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… picture to send to their father and with the leftover money she would buy each of the girls a little doll as long as they behaved. However, … baby clothes, diapers, bedding, and more. Mario and Ariella went to buy a crib, but their superstitions prevented them from doing so until … was born. A sewing/social club was soon formed. It was much cheaper to buy large bolts of fabric and make your own clothes then buy new, so …
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… Whenever I have talked about this trip later on, I have always mentioned how well this journey was organized. It must have been a mammoth job for … be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on July 9, 1946 that I should …
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by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction During the early postwar period, Canadian officials attempted to commemorate immigration milestones. These official commemorations were in response to postwar immigration policies that had opened Canada’s doors to tens of …
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… for three years. (Then I would return for a vacation home). When we arrived from the train dockside in Southampton, we discovered the SS … days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young boy when I waved my Mother goodbye from the stern of the ship on April … sighted land and sailed into Halifax harbour. I immediately sent a telegram to my parents stating "ARRIVED SAFELY IN CANADA". I arrived on …
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… aboard the ship, Athlone Castle, May 2, 1945. Arrived at Pier 21, in Halifax, May 12, 1945. This is my story. At age 18 I met 29 year … Brazil. I worked in the finishing lab, where the edges of the crystal were sputtered with gold and then tuned in an oscillator until they …
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… World War, a growing population and an economy devastated by war were leading reasons for many Dutch immigrants to seek economic … [4] Before the newcomers disembarked from their ships at Pier 21, railway officials came aboard to hand out name tags listing destination, … counters to be validated. Afterwards, the newcomer would normally telegram his or her new employer to inform them of their expected time …
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… 1951 with her parents and her surviving brother and sister (Béla and Éva died before they left for Canada). In the years that followed, they … they settled and worked very hard to make a living and eventually buy a suburban house. Unfortunately, the happy life to which they so … picturing that, come the end of the war, things would return to the way they had been in his memories. It goes without saying that things …
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… Margaret Chase Huxford On September 3rd I was in Times Square, New York. I saw the declaration of war spelt out on … city. I felt the British could get on without me for another three weeks, and so I stayed. What I do remember with warmth was the fact … follow him myself a year later with our baby daughter. In the meantime we, like many Halifax families, wondered how best we could contribute …
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… Holland Dear Father, Mother and Ans, Again it is Sunday and once more we are sitting here writing letters. First of all, congratulations with … members, and he is in the clouds! He received a nice booklet from Aunt Ann, and from us a pencil and a pair of shoes. Also thanks to Opa and …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to … in an industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done …