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… We often say that the War Brides followed their hearts to Canada, and so they did, but they were not the only …
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… from Southampton, England at the beginning of November 1946. The ship we sailed on was called the Lady Rodney and we were all traveling to Halifax, Canada to join our Canadian husbands …
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… shortages? How did this affect your daily activities? How was your community affected by the conflict? Do you remember the conflict coming to an end? What was that like? The decision to leave and the … to leave your country of origin? Why did you/your family decide to come to Canada? Did you apply to come to Canada with the idea of …
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… Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left … for Indonesia in 1947 to fight for Holland in the war there. There were very few opportunities for those returning from the war and I had … Morris Koggel, Ann Meyerink Koggel …
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… Rick was nine years old and Laura was a year and seven months. We arrived December 25, 1956 aboard the ship, Saturnia, an Italian … I am telling you all this because when we landed in Halifax the welcome was most kind and wonderful from the Canadian Authorities. They …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin : Czechoslovakia In December of 1948, fifteen-year-old Magda Sinar … the rest of her teenage years. At roughly the same time in 1948, a twenty-year-old Julius Jakub was coming to Canada by plane. Julius came … Southern Ontario who worked in tobacco so eventually they found their way to the sandy soil and tobacco farms of Scotland and Simcoe, …
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… Somehow I has been mentally catapulted back in time almost 47 years and my brain kept repeating: “I know this door. It belongs here, almost … somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … hand painted in black with yellow outlining. One can only wonder why the final letter of Customs is smaller and placed like a …
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… known as Jan Willem. I vividly recall boarding the S.S. Waterman. I can still see my mother standing between many people as I was thinking if I would ever see her again. She … of not knowing if we were doing the right thing in immigrating to Canada. My husband was a blacksmith by trade and had been working in …
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… Transcript I came to Canada and then, I chose to stay. I did not come as an immigrant but I became one. I was successful and happy in my … him. Everyday is an adventure in cultural misunderstanding. He has become the father my daughter never truly had and our little family has …
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… behind my back? My husband was working for a Canadian engineering company who offered him a job in Montreal. This was the kind of … were waiting for. When we arrived in Montreal, I finished my French studies, and my daughter started the second grade. I was surprised at the … Also, I admIre and appreciate Canada, because this country warmly welcome me and my family without prejudice or discrimination. Return to …