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… 21 in Halifax on March 7, 1946 during a terrible snow storm. We had a bad voyage over on the Mauretania as I was very sea sick and she never left my side. When we arrived at Pier 21, Mum tried to hold onto me, luggage … clothes in Church River with Lye soap and a scrub board. As my mother said, I wanted to flee back to England it was so horrible but my …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Greece Ship Name: Queen Frederica Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: August 3, 1960 Age on Arrival: 35 and 33 Sponsored by Simion's mother, Naumka. They arrived from Parori, Florina Greece to make a better life for their 4 daughters: …
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Melitta and Alfred Starke - 1960 Starke Family - 1977 Melitta Starke and Grandchildren - 2002 Melitta Kaefer Starke - 1953 Melitta Starke and Grandchildren …
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… at the prospect of venturing to a new land, all the way on the other side of the ocean, and my desire for adventure, (I was 15), made my … ports to pick up passengers, we arrived in Lisbon, the last European city before crossing the Atlantic. In total, the crossing took 13 days. … of my young age, or maybe because of it, I was struck by the tired and sad faces of the other passengers. It was a painful reminder of the …
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… It amazes our family to this date, the courage this man had to set out to a strange unknown country to make a better life for his family. We understand that he attempted to come to Canada many times but failed without the proper documents. Finally, in April 1929 his dream became a reality and he set off from Mammola, Reggio Calabria, Italy to board the Pennland, Red …
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… private to lance corporal and then again to sergeant by Commander Bullgart-Hebb, his commanding officer. Bill arrived in Halifax on the … 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 …
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… we were invited too. My mom was very involved with the Filipino community, so my dad would take us to support the events and …
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… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada CMIP 21 · Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 3:17 Transcript (This audio is only available in … stayed and I liked Zurich. And I started procedures so my family could come over to join me. I tried but it didn't work. One of the reasons …
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… As a federal Crown Corporation, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is subject to both the Access … and the Privacy Act (the Acts). The Access to Information Act gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and anyone present in Canada the right to request records held by the Canadian Museum of …
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… a medium two-engined bombing aircraft. With the whole of the underside of their machine ablaze, and the pilot, Flight Sergeant Swanson of … first aid to the badly wounded second pilot. Crosby returned to his shot-up radio and endeavoured to send out an S.O.S. Though his … was handled roughly again over Dusseldorf and again just to the south of that city. Limping home with almost mortal wounds the Wimpy …