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… Leo sailed from Hamburg on the ship Italia on May 23rd, 1952. He took the train from Halifax to London, Ont. He was … at Westminster Hospital in London. Leo began working with City Gas in May of 1952 and was transferred to Guelph (Union Gas) when promoted in …
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… on September 19, 1953 on the ship Italia. I was 13 years old and came over by myself because my parents Siegfried F Haase and Hedwig M Haase and my … ship docked at Pier 21 my parents and my sister were there to greet me. The parish priest Father Melanson had driven them into Halifax. As …
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… much snow—more than I—because the snow don’t fall that heavy in other places I’ve been. And it was really cold. And I remember one day I went … walking down the street and I looked across at—it was like a glass, somebody’s store front, but it looked mirrored. And I look, and I … time that Clarecia first thought about moving to Canada. She wanted to continue her career in a more developed country and saw Canada as a …
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May 11 to August 21, 2022 Photograph courtesy of the Tasseron family. Five Dutch families aboard the SS Maasdam , each with different fates. Why did one family leave Canada and the others stay? This multimedia exhibition of “then & now” photographs and video project created by one of the Maasdam ’s …
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… Country of Origin: Holland Ship Name: Volendam Date of Arrival: May 1950 Age on Arrival: William 23; Nellie 22 Married May 9 1950 Bill & Nellie came to Canada to start a new life of …
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… Lester DeVillier left for WWII in 1940 to serve with the 7th Canadian General Hospital and later with the 7th Field Dressing … returned to Canada in 1945 and Vera followed 18 months later in early May 1947. Vera had the opportunity to travel to Canada on an earlier … left for Yarmouth to start her new life there. May 199, marked their 55th wedding anniversary. They have five sons and three grandchildren …
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… My Father Harry Dye Sr. emigrated to Canada from Dundee, Scotland on the ship Newfoundland that arrived in Halifax on August 8th, 1927. My mother, Jesmina Dye (nee Manson), with myself, Harry Dye … Edith and Mina followed later aboard the R.M.S. Albertic in Halifax on May 5th, 1929. They went on to settle in Summerside, Prince Edward …
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… February 16 to May 1, 2017 A "Community Presents" exhibition. Credit: Courtesy of … 600 men sailed from Halifax Harbour and arrived in France in May. The unit was an achievement for the African-Canadian community …
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… Name: Zuiderkruis Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: September 26, 1952 Age on Arrival: 19 years For my first transatlantic crossing, I was surprised how smooth the voyage … John James Vanderlee …