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The author relates the history of his family particularly the life of his grandfather, Art Wilding, who was an orphan that was sent to Canada in 1893. Topics discussed include the immigration of then nine-year-old Wilding to Ontario to provide cheap labour, the participation of Wilding in the Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force (CEF) in 1915, and the mystery surrounding the relationship of Wilding with a widow named Jane Hampton who came with him upon his return to Canada in 1919.

This article discusses how the author's great-grandfather has inspired her, despite the fact that they have never met. The city of Montreal is about to name a park after my great-grandfather, Harry (Hirsch) Wolofsky. A plaque bearing his name will soon commemorate his contributions to Montreal's Jewish community, both as a newspaper editor and publisher and founding father of much of the infrastructure that serves our community. Born in Poland, Hirsch arrived in Montreal in 1900 and started a fruit store on St. Laurent Boulevard. He started Eagle Publishing Co., and in 1907 began printing the Keneder Adler (the Canadian Eagle), Canada's first daily Yiddish newspaper (until the 1950s, Yiddish was Montreal's third most-spoken language, after English and French). During the First World War, political columnists challenged readers to join the Jewish Legion of the British Army and fight for a Jewish state in Palestine. On top of all that, Hirsch was seminal in establishing Jewish schools, libraries, hospitals, kosher kitchens, old age homes and welfare services. This heritage is the bane of my existence. Since kindergarten, my Yiddish teachers have reminded me where I come from. Of close to 100 of Hirsch's descendants, I appear to be the only one carrying on his legacy. It was always my dream to enter the family "trade" and I had to follow it.

When he won the Masters last April, Mike Weir did more than become the first Canadian man ever to win one of golf's major championships. The hard-working lefty from Bright's Grove, Ont., lifted our spirits. It was a life-changing event for Weir, too. That's reflected in the tournament coverage he now gets on U.S. networks that once ignored him, and in the reaction of Canadian fans, for whom his victory at Augusta National stands among the great events in the country's sporting history. But in his heart, he insists, he is unchanged. When asked for his list of favourite moments in 2003, right there with the Masters is having his 92-year-old grandfather attend the Bell Canadian Open in Hamilton last September--his most ardent supporter had never seen him play live. As defending Masters champion, he gets to choose the menu for the past-champions' dinner when the tournament returns to Augusta next April.