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… This brick is in memory of my parents, Bruno and Rosanna Bellissimo, to show how grateful I am … trip and to buy a house. It took us four hours, by car, to get to the city of Naples where we boarded the ship "Conte Biancamano". I will …
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… The Covelli Family Nicola Covelli arrived on October 21, 1951 on the … son, travelled alone aboard the Conte Biancamano arriving at age 15 on May 9, 1953 to rejoin his Papa. Adelina Covelli and two other children: … through Pier 21 in 1956. On October 21, 2000, 49 years to the very day that our first kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to …
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… mill. His first trip was for a year on a work permit and his second may have been for six years or more. We make these assumptions based on … Wladyslaw was killed in the war. Nothing is known about Stefka who was said to have married at a very young age and died shortly after from a … him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if …
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… government of Nigeria. I was arrested and detained for several months. My people paid them some money to set me free. Even when I was freed, I … again to threaten me. In the process I went into hiding. I had to find my way into the republic of Benin. It was when I got to Benin that I … No money to buy soap, to buy food, to buy anything. I didn’t see my parents for so many years. When they passed away, I wasn’t able to …
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… of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of Naples. Well, … our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the captain, there was no way he would let us … Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey, which would take us 12 days to arrive in Halifax. The …
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… Italy Ship Name: S.S. Olympia Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: May 5, 1959 Age on Arrival: 6 and 12 Emilia Pecchia I was almost 7 … to Rome to get our vaccinations and our passport photos taken. My mother even had special dresses made for myself and my two sisters. …
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… 15, 2003 where I spent an interesting morning touring and researching my arrival to Canada on the ship - Vulcania. We docked in Halifax on an overcast day on December 29, 1952. This account is the story of Peppino, a …
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… Inscription on the Cross worn by the Sisters of Service – “I have come to serve” Born in Windsor, Ontario, Florence Kelly moved with her … aunt to children everywhere. She was not your “typical nun.” The day she entered the convent, her youngest brother bet her that she … next five years. Ships were arriving almost daily, sometimes 3 in a day, a flood of immigrants from the displaced persons camps of post-war …
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… (Rasetta) Pier 21 Immigration Story aboard Vulcania, 1956 The adventure began on June 8, 1956 for my mother Elena DiGiandomenico, my sister Vera and me. I was nine years old and my sister was only 3. We left the security …
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… so at first my mom was disagree with it, so then they talk about this idea for many days and my mom agreed with it. My mom told me that we … the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take … am the top 10 singer from grade 7 to grade 9, and I hope one day I can learn how to play guitar, and how to write a good song. Because I like …