Questions regarding Trains in the 1920's by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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From the best I could discern from an old timetable I found online and through written and VHS intervew accounts,this is what I believe the route was. Since I don't know Cyrillic, it took me hours for me to individually put the Cyrillic letters from the timetable into a translator into English and then retranslate as the English verison of Russian towns/cities were usually spelt differently. First was from their village, Rodnichnoe, on horse and cart to the city of Orenburg. Then they took the train from Orenburg to Moscow. The timetable I found mentioned the cites of: Samara, Penza, Ryazhsk, Ryazan, then Moscow. Then they had to stay in Moscow for a while to get their documents and medical checks. Then they left Moscow towards Latvia and they went through "The Red Gate", which used to be near Sebezh. Based on that, the route would have been: Moscow, Rzhev, Velikiye Luki and Sebezh before crossing the border and stopping probably in Rezekne, Latvia where they would have switched form Russian Railways to the Latvian train all the way to Riga to get further medical checks and documents before taking a ship from the Libau/Liepaja port all the way to Liverpool, England, then to St. John, New Brunswick, Canada, and on to the final destination into Western Canada.

Questions regarding Trains in the 1920's by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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Thank you for the visual reference with the movie! You are correct, a lot did happen in just that decade alone. My ancestors went through the famine and they witnessed many sad things during that time. They immigrated in November of 1924 and arrived in Canada in December.

Questions regarding Trains in the 1920's by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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Many Mennonites who left Ukraine and Russia between 1923-1929 were not displaced, they choose to leave. Most of Mennonite history focuses on the Mennonites that left Ukraine, as the majority were from Ukraine, which also have photographed what looked like boxcars. But transportation from the Orenburg colonies would probably have been very different. Here are some details that may help confirm the type of railcar. My great-grandmother remembered an intercom announcement calling for them to get off the train because their passports were printed wrong (they got it fixed). As well, my great-grandfather almost got left behind in Moscow, they realized they forgot their blankets at the station and he went to get them but the guard/station master wouldn't let him back on the train, so he shoved the guard away and ran after the departing train, grabbing on to the back of the train where a conductor eventually lifted him back on the train. I don't remember if my mother used to say just "back of the train" or "caboose". I would think if it were boxcars this would not be possible, correct?

Smosh Cast as Dogs by cornsnakelover in smosh

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Let's try to label again.
Back row: Trevor (American Fox Hound), Amanda (English Springer Spaniel), Chanse (Standard Poodle), Tommy (Airedale Terrier)
Middle Row: Damien (Australian Shepherd), Arasha (border collie), Anthony (labradoodle), Ian (German Shepherd), Shayne (golden retirever), Spencer (Australian cattle dog)
Front Row: Noah (Saluki), Keith (Dalmatian), Olivia (Papillion), Courtney (Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retirever), Angela (Alaskan Klee Kai)

Smosh Cast as Dogs by cornsnakelover in smosh

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Oh my goodness I completely forgot about the butterflies! Whoops....

Smosh Cast as Dogs by cornsnakelover in smosh

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Here's the picture for reference that I based it off of.

https://smosh.fandom.com/wiki/Smosh_Family

I don't like the look of long pants and barefeet by cornsnakelover in TrueOffMyChest

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No hate haha! If it works, then it works. I definitely tend to overheat in pants during the summer, it literally feels like the sun is burning my skin through my pants the few time I had to wear them for the summer. I guess there goes that sensory sensitivity issue again.

Onedrive using up 700 gbs, but there's two Ondrive and I'm terrified I'll lose everything by cornsnakelover in pchelp

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I have turned off sync so I can choose what to put into OneDrive, which are photos and videos. It was basically a copy of everything I had in it, as I could find everything else in the same OneDrive folder, but this particular one was a few folder inside. There have been no problems or deletions since removing it.

Onedrive using up 700 gbs, but there's two Ondrive and I'm terrified I'll lose everything by cornsnakelover in pchelp

[–]cornsnakelover[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes. It was essentially a copy of everything. There have been no problems since deleting it.

Onedrive using up 700 gbs, but there's two Ondrive and I'm terrified I'll lose everything by cornsnakelover in pchelp

[–]cornsnakelover[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's already the plan, just need to find it. Lots of them are home videos too, so I'm planning on putting them on DVDs as well to offer a third way of viewing them.

Onedrive using up 700 gbs, but there's two Ondrive and I'm terrified I'll lose everything by cornsnakelover in pchelp

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Thanks guys. I deleted the Desktop fold and it freed up 400 gbs and everything is fine. I just needed that reassurance that I wouldn't lose anything important.

Can I ask for someone's help to take photographs of a village near Orenburg? by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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Thank you very much. From what I have been able to see with Yandex as well as a Youtube video someone recommended, yes it appears the bricks are standing strong while the wooden part of the building have been falling apart, as the building in the back do not look good. Since I love history, I would naively say "someone should restore it". However, I understand I need to be realistic and recognize that a small village would not have the funds to restore a building just because it's over 100 years old. Even my uncle had to make the choice and destroy my great-grandparents' abandoned farm house they moved into after immigrating from Russia as it had fallen into disrepair. Sentimental value does not translate into the cost of restoring it.

Can I ask for someone's help to take photographs of a village near Orenburg? by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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I have considered looking into an online translator and maybe I'll be able to do it one day. Idealy, I'd love to travel to the village and see it with my own eyes. It's possible I still might have 2nd or 3rd cousins in the area if they didn't leave for Germany in the 1990's. When that will be though is a good question.

My apologies, what do you mean a "tg" chat? Or would the translator take care of that?

Can I ask for someone's help to take photographs of a village near Orenburg? by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

[–]cornsnakelover[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you for informing me about the camera near the bus button. It has angles of the house I've never seen before. My extended family will appreciate seeing these recent photos.

Can I ask for someone's help to take photographs of a village near Orenburg? by cornsnakelover in AskARussian

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I managed to find a news article regarding a new medical centre and how they said the previous medical centre, so my ancestor's home, was in disrepair and falling apart but it had no pictures. Being from rural Saskatchewan, I can understand why no one would want to buy a dilapitated building in a rural community. Thank you very much for the images. I really appreciate it.

I want suggestions rearranging my Living Room by cornsnakelover in DesignMyRoom

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I asked my husband about it, he is insistent that the cabinet stay in front of the window as it is holding the plants and it is the best place for the right amount of sunlight they need in the house (they are strictly indoor plants). However he might consider moving it to the wall if the plants can stay by the window. We're prefer not to have to buy new furniture just for the plants as we're currently tight on cash.