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… anything except for the long train ride from Halifax to Montreal where my grandfather came to greet us. We made the trans Atlantic voyage from … father Vittorio Ciampini (28 years old), my mother Antonia D'Alesio (26 years old), my sister Domenica (6 years old) and my brother … herder without a trade and without much schooling so he decided to come to Canada in search of a better life for his family. He had …
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… : Letitia Port of Departure : Liverpool, England Date of Departure : May 28, 1946 Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of … 1946 Age on Arrival : 23 years Age on Arrival (Daughter) : 10 months Joan Winifred Mitchell (affectionately known as Fiffe) the youngest … Joan Winifred Gallant …
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… was active in different universities, museums, libraries, schools, and community centers. I was like a sponge taking in everything that I was … from Canada. Moving to Canada changed my life again. When I arrived, I contacted different universities in Halifax. I found out that to be … I was shocked and discouraged: I thought Canada had a lot of different languages and was open to different educational backgrounds. My focus …
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… My name is Carlo Brunello. I was born in Bessica ( Loria) in the province of … train. It was to bring me to Hamilton, where a government job awaited me. However, as fate would have it, I got off the train in Montreal and …
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… As the time pass I soon turn in to the age of 10 and the time has come. I miss everything I had in Hong Kong, but I know life is like a … When I was first arriving to Canada, Canada is a totally different place than what I had expected, everything look repeat and bored. I … them and I used my limited and full of accent English try to start a conversation but all I get is ignored. I knew that is not a good start …
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… After thirteen days at sea, we finally arrived in Halifax, Canada; myself, my mother, my grandmother and my younger brother Tony. The day that we arrived was also my 13th birthday and to me 13 is always and remains my favourite … Domenico Ciolfitto …
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… house. It was filled with family portraits and china that had come from England as well as her paintings of Nova Scotia. She served tea in the … as an art teacher. I always viewed my grandmother’s choices as somehow connected to her experience growing up in a country that was literally …
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… 1956 I crossed the ocean from Naples to Halifax in 11 days. I was merely a child, 18 years old travelling alone, it was cold, and I was … the sky. I knew I would not be alone. As soon as I arrived in Toronto, my dad, my brother, some cousins, and uncles were there already. My … Amerigo Lupinacci …
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… Canada's Titanic - Empress of Ireland …
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… She is a woman of Honour... She (OLIVE MAY HALL) immigrated to Canada from Sussex,England in 1945, married to TROOPER ERNEST WILLIAM WELLS (BILL) of the 17th D.Y.R.C.H. (HOUSARES) after WWII who was from Strathmore,Quebec. … grand children and great grand children behind them. Personal Story: My Mum told me that there was alot of women on board and a few …