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… an island off shore from Helsinki. There several months later he would die. Pa remembered how his sister and mother cried when they found out … army and there excelled as a soccer player. Life in Finland in the days following the civil war was hard, but with his Finnish "sisu" he … and sisters. In 1929, at the urging of his mother who had emigrated to Canada the previous year, he decided to leave Finland in search of a …
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… and enlisted in May 1942, being sent overseas to Britain, via US and Canada in March 1943, just after I was born. He sailed from Pier 21, … The search ended abruptly because of an ROV cable break but, one day, may begin again if sufficient funds can be found for a diving … - may they all be happy birthdays. I hope to be home again one fine day. In the meantime lots of love to you & to mother. From Dad Bob …
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… Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … had money in his pocket and a full stomach. He was a grandfather and a Canadian citizen with full rights to go anywhere he pleased. This time … he arrived at Pier 21 on July 28, 1951 aboard the Saturnia. With him today were his brother, who had followed him from Italy in 1958, and his …
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… exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second World War era up to present day, Refuge Canada does not shy away from opportunities to portray the … gateway to Canada for one million immigrants between 1928 and 1971. Today, the Museum shares the stories and experiences of all immigrants to …
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… with bunks three high and the men and boys in the hull. During the day, we were placed in a type of day-care, a large playroom from which we were not free to come and go as someone stood on guard at the door. I believe we talked …
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… there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with my parents on the way to … each side of the room, separated by an aisle containing a small port hole with the water level at its midpoint. The 3 older boys each had … our heads placed at opposite ends of the bed for sleeping. The next day, at sea, when allowed up on deck, I was amazed to see we were part …
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… and Daniel. His family meant everything to him and he showed it every day. He had four grandchildren; Todd, Adam, Lauren and Heather and at …
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… on December 19, 1954 aboard the Conte Biancamano following a seven day crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The family reunited and started a … he could find work to support himself and his family and perhaps some day have the ability to own a small home and live in freedom without …
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… housed in a wooden shed, which figured somewhat in my life. On Sundays I had to accompany my grandmother to that faraway church. Her … an affront, a provocation, a frontal attack. The decision to come to Canada was a piece of cake. Luebtheen had a bus service to the … carried the mail, between Hamburg and Berlin, practically passing our house, the postilion sounding his horn. Today the horn is the logo of …
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… said that she was destined to immigrate to Canada because her birthday is on July 1st – Canada Day. As well, her dad, Luigi Zuttioni, was an Italian soldier during … of National Health and Welfare in Rome and was granted a visa to come to Canada. With the airline ticket that Mario had bought her in …