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… The trauma of a long quarantine stripped a young Michael Frederiksen of … by water and is made up of over 500 islands,” Michael wrote. “I believe that is why Mor and Far loved the west coast of Canada so much; it reminded them of their roots.” That is a good reminder for all of us to get outside when we can and where we can …
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… Christina McKay Liness Murchison didn’t let a little scarlet fever get her down. Her family’s home was quarantined due to her illness in the … I remember…the time my second brother arrived…I had scarlet fever. I can remember a crib in the kitchen and my brother was in it…our whole … finding something to make them feel like a lucky person. I hope it is good health, a strong community, and a family that wraps you in love …
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… Dmitro was born on August 19,1891, the son of farmers Wasyl and Yarene Orleski. After completing high school where he excelled in math, history and singing he remained on the family … with two children; daughter Pansy and son John. Prospects for a good life were bleak and news from Canada was very encouraging. So they …
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… 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, Michelina, Joseph … thousands had done before him. Three years prior to our departure, he set out for Canada with his strong faith in God and a relentless … The Francesco Supino Family …
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… was Canada's 50,000th displaced person welcomed into Canada after the Second World War, brought by the international Refugee Organization. … She was obliged to read the Old Testament to her grandfather on Sundays. As soon as he dozed off, Karline read the New Testament however, … she read the newspaper to the hired help who insisted that she sit and rest upon its delivery. She managed all this as well as bearing …
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… are precious in museums. It is in this moment that they realise that becoming a citizen is not easy. That would-be-citizens are expected to …
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… Holland on Pier 21- Friday, April 2. 1954. I was 28 years old (born 1926), my wife 26 years (1928) and our son was born June 21, 1953. We sailed on the … Ontario. In the early years I had different jobs, but landed a good position in 1957 with TransCanada Pipelines, who were building a …
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… and determination, my family was reunited. I always tried to be a good Canadian citizen and have remained faithful to the country whose …
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… and convenience store and with hard work and long hours made a good living for myself and my family. Today, that family includes …
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… of the Congo (Kinshasa) due to poor politics and war. I saw the bodies of people killed by gunfire and machetes who lived with us in the …