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… had collected. Neighbours chipped in ration coupons & shopkeepers gave more than what was allotted. With the generous help of their whole … The marriage ceremony took place at Parish Church of Harlesden (All Souls Church) in the county of Middlesex, in April of 1946. At 21 … On one trip to the Maritimes, Joyce’s group of war brides had the chance to sail on the Blue Nose II and visited their original landing …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · My Father’s Music Time 0:03:48 Transcript …
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… England tried in vain to help them to find a landing place. Swanson finally crash-landed the machine in a barley field and, with the exception … stamping out the fire after which Crosby made the wounded second pilot more comfortable while Swanson, with the help of Brichta's skillful … navigation, brought the stricken bomber to its English base, little more than a wallowing mass of steel and rubber. All three flight …
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… different places they will meet again. This special letter had touched all that heard/read it that I thought it would be nice to have it …
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… Country of Origin: Ireland Ship Name: MV Georgic Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: July 15, 1946 Age on Arrival: 20 years old Our … she met up with her husband, John. They started their life in a small community, Huntingford, in Oxford County. Over the next few years, they …
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… church, Ben decided Canada was the place for adventure. He was only allowed to take $30 with him to Canada because he was traveling on a … see him off and one of them loaned him another $50. Knowing he wasn't allowed to take any extra money, Ben hid the cash in his hanky. … in Halifax one day late due to the rough seas but soon encountered more problems. One of the tug boat cables snapped as they were …
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… Many Canadian cities have a Chinatown. There are neighbourhoods called Greektown, Little Italy and Little Portugal. In pre-war … saved to buy land and establish their families. Why isn’t it universally known as Japantown now? Uncovering the answer reveals a history of … ended. Instead, over the next several years, properties were allowed to deteriorate. Despite protests from their owners, land and …
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… ugly war, time spent in a Russian prison, and had an opportunity to become a 'guest of General Eisenhower' in the USA as a sought after … baby daughter (who would join me four months later). The ship looked small and I shared a cabin with others deep down near the waterline and … wartime ships. We crossed the English Channel and picked up some more emigrants at Southhampton where more signs of WWII were evident in …
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… when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another … that kind of dating was not only frowned upon at the time, but usually a failure. I remember protesting many times. I had not been dating … who didn’t have a date. I can still hear my friend saying: “Oh, come on Hazel, you’ll only have to see him once. You won’t have to see …
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… was most certainly a "Sisukas Suomalainen". My dad, or "Pa" as I will call him was the 3rd of 6 children born to Wilhelmina and Karl Laurila. … an ear open for other jobs that would offer his a "better future" and more money with which to support his family. It's hard to imagine that …