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… their six children, Grace, Ida, Harmen, Albert (myself), Gerard, and Wouter (Walter), who ranged in age from teens to toddler. My parents had decided to leave our home in Apeldoorn to seek out new … itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally …
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… “Idi Amin was our neighbour,” says Moni Sood, looking relaxed and content as he sits beside his wife, … or came home, it was in a convoy,” says Moni. “If you were there, you got off the road. If it meant going into a ditch, you went in the …
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… went over and I thought, We’ve got to be in port if we’re not moving. So I undid the port hole just a little bit and here was Halifax lights … it, I was so relieved, to get safely here. And I—I’ll never forget coming into Halifax and then two soldiers came on and they took the … that we started on the train across Canada. Biography: Gwendoline Goodey was born in Hampshire, England in 1920 at the Bordon Military …
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… eating breakfast with my mom and gardening with her. I missed, the soil, the rain, the food, everything. I can’t bring it with me; I can’t get it package and get it shipped to me. Canada has become from there to permanently here. After living for four years here; … heard we were from Canada. Our last day came, we didn’t want to say goodbye, we gave them new books, pencils, pens. They were overjoyed. …
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… Honouring Canadian citizens of Macedonian descent who came from the Aegean, Pirin, Vardar and Mala Prespa regions of Macedonia and made …
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… the General Stuart Heintzelman. She was a merchant vessel. She sailed out of Bremerhaven, Germany, the voyage lasting eleven days, many of … my family behind on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria. They and I had endured the life of refugees, called displaced persons, from … days of seasickness, when I realized that the way to take my mind off my misery was to ask for a job in the ship’s gallery, where I was …
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… for the promise of a better life. After the boat arrived in Halifax I had to find the right direction for my next destination, Toronto. This was extremely difficult because I did not know how to speak even one word of English. Nevertheless, I survived as did … for five years, and it was here that I met my wife. And the rest they say is history… …
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… Date of Arrival: June 29, 1963; Train to Montreal, arrival June 30, 1963 Mom, Tina and I standing by the ship railings Main lounge …
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… Email: info@pier21.ca We are available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can expect our team to get back to you within 2 business days. Museum Offices and Mailing Address The administration offices are located across the street from the front doors of the …