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… were driven out into the country to a school with a large gymnasium. Inside there were many rows of cots, spaced about 4 feet apart, and only … cabin, with 5 other boys, consisted of 2 double bunks, one along each side of the room, separated by an aisle containing a small port hole … reception area, amid much confusion. Someone placed a sticker on the side of my suitcase, which read Montreal. After leaving the Pier we …
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… two years earlier and were living in Toronto. They sponsored me to come to Canada. I intended to work here for a while and then go back to … and her husband until my family arrived. Toronto seemed to be a big city to me and I was excited to have arrived at my new home, but I … to join his father, so I had him look after my son and they would chum around the ship together, otherwise I would not let him leave our …
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… At the age of sixteen the spirit of adventure overtook him and he set sail for Canada where his eldest brother George, ten years his … Kindersley, Saskatchewan. At one point Dad worked as a farm hand just south of Saskatoon; at another he worked for James S. LaLonde of … to be shared and shared graciously; our transient visitors always sat at the table at Dad's right hand. To Mom the plight of those …
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… We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day sail from South Hampton, England, on the ship ‘Aquitania.’ This is my story. On …
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… war zone. Hilda recorded that several of the women including herself sat on mail bags tagged OUT OF BOUNDS TO ALL RANKS, while waiting to be …
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… When I finally got my telegram to go to London, my mother was upset but she bravely came, along with my good friend, to help me with the children. We said our tearful good-byes and then I was on my own with a great number … months was as good as gold. I would go up on deck with them and had to sit down on the deck as there were no chairs available. There I would …
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… to me while I was on the ground in a practice, he kicked my foot and said ‘Williams, you're going to be married.' So off I went back to … in England before being shipped out we did a lot of training in the South of England. In July of 1943 we were shipped out to the Island of … I left by ambulance for the boot of Italy then flown to Sicily and South Africa. I returned to England on the Lady Nelson. I was sent to a …
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… their first impression of a "new hometown" was sitting on a bench outside, all wanting to go back to Wales. They spent the morning/afternoon … charged $5.00. The following morning Jess Radcliffe took them to the south side of the McLeod River. The river was starting to break up and they …
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… know, when you are working, life is so busy, you don’t have time to reflect. But once you’ve retired there is so much time. Actually I don’t … I worked at the United Church of Canada and did a lot of women’s leadership and intercultural trainings. The most important event I …
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… very mixed. I was excited to be on a ship but I saw so many sad people that I was confused. I remember people crying hard and waving … and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …