Iris Smith- Compelling Life Tales

Women of the Northwest

English - April 07, 2022 20:00 - 33 minutes - 23 MB - ★★★★★ - 15 ratings
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Iris Smith lives in Tulalip, Washington.

I met her at the Northwest Christian writers meeting and was fascinated by her story.

She is originally from Boston where her parents and grandparents emigrated, both from Italy and Russia. And that's kind of a fun story that we get to hear about.

This family history involves

a ruptured appendix and subsequent coma for a monththe Bolshevik Revolutionimprisonment,a trip to Ellis Island work in a clothing factory a fireMafia Mobs POW in the Korean War,Leonard NimoySenator KennedyItalian recipesJoni and Friendsa tv seriesand more!

LINKS: Celiac Recipes, Polcari's, Ellis Island, Joni and Friends

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