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… My husband, Theodore, brought me to Lethbridge, Alberta. Having no relatives here we stayed with his friends until we found somewhere to live. I was made most welcome … telephones and inspecting dials for about twenty years. Having done so has made it much easier for income. I still travel down Eastern Canada …
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… Carl Fulford was born on a farm in the Blue Mountain district of Collingwood, Ontario in 1915. At the age … broke out in Europe in 1939, Carl joined the Royal Canadian Engineers. His unit was sent overseas, and he was stationed at a Canadian Training School in the south of England, where he served until the end of the war. While on …
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… As a Lance Corporal in the WAAFs, Marjorie was a driver at Coastal Command, Northwood. There she met Squadron … the next week crossing Canada, watching some happy and some memorably sad drop-offs of war-brides and children. A pleasant rediscovery on …
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… Arrived in Canada on the S.S. Maasdam, March 1954 at the age of 23 from Ness a/d Amstel, … the St. Lawrence Seaway building project. Bought a ‘49 Ford and headed west to BC to work on the railroad from Squamish to Prince George. He still owns and drives his Ford. Came to the Outaouais region of QC to visit Dutch friends, …
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… "Unto Every Person There is a Name" Date: Tuesday, April 14, 2026 Time: 10:00 am Location: In-person event at the Museum Language: … Jerusalem. The Museum elevator will be temporarily out of service. Accommodations will be available for any visitors requiring assistance. … Yom HaShoah - Holocaust Remembrance Day 2026 …
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… While living in Frankfurt, Germany, the Kvasheninikoff family applied to move to Canada. When their … soil. The next leg of their journey involved a two or three day train ride to Hamilton. Each person was given a few dollars for the trip. They spent the entire time on the train, sleeping in their seats. Upon arrival in Hamilton, they were met by Rev. George McLeod …
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… Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: June 7, 1957 Age on Arrival: 19 My father came to Canada as a 19- year from a town in Italy called Venzone He … the CN railway. He did not know how to speak English. He noticed that his friends had an ID tag that said Bassano, Alberta and his did not. …
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… central to the history of immigration to Canada. Many immigrants have come to Canada to escape violence caused by war and conflict or to …
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… in Halifax from Bramenhafen Germany on February 11, 1948 aboard the ship, General Sturgis. Even though the voyage went well for her, she … on the ship General Langstaff under the name Emery Hartman. Because his identification documents had been lost or destroyed due to the war, … Hartman, Martin Markus’ friend had the proper departure documents to come to Canada. Instead of going to Canada, Emery had decided to travel …
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… While in a Nazi concentration camp, Rebecca Teitelbaum risked her life to secretly record the recipes of fellow prisoners. She included her own recipe for orange cake, a dish that she would later make in Canada for her family every Sunday. …