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  • Sjouke and Anna Zwaagstra
    Sjouke (Joe) and Anna Zwaagstra (Burghgraef) from Tjerkwerd, The Netherlands arrived at Pier 21 on April 27, 1951 aboard the ‘Georgic’ with 2 sons, Sjouke Jr. (George) and Broer (Gerald). Their eldest son Pier (Peter) arrived at Pier 21 on March 29, 1950 aboard the Beaverbrae . George married …
  • George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra
    George (Sjouke, Jr.) arrived from The Tjerkwerd, The Netherlands on April 27, 1951 aboard the Georgic with his parents Sjouke and Anna Zwaagstra and younger brother Broer (Gerald). His older brother Pier (Peter) arrived at Pier 21 on March 29, 1950 aboard the Beaverbrae . See Sjouke and Anna …
  • Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma
    Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma (Van Der Laan) from Amsterdam, The Netherlands arrived at Pier 21 on July 12, 1954 aboard the Waterman with their daughter Gerda and son Jan. Geraldine (Gerda) married George Zwaagstra on July 27, 1957. See George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra > See Sjouke and Anna …
  • Joseph Hoffer
    Joseph Hoffer and his brother Leizer before they left Europe Joseph and Leizer in Winnipeg in 1951 …
  • George Gerben Bergsma
    George Gerben Bergsma …
  • Enrico, Maria Di Ciocco
    Enrico, Maria Di Ciocco …
  • John, Rose Marie Melnyk
    John, Rose Marie Melnyk …
  • Luigi Lolli
    Luigi Lolli …
  • Tony, Martha Vanderheyden Family
    JoAnne Potter nee Vanderheyden I was born May 21, 1940 in Beek & Donk, Holland. After WWII devastated our country, my parents made the decision to immigrate to Canada in 1948. There was much preparation for a family to make such a journey. There were two sets of klompens (wooden shoes) made for …
  • Rhoda and I. Elizabeth Fulford
    My husband, Carl Fulford , and I were married in 1943 in Dundee, Scotland. My husband was with the Canadian Army (R.C.E.) and I was with the Women's Auxiliary Air Force (W.A.A.F.). My daughter and I came to Canada on the Queen Mary in July 1946. We travelled by train to Kirkland Lake in Northern …

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