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Ján (John) Ridzon was born in the village of Polhronska Polhora, near Brezno, Slovakia. Having grown up in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, he learned to speak fluent Hungarian as Slovak was not recognized in the school system. His parents however had been careful to pass on Slovakia's ancestral language and culture to their descendants. At the age of 17, John served briefly in the Austro-Hungarian army during the First World War. He was inspired to come to Canada by the stories of others, including his own father, who had come to America three times
to work in the mines.
In 1926, John applied to immigrate to Canada. Receiving no response, he decided to marry Adela at Polhora, on February 13, 1928.
A few weeks after his marriage, John learned that his application to immigrate to Canada had been accepted. John left Slovakia on June 15, 1928 aboard the SS Arabic (Red Star Line) and arrived in Halifax on June 22, 1928. Adela joined him in Canada in 1932 and they settled in Delhi, Ontario. .

Both worked very hard before they were able to buy their first home in Delhi. John was a railroader with CN and also worked in a factory. He was dedicated to the independence of Slovakia and was a life member of the Slovak World Congress. Adela and John never ceased to promote the Slovak language and taught their four daughters to speak Slovakian. John returned to his homeland once, in 1979, with three of his daughters. Adela was unable to make the trip due to her health. There, he visited his three brothers and sister in Polhronska Polhora.

John died in 2000.

Agnes Belosic was born in 1947. She is Ján Homolá’s granddaughter. Ján Homolá was born in 1892 in Priechod (Slovakia). He left Slovakia in 1926 and moved to Canada, arriving in Halifax. Records indicate that he was a labourer and was sent on a CNR to Manitoba and worked in Kapuscasing in Northern Ontario where he died at 55 years (pneumonia).

Agnes Belosic was the past president of the Canadian Slovak League, Kitchener Branch. She is also a frequent contributor to Kanadsky Slovak newspaper.

Juraj Megles was born on March 29th, 1922 in Bažovce, th son of Juraj and María Megles. He completed his grade and commercial school in Slovakia. In 1938, the village of Bažovce was annexed by Hungary. Juraj Megles was drafted in the Hungarian army in 1943 and served as a sapper on the Russian front. His unit was captured during its retreat through Romania resulting in Juraj Megle’s imprisonment until his repatriation in 1945. Between 1947 and 1948, he was drafted in the Czechoslovak army.

Following the confiscation of the Megles' farm by the Communists in 1948, Juraj Megles decided to leave Czechosolovakia. With the help of friends some from Plzen, he first fled Czechoslovakia to the West through the Czech Lands. He then, crossed the border to West Germany prior to the Iron Curtain. Afterwards, he went to Oslo, Norway and finally settled in Toronto, Canada.

Upon his arrival in Toronto, Juraj Megles worked as a dishwasher in a restaurant, at a Polish bakery, an electrical/supply business and at a silver/gold plate store. He also chopped trees Northern Ontario. During the summer, he picked tobacco. In 1955, he worked as a roofer and finally, found work as a glazier in Scarborough for the next thirty years.

In 1975, Juraj Megles moved to Oshawa with his wife Anna Silvasa with her two daughters, Mária and Madgalena. Anna Silvasa passed away in 2013 followed by Juraj Megles in 2018.

Juraj Megles joined the Canadian Slovak League Branch 7 (Toronto) but transferred to the Branch 6 (Oshawa). He was president of the Branch 6 (Oshawa)’s president and contributed to the “Christmas tree” fund every year.