borg 18 17 Lost Carmelo Borg: Part III Going Home Carmen Borg 19 23 Whatever Became of Elia Borg? Dan Brock and Joseph 21 32 Farrugia First Maltese to Arrive in Brantford, Ontario Made Brantford Expositor, The, 13 8 a Positive First Impression, The May 16, 1913, pg. 1,7 George Bonavia C[harles A.] Caruana 1 13 Buttigieg Effect: ‘ Are Finally Vanessa Conneely 12 8 Pronouncing My Name Right’, The Dr. Josef Buttigieg and His Work in the Field of Dan Brock 8 8 Multiple Sclerosis : United States’ First Maltese Dan Brock 2 20 - American Presidential Candidate

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Three Generations of Soccer Players: The Dan Brock 5 4 Buttigiegs

C Carmelo Calleja: Only Maltese Emigrant Legally Dan Brock 23 24 Hanged in Canada Joe Calleja C[harles A.] Caruana 1 22 Joseph Calleja Honoured in Naples, Florida Dan Brock 3 4 Fr. Ivan Camilleri Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Dan Brock 21 18 the Archdiocese of Toronto Joseph Camilleri 70-Year-Old Marathon Runner Dan Brock 23 31 Carnival Celebrations Through the Years by the Dan Brock 2 1,24 Maltese Canadian Club London – Ontario The Carnival Dance of 1957 Dan Brock 12 7 Carnival – Maltese Canadian Club of London… Dan Brock 23 1 1980, The Carnival 1956 The Maltese Canadian club Dan Brock 23 16, London Ontario 40 Orlando E. Caruana Revisited Dan Brock 7 10 Orlando Emanuel Caruana: An American Civil Dan Brock 6 1,9 War Hero Mark Caruana Awarded the Medal of the Order of Dan Brock 19 4 Australia…Finally Mark Caruana to be Awarded the Medal of the Dan Brock 11 10 Order of Australia Fr. Henry Cassano (1929-2019): 63 Years a Dan Brock 3 23 Priest Arthur and Henry Cavarra: Early Maltese Dan Brock 13 16 Migrants to Winnipeg Who Moved on to Greener Pastures New Years’ Eve Celebrations The Maltese Dan Brock 22 22 Canadian Club of London, Ontario Searching for an Elusive Person on a Census: Dan Brock 17 17 the Case of Alphonso F. Cutaiar, Jr. Malta’s Christians Set Tone for Christian Unity in Michael Swan 11 8 2020 St. Paul of the Shipwreck Church, Charles J. Vella 16 1,7 Fr Aurelio Ciantar and Fr Eugene Fiteni: Two Mark Caruana 1 12 Augustinian Friars in the United States Cocktail Reception Held for Prime Minister and Dan Brock 8 5 His Delegation Comments Readers 23 26 Consul General of Malta to Canada (General Dr Raymond Xerri 9 29 Information Dr. Raymond C. Xerri’s First Weeks as Consul Consulate General of 6 16 General of Malta (Canada) in Toronto, Ontario Malta (Canada)

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Message from the Consulate General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 7 18 Republic of Malta in Canada Malta’s New Consul General of Malta to Canada Dan Brock 3 25 Message from the Consulate General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 7 18 Republic of Malta in Canada Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 9 25 Republic of Malta to Canada, A Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 11 5 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 12 4 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 13 11 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 14 23 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 15 7 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 16 13 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 17 8 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 18 11 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 19 10 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 20 7 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 21 11 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 22 23 Republic of Malta to Canada Monthly Message from the Consul General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 23 19 Republic of Malta to Canada Notice from the Consul General of the Republic Dr. Raymond Xerri 20 4 of Malta to Canada Press Release by the Consulate General of the Dr Raymond Xerri 19 21 Republic of Malta for Canada Anniversary of the Second Emigrants Convention Dan Brock 22 28 Convention of 1945 Maltese Forum, Autumn – 1 4 Winter 1981, pp. 3-4 Corrections to January Issue Dan Brock 11 7 Corrections to March Issue Dan Brock 13 10 Malta-North America Business Council Launched Embassy of the Republic 21 4 of Malta to the United States Two Gozitans in NY Build ‘The Crèche in the Voice of the Maltese, The 23 17 Right Place at the right Time’

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Cultural Diversity Day Celebrated 20 Years Ago Richard S. Cumbo 15 16 This Month Keeping the Maltese Culture in San Francisco Albert Galea 11 16 Alive: A History, a Community, and a Call for Support Alphonso F. Cutaiar, Jr.: Convicted of the Murder Gabrielle Cutaiar Caldwell 17 13 of Jimmy Logue’s Wife Alphonso F. Cutaiar, Jr.: Stepson of the Gabrielle Cutaiar Caldwell 14 5 Notorious Bank Robber Jimmy Logue Francis Cutaiar Jr. My 3rd Great-Grandfather Gabrielle Cutaiar Caldwell 2 5 Francis and Joseph Cutaiar: Two Maltese Dan Brock and 1 16 Immigrants in the United States in the First Half Gabrielle Cutaiar Caldwell of Nineteenth Century Felix Michael Cutajar: Part I – The Early Years Michael Cutajar 21 28 Felix Michael Cutajar: Part II – First Years in Michael Cutajar 22 28 America and His Service during the Korean War Felix Michael Cutajar: Part III-Marrying, Raising a Michael Cutajar 23 27 Family, Moving to the Suburbs, Working for Ford

D Charles Darmanin: Puerto Rican Businessman Dan Brock 2 5 and Philanthropist De Brincat Siblings of Winnipeg, Manitoba, The Dan Brock and Mark 2 14 Caruana Guide to Available Consular Services of Malta Malta Consulate in Detroit 18 22 Consulate in Detroit Maltese of Detroit Forgotten by the Government Joe Mizzi 18 22 of Malta, The Longest-living Male of the Maltese Dies Dan Brock 4 6 in London, Ontario Dies Irae, Dies Illa Dan Brock 6 15 Dispelling Some Confusion Dan Brock 6 6 Joseph Doublet: The Early Years Dan Brock 2 22 Joseph Edward Doublet Indeed a Direct Dan Brock 3 22 Descendant of the Secretary of the Grand Masters De Rohan and von Hompesch Consulate General of Malta to Canada Consulate General of 21 24 Coordinates a Resource Donation to the Maltese- Malta (Canada) Canadian Museum Archives and Visitors Centre

E Early Maltese Emigrants to the Canadian Prairies John D. Crawford 1 18 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 1 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 2 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 3 2

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Editorial Comment Dan Brock 4 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 5 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 6 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 7 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 8 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 9 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 10 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 11 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 12 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 13 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 14 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 15 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 16 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 17 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 18 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 19 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 20 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 21 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 22 2 Editorial Comment Dan Brock 23 2 Maltese Embassy in Ottawa, A? Frank Attard 14 20 Emigrants’ Priest and Refugees’ Samaritan Times of Malta, The 11 4 Good Conduct Checks Prior to Emigration Dan Brock 10 23 Plans to Direct Emigration to Canada in 1910 as Maltese Forum 16 16 Part of a Solution to Malta’s High Degree of Unemployment Malta’s 5th Emigrants Convention Announced Contributors 8 20 Message of the Minister of European and Foreign Evarist Bartolo 22 8 Affairs for the Republic of Malta Preparations Underway for the Official Launch of Embassy of the Republic 21 1, 40 the Maltese Cribs’ Exhibition November 15th, at of Malta to the United the Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC States Unique Exhibition on Malta, A Richard S. Cumbo 21 9

F Failed Attempt to Settle the Maltese in Grenada, Dan Brock 1 10 The Not So Desirable A Class of Immigrants: The Dan Brock 10 7 Case of Gio Batta Farrugia Feast of Our Lady of Victory, September 8, 1945, [Richard S. Cumbo] 19 28 Toronto, Ontario Marthese Fenech: Award-Winning Writer of Dan Brock 22 19 Historical Novels Maltese Canadian Club of London’s Presence at Dan Brock 20 10 the Multi-Cultural Festival, Centennial Hall, London, The First Maltese Canadian to Travel by Plane, The Dan Brock 6 11

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # First Celebration of Carnival by Maltese Front Page [photos] 2 1 Canadian Club of London – Ontario February 10th, 1955 First Maltese Emigrant to British Columbia Lived Dan Brock and Anne 5 7 to be 100 Years Old White First Maltese in Windsor Angelo Dougall 3 9 First Maltese in Windsor: A Supplement Dan Brock 3 9 Flight 112B – Malta to Buffalo, NY – July 30-31, Dan Brock 16 5 1960 Maltese Charter Flights and Travel Agencies in Richard S. Cumbo 16 6 “The Junction”: Some Reminiscences Former AFM Patrol Boat Added to US National Malta Independent, Sept. 2 13 Register of Historic Places 9, 2018 Four New Members from Canada and the United Claudia Caruana 1 21 States Join the Council of the Maltese Living Abroad

G Gaffan Family: First Maltese to Settle in Dan Brock 15 13 Kingsville, Ontario – Part I, The Gaffan Family: First Maltese to Settle in Janene Gaffan and Dan 16 11 Kingsville, Ontario – Part II, The Brock Galletti (Water Biscuits) Lisa LiGreci 17 11 Christmas Gatherings 2019 [Dan Brock] 10 32 Monsignor Paul John Gauci (1904-1970) Dan Brock 17 18 Gleanings from the Sunday Bulletin Fr. Manwel Parnis MSSP 1 3 Go West Fr. Lawrence E. Attard 6 8 Some Appreciation of “A Diverse and Evolving Dan Brock 15 10 Gozitan Identity” Is Your Family from Gozo? Dan Brock 10 21 John Grima: A Dream Come True Dan Brock 10 29 John Grima: A Maltese Emigrant with a Dream Dan Brock 9 26 Growing up Maltese-American in Detroit Rena Xuereb 6 7 The Maltese Canadian Social Club Guelph Inc, Dan Brock 19 20 Celebrates Malta Night

H Meet Mel Hamelin Dan Brock 22 15 Hermann-Grima House, Felix Grima and the First Dan Brock 4 9 Known Maltese Immigrant to in the Eighteen Century, The Hermann-Grima House, St. Louis Street, New Front Page [Photo-Frank 4 1 Orleans, The Mifsud] High Commissioner of Malta to Canada Pays a Dan Brock 9 21 Vised to Toronto, The

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I Wax Image of the Infant Jesus and the Story Dan Brock 21 21 behind It, The Longest Living Female Immigrants to North Dan Brock 12 9 America from Malta Beginnings of a New Wave of Maltese Dan Brock 3 5 Immigration to Canada, The Nanna’s Imqarrun Fil-Forn Rena Xuereb 15 4 Island of Sunshine and History Henry E. Leeks 8 20 Italian Heritage Parade [Dan Brock] 9 32

J Further Revelations Concerning the Women Who Dan Brock, Carmen Vella, 23 33 Went to Jamaica Discovered in Sacred Heart Mark Caruana Malta Archives “Hey Jude” Fred Aquilina 23 11

K Kapunata (Caponata) Lisa LiGreci 16 21 Knights of Malta Soccer Team Committee for Maltese 1 22 Unity Inc. of New York

L Ħut Lampuki Fil-forn Bil-Patata u T-Tadam Lisa LiGreci 19 5 (Roasted Lampuki with Potatoes & Tomatoes) Heritage Language Teacher Richard S. Cumbo, O.S.J. 19 9 Lehen Malti Gala Lehen Malti 7 28 Letter to the Editor Joanne Camilleri 22 28 Letter to the Editor of This Newsletter Joseph & Vittoria Borg 18 10 Letter to the Editor of This Newsletter Marija Camilleri 19 10 Letter to the Editor of This Newsletter Marija Camilleri 20 13 Logos of Some North American Associations Dan Brock 4 12 Past and Present Maltese Club of London Opens Its Own Building Dan Brock 13 20 32 Years Ago

M Geography and History of Malta as Presented for Dan Brock 18 8 Elementary School Children in 1857 in What is now Southern Ontario, The How Malta Remained British After 1802 Mark Trzeciak 2 9 In Search of Malta Richard S. Cumbo 5 11 Malta Abroad – Melita, Manitoba Dan Brock 8 9 Meet the Malta Bake Shop’s Oldest Customer Dan Brock 8 23 Malta, Montana Dan Brock 10 21

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Malta-Canadian Museum Archives and Visitors Richard S. Cumbo 5 12 Centre St. Paul St. Paul The Apostle Church Complex Malta Charity Trust Fund of the Committee for The Maltese Unity Inc. NY 2 23 Maltese Unity, Inc. N.Y., The Malta Day Dinner/Dance at the Maltese Canadian [Dan Brock] 19 28 Club of London, Ontario, September 14, 2013 Malta Migration Museum Charles Buttigieg 6 5 Miss Malta Pageant Exhibit Richard S. Cumbo 9 4 Malta Relief Fund Benefit Show and Dance Maltese of Toronto and 7 14 Maltese of Detroit Malta United Society of Windsor, Ontario, The Mike Pace 2 8 Malta, Montana Dan Brock 10 21 Memories of Being Maltese in San Francisco in the Charles J. Vella 15 16 1950s and 1960s Some Maltese Businesses in the Greater Toronto [Dan Brock] 7 26 Area Visited by the Consul General Maltese Canadian Association (Gozo) Dan Brock 10 28 Maltese Canadian Association (Gozo) Celebrates Maltese Canadian 17 1, 24 Canada Day, July 1, 2020 Association (Gozo) Maltese Canadian Federation [Dr Raymond Xerri] 7 1 Founding of the Maltese Canadian Social Club in Maltese Canadian Social 1 24 Guelph, The Club of Guelph Inc.,1980 Maltese Clubs in North America Dan Brock 7 25 Council of Maltese Living Abroad Meets to Contributors 8 17 Discuss Press Community Issues Maltese-American Day Dan Brock 6 13 News from the Maltese-American Social Club of Dan Brock 11 15, San Francisco 20 Short History of the Maltese-American Social Club Abraham Vella and 4 8 of San Francisco, A Mona Vella-Nicholas Maltese-Canadian Association of British Joseph Ruggier 2 19 Columbia, The Visit to the Maltese-Canadian Museum/Archives Richard S. Cumbo 7 4 at St. Paul’s Church Complex, A Maltese-Canadian Social Club – St. Thomas [Dan Brock] 1 20 End of An Era: The Disbandment of the Maltese- Richard S. Cumbo 7 7 Canadian Society of Toronto, The Fiftieth Anniversary of the Presentation of the Richard S. Cumbo 18 4 Silver Trophy to the M.C.S.T. Band Maltese-Canadian Society of Toronto Forced to Sarah Carabott 10 26 Close More News Regarding the Former Maltese- Richard S. Cumbo 8 4 Canadian Society of Toronto Maltese Falcon, The Joseph Edward Doublet 2 11 Maltese Historical Society of San Francisco Mona Vella Nicholas and 2 11 Honors Vietnam Era Veterans Fred Aquilina

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Maltese Immigration to the San Francisco Bay Dr. Charles J. Vella, PhD 1 20 Area Project Situation of the Maltese in Canada on the Eve of Richard S. Cumbo 1 5 the 21st Century, The Maltese of Powell River British Columbia, The Richard S. Cumbo 1 21 Donation to the Maltese War Relief Fund Maltese Journal, The 6 15 Maltese Canadian Display Case at the Migrants Dan Brock 9 27 Museum, The Maltese Programs on Cable Television in Toronto Richard S. Cumbo 23 21 Edward Mercieca Was Also on the Sobieski Dan Brock 19 7 “Chain Migration”: A Case Study in the Bay Area Dan Brock 5 6 Migration to Canada Useful Facts and Prospects John E. Domenico 12 6 Two More Links in the Migration Chain to the Bay Dan Brock 6 4 Area Eugene Mizzi of Detroit Dan Brock 10 16 From Malta to Motor City and on to London, Dan Brock 20 16 Ontario Joseph Muscat: Visual Artist/Art & Exhibition Dan Brock 19 13 Consultant ‘Dance of the Rising Goddess – Inanna’ Musical [Dr. Raymond Xerri] 22 32, 36

N Sample Newsletters of Some North American [Dan Brock] 20 20 Associations Past and Present

O How to Brine Fresh Green Olives (Kif Tassalmura Lisa Buttigieg-LiGreci 20 5 Ż- Żebbuġ Aħdar Frisk) An Omission and Errors Corrected Dan Brock 10 10 Opinion Our Readers 2 11 Opinion Our Readers 3 26 Opinions Our Readers 1 20 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 8 24 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 9 28 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 10 30 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 11 18 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 12 22 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 13 22 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 14 26 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 15 22 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 16 22 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 17 22 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 18 26 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 19 26 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 20 18 Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 21 38 10 | P a g e

TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Maltese Organizations in North America [Dan Brock] 22 34

P Where Is This Painting Now? Dan Brock 20 15 Paintings of Our Lady of Ta’ Mellieha and Our Paul V. Azzopardi 15 5 Lady of Ta’ Pinu at St. Paul the Apostle Church in the Maltese Community of Toronto, The Pandemics and Epidemics in North America Dan Brock 14 15 during the Past 200 years and the Last Major Plague on the Islands of Malta and Gozo John Pass (Giovanni Pace) [Dan Brock] 1 2 Passage to America Fred Aquilina 10 17 Passion of Jesus Christ, The Dan Brock 12 12 Assessing Surviving Maltese Passport Applica- Dan Brock and Mark 18 14, tions Issued for Jamaica Caruana 28 Pastizzi by the Vellas Charles J. Vella 15 20 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 2 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 3 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 4 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 5 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 6 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 7 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 8 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 9 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 10 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 11 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 12 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 13 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 14 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 15 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 16 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 17 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 18 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 19 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 20 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 21 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 22 3 Pastor’s Thoughts Fr. Mario Micallef MSSP 23 3 Tony Perici (1920-2010): First Full-time Mayor of Dan Brock 3 10 Twinsburg, Ohio Giuseppa Pepe: One of the Women Who Dan Brock 22 27 Travelled to Jamaica Petite Patriots and Élise Pellegrin Dan Brock 10 25 Following the Clues: The Case of the Photos in the Dan Brock 12 20 Two Stone Picture Frames Passport Photos of Maltese Immigrants to [Dan Brock] 15 1 London, Ontario, 1948-1953

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Maltese Pumpkin Pie (Torta Tal-Qara Ħamra) Lisa Buttigieg-LiGreci 21 5 Painting of Our Lady of Ta’ Pinu Dan Brock 13 10 They Came by Plane to Be Reunited with Their Dan Brock 6 14 Husbands and Fathers Planetary Sabbatical: A Reflection Fr. Mike Prieur 13 4 Playmobil Dan Brock 11 14 Two 200-Year Old Alabaster Vases Once Dan Brock 13 9 Belonged to St. George Preca President of Malta and Her Delegation in North Dan Brock 3 27 America: April-May 2018 Multilingual Airwaves Means Personal Dedication Richard S. Cumbo 14 15 for Maltese Producers Multilingual Airwaves Means Personal Dedication Richard S. Cumbo 15 4 for Maltese Producers Message of the President of the Republic of Malta George Vella 22 4 Message from the Prime Minister of Malta Robert Abela 22 6 Providence Villa of Scarborough Has Wing Named Richard S. Cumbo 2 4 After a Maltese Nick Pulis: A Unifying Factor in the Junction Frank Savona 8 10 Puglisevich Family in Canada, The Nigel Klemenčič- 23 5 Puglisevich Charles E. Puglisevich: A Maltese Immigrant’s Richard S. Cumbo 1 11 Success in the Oil Industry Worldwide “Pumpkins at Halloween” Dan Brock 20 14

R Arrival of the Women and Children on Board the Dan Brock 7 15 Radnik, October 1948 Reader Comments Our Readers 4 4 Reader Comments Our Readers 5 3 Reader Comments Our Readers 6 3 Reader Comments Our Readers 7 12 Reader Comments Our Readers 8 4 Reader Comments Our Readers 20 10 Reader Comments Our Readers 21 25 Reader Comments January Issue Our Readers 11 18 Reader Comments Relating to the April Issue Our Readers 14 7 Reader Comments Relating to the August Issue Our Readers 18 4 Reader Comments Relating to the December Our Readers 22 18 Issue Reader Comments Relating to the February Issue Our Readers 12 18 Reader Comments Relating to the July Issue Our Readers 17 4 Reader Comments Relating to the June Issue Our Readers 16 4 Reader Comments Relating to the March Issue Our Readers 13 10 Reader Comments Relating to the May Issue Our Readers 15 6 Reader Comments Relating to the October Issue Our Readers 19 22 Reader Comments: November Issue Our Readers 9 2

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Reader Comments: December Issue Our Readers 10 30 Regarding the Newsletter Our Readers 19 22 Religious Persons from Gozo Bound for America: Mark Caruana 2 16 1900-1935 Who Was “Mr. J. Robertson”? Dan Brock 14 20

S Family Background of Zeferino Said Discovered Dan Brock 21 15 Networking: A Case Study of Members of the Said Dan Brock 18 25 Family Zeferino Said: Canada’s Second Maltese Settler Dan Brock 2 20 Charles Said-Vassallo: A Researcher Who Mark Caruana 4 5 Specialises in the Family History of the St. Paul the Apostle Parish: North America’s Only Dan Brock 6 12 Maltese National Parish Malta Still Commemorates St. Paul’s Shipwreck J.P. Sonnen 11 9 Achille “Cony” Sapienza” first Maltese Resident of Dan Brock 12 5 Schenectady and Detroit? Introducing Susan Schembri: One of the Two Susan Schembri 2 18 Members on the Council of Maltese Living Abroad from Canada Tribute Paid to Frank Scicluna Raymond C. Xerri 17 4 Sette Giugno Monument Front Page [Photo – Dan 3 1 Brock] Archaeological Work on the Shickluna Shipyard, Dan Brock 7 5 St. Catharines, Ontario Joseph Shickluna, Ship Carpenter, 1828-1899 Dan Brock 15 21 Louis Shickluna (Luigi Scicluna) [Dan Brock] 1 1 Fascinating Story of Don Ángel Sierra, The César A. Zapata Lozada 18 5 The Women from Malta Who Joined the Sisters of Dan Brock and Mark 19 15 Mercy in Jamaica Caruana Yet Another Arrival on the Sobieski! Dan Brock 20 14 How Jenise Spiteri’s Paternal Grandparents Dan Brock 12 19 Ended Up in California Snowboarder Jenise Spiteri Hopes to Represent Dan Brock 11 7 Malta in the 2022 Winter Olympics New Musical Star of Strait Street Shines in San Stefanie V. Nimick 3 11 Francisco Star of Strait Street: Some Background Dan Brock 3 13 Stuffed Flank Steak in Soup (Falda Mimlija Fil- Lisa Buttigieg-LiGreci 23 8 Brodu)

T Maltese Christmas Traditions Remembered, Dan Brock 9 23 Carried on or Altered in London, Ontario

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TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # Update on Travel to and from Malta Embassy of the Republic 21 16 of Malta to the United States Tribute Paid to 15 Men Who Arrived in Canada in Dan Brock 14 4 June 1948 Inħarsu Lejn l-2020 Bħala l-Bibu Ġdid Għall- Dr Raymond Xerri 10 22 Komiunita’ Maltija-Kanadiża/Year 2020 – A New Beginning for the Maltese-Canadian Community Two Errors Corrected Dan Brock 5 10

V Vassallos of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada, Dan Brock 21 26 The Vassallos and Others of Stamford, Connecticut: Dan Brock and Chuck 22 11 Part I – The Early Years, The Vassallo Vassallos and Others of Stamford, Connecticut: Dan Brock and Chuck 23 34 Part II – Census of 1940, The Vassallo Albert Edward Vella, 1942-2019 Personal Dan Brock 9 18 Reminiscences Maltese-Canadian Community Leader Albert Dr Raymond Xerri 9 19 Edward Vella: An Appreciation Message from the Honorary Consul General of Louis J. Vella 11 15 Malta, Louis Vella

W Commemoration, on September 8, 1913, by the Dan Brock 7 13 Maltese Community of Winnipeg of the Raising of the Great Siege of 1565 Tragedy Befalls the Siblings of One of the First Dan Brock 13 5 Maltese Immigrants to Winnipeg

X Sr. Paulina M. Xuereb, R.S.C.J. Dan Brock 10 6

Z Larry Zahra: 1929-2019 Rena Xuereb 10 27 Two More Links in the Migration Chain to the Bay Dan Brock 6 4 Area TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE # # PAGE # # TITLE AUTHOR ISSUE PAGE HOR

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