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… parentage, I grew up in Germany (Saxony); by the time I was 18, I had lived through the collapse of the Weimar Republic, the … years of World War Two, Nazi-Germany's defeat and disintegration, American and Soviet occupation, and flight to the West. Like all German … away. I opted for the latter (though I had never seen a mine before), got my visa and Dept of labour contract on 15 October 1951, and two …
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… in the northern part of The Netherlands. At the time of my birth I had 3 siblings. A brother and 2 sisters. At later dates 2 more brothers … school in the provincial capital, Groningen. The high school was about 25 km from our home, making it necessary to commute by regular … promote emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons …
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How a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection, [R2021.48.6] Artist JJ Lee thought of herself as a second-generation Canadian, her parents having been born in China. …
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How a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee Wing, 1916. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 collection, [R2021.48.6] Artist JJ Lee thought of herself as a second-generation Canadian, her parents having been born in China. …
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… breeze was sweeping the air in the sunny mid-morning of Tuesday, June 26, 1951. The USNS General Harry Taylor , a U.S. merchant ship which … front section of the vessel. The large crowd was mostly silent, and so was our family. My father Pasquale, my mother Teresa, sister … for the moment when the uncomfortable ocean crossing would finally come to an end. We were taciturn while the sound of the waves striking …
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… Italy. It is also an account of their children, Luigino, born the 30th of March 1938, Maria, born the 5th of August 1945 and Pierina, … Many years prior, our Zio Virginio Rigato, brother of Eliza Rigato, had established a good life in Port Arthur, Ontario Canada. He began with the purchase of …
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… Mum’s story Our mother, Janet Black Thomson, was born 10 January, 1922 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. She … when she met our father, Douglas Boyle , an appendicitis patient at Bangour Hospital, near Edinburgh, in 1942. It was apparently ‘love at … it was best to let them go ahead. Jan and Doug were married on April 30, 1943 at St. David’s Presbyterian Church in Bathgate. Doug was back …
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… The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada and how they managed in their new country. The … The original idea was that the 2 oldest boys [twins] would go alone. They wanted to be farmers and if your parents did not own a farm in Holland then it was impossible to acquire one. Kees had heard from the relative of a farmer where he worked in Zeeland, the …
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… dit doet je de Ernst van’t groote gebeuren een beetje verzachten. Hoe wel zulk een levens stap reeds jaren te viren is opgezet en voor bereid dan toch nog is ‘t scheiden en … we ons ooit weerzien, maar met goeden moed een stevige handdruk en als God ‘t wil tot weer ziens werden als ik t’ zoo uitdrukken mag de …
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… for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration … Photos: Available for purchase in person on the day of your visit or online for $30.00 CAD + tax. Fees: Copies of records are available for a research …