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Franks Immigration cardMarch 1929
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Frank arrived in Mossbank on April 4 and began working with a relative, Mike Runge, who was also a blacksmith. As well, he worked in the towns of Mazenod and Limerick while honing his English skills. In 1927, he bought the blacksmith shop from the Blaine brothers. It had been built in the early 1920s by Harry Wiseman, a blacksmith from Ontario. It was tin sided and had the "false front" common on many commercial buildings of the era.6
Main Street Mossbank SK about the time of Frank Ambrozs arrival1926
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View of shop through front door20th Century
Main Street, Mossbank SK
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On October 4, 1931 Frank married Mary Fedyk who was from the Ardill area.9
Frank & Mary Ambroz wedding picture4 October 1931
Mossbank, SK
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After their marriage, Frank and Mary lived in a two room house behind the shop. In 1940, they purchased a three room cottage and moved it to the site where it stands today.11
Ambroz House1940-Present
Main Street, Mossbank SK
Credits:Mossbank Museum Archives
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Mary Ambroz at houseCirca 1950s
Main Street, Mossbank SK
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Passport used when Frank and Mary when they returned to Poland for a visit.s
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Frank and Mary took a trip back to Poland.Shortly After their return, WWII broke out. Frank had become a Canadian citizen in April 1935.15
They had two children, Michel born in 1943 and Marie who was born in 1945 and died the same year. Frank died in 1986 at the age of 85. In 2002 at the age of 88, Mary died. They are both buried in the Mossbank Cemetary.16
Ambroz family1960s
Main Street, Mossbank SK
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Snowed inWinter 1947
Main Street, Mossbank SK
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