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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Netherlands Ship Name: Groote Beer Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: May 1, 1958 Age on Arrival: 23 The story of Jan J.H. Schoo and Joan J.A. Greenfield My father, Jan Schoo, (photo 1) was born on November 14, 1935 in …
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… Leaving the United States Time 0:01:14 Transcript Leaving the US was difficult, like I said, besides family and friends, neighborhood, what your familiar with. You … little apprehensive still when I cross the border to the US and when I come home. There's that sigh of relief as you come across to Canadian …
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… In the 2001 movie The Wedding Planner , we watch JLo with her calm … have dark grey or black duct tape (insert chuckle here). While this may seem like an odd solution to most, I have used duct tape to solve … that was just stepped on and pulled out, placing the tape on the back side of socks that have a hole to make it less noticeable and using …
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… Embassy of Italy Ambassade D’Italie In honour of the thousands of Italians who brought to this … and to its wealth of promise trusted their futures. En honneur des milliers d’italiens qui débarquèrent dans ce grand Pays, remplis de … offrirent en don leur patrimoine culturel et confièrent leurs futurs à cette noble terre. …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older brothers) from the Netherlands to PEI, … to go on deck for fresh air to make us feel better, which was easier said than done because we were all very sea sick. As we got longer into … while my brothers stayed with my father in separate quarters. The days spent in Halifax were with friends we had made on the boat. During …
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… and tailored for different ages. If you have questions, please contact Saïd Allibou by email: learn@pier21.ca or by telephone 902-425-7770 …
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… On Sept. 13th, five War Brides boarded a train in Lancaster, England. We were on … the sadness we felt at leaving our home town, friends and family. In my mind I imagined the wheels were saying, "Forever, forever". …
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… Ontario. Birthe Marie Harrigan First Story I was 3 yrs of age when my mother, sister and I came to Canada to join my father, Johannes … Aarhus Denmark. My father due to difficult times suffered a financial setback and decided to make a fresh start in North America. His sister … Ellen M. Nielsen, Birthe and Inge …
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… Courtesy of Jeanne Beker. Many people in Canada and beyond know the name Jeanne Beker, who from 1985 to … Bronia and Joseph, arrived through Pier 21 in 1948, with Jeanne’s elder sister, Marilyn. In 2017, she shared her family’s story at the … a displaced persons camp in Austria, they came to Canada. This trunk accompanied them on their voyage across the Atlantic after the Second …
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… Courtesy of Jeanne Beker. Many people in Canada and beyond know the name Jeanne Beker, who from 1985 to … Bronia and Joseph, arrived through Pier 21 in 1948, with Jeanne’s elder sister, Marilyn. In 2017, she shared her family’s story at the … a displaced persons camp in Austria, they came to Canada. This trunk accompanied them on their voyage across the Atlantic after the Second …