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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government … children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York City and then north to Canada. The two families travelled cross-country …
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… My brother, Rolf, and I left from Antwerp on April 20, 1952 in the SS … Europe, and after a rather stormy voyage of 11 days arrived in Halifax May 1, 1952. We were told that it was the last voyage for this ship. Some joked and said the one before was probably its last completed voyage. The passage …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the … the thousands during difficult times in the German states during the 18th century. They came at the invitation of the Russian government … children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York City and then north to Canada. The two families travelled cross-country …
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… time the Karen youth in Langley did a singing competition. I signed my name on a list and they pick me. On that day I sang and I got a second place. I was so happy and my family happy for me too. Most days, I don’t think much about home. But last month, all my memories came back again. I dreamed that I went back to Thailand to …
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… Deciding to Leave – Saying Goodbye “On May 1, 1948 my wife and I and our 11- mouth old daughter arrived in Quebec City, Canada. We decided to leave our homeland of the Netherlands for a …
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First Impressions of Canada Time 0:01:06 Transcript I loved the airport—it might sound silly, to you. But coming from an island, a very small airport, when you see something that's that big, it’s, Wow, this is beautiful. And, again, coming back home and see all the cars. Because in an island you …
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… the journey entail? The journey not only involves the physical movement of coming over by ship or plane, but also the process of preparing … and, perhaps most importantly, fostered a sense of community. Since day one of my arrival in Canada, I have been lucky enough to have a group of …
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… communities around St. Margaret’s Bay where I have lived for most of my life. In our tours of the Pier 21 section of the Canadian Museum of … listening to the oral histories in the BMO Oral History Gallery, I’ve come across several people who said that they didn’t feel at home until they came to Canada, and I …
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… For some time I have wanted to document the story of our arrival in Canada. I believe it is important for our children to have a starting point on their roots in Canada. My name is Giovanna D’Agnolo (nee Iannetta) and I was born on December … Rosina, Domenico, Giovanna …
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… I met my "husband to be," Albin Carl Norlander outside the YMCA in … to marry (at the last minute it was), we were married on April 14th, 1945 at the All Saints Parish Church in Aston, the next village … black pin-stripe suit. Further service time after hostilities ended on May 8th, 1945, was spent in England until he returned to Canada in …