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  • A Necklace Crafted with Love from the Wreckage of War
    … Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … Englehart (nee Lewis) by her husband Frank Englehart, a Canadian soldier serving overseas during the Second World War. After a German plane … into when there was an air raid. Falling in love with a Canadian soldier In March of 1944, she was set up on a blind date. Her friend Eve's …
  • Anton, Zofia, Ted and Bill Warelis
    … a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … at the time. Zygmunt was born on September 17, 1938. Tragically, he died after being thrown from a horse on September 8, 1956. As the … just ended and the only people that were able to buy a tractor were soldier returning from the war. Finally they were able to purchase a …
  • Captain C.P.H.E. Huxford
    … Captain Huxford pictured on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford Captain Huxford on his wedding day with wife, Margaret Huxford …
  • Annette Brunton
    … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on … the 13th of July at noon a large military bus stopped in front of our house and picked me up. The driver was a confused young Canadian who …
  • Berend Bergsma
    … we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us … We were week at sea. There were a lot of people on the ship the first day, but as the days passed, less and less people were in the dining …
  • Americans as Non-Immigrants - Bruce Bolin
    Life in Canada Time 0:00:47 Transcript Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my grandmother gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped …
  • Future in Canada by Luke
    … I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with … After that we got on the airplane and flew all the way to Canada. We come to a place call welcome house in Vancouver. I was so tired I sleep like a dead person all …
  • The First Step is Always the Hardest by Kelvin
    … As the time pass I soon turn in to the age of 10 and the time has come. I miss everything I had in Hong Kong, but I know life is like a …
  • “We’ll Meet Again”: The Gracie Fields Story
    … Bill One day, a letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” … Choir, for the ship’s concert and we were taught the songs of the day, war songs and hits from Pinocchio, a film which had just been …
  • Martin, Katharina and Karl Filipps
    … during supper as a remembrance. It was a dreary, cloudy and damp Wednesday December 08/1954. This was the final day in Germany before sailing to Canada. We left Bremen, which was our … not only a luxurious liner but was a great place to spend the next few days, as it had all the latest conveniences. It was that evening when …

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