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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has … year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over … Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of …
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… Jean was born December 29, 1924 and grew up in London, England. They experienced very different beginnings – Bill grew up an only child, … with different family members in various small communities in southern Ontario. Jean grew up with five siblings and her parents in a … where Jean was working as part of the war effort. Prior to this she had worked on the London buses, but because she found the shift …
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… Historian (Updated January 13, 2022) “I think a stalwart peasant in a sheep-skin coat, born on the soil, whose forefathers have been farmers … wife and a half-dozen children, is good quality.” [1] This quote from Sir Clifford Sifton, the Canadian minister in charge of immigration …
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… Maté Had it not been for Adolph Hitler and Josef Stalin my older brother Gabor and I may never have had the opportunity to crunch on … impetus to leave came from relatives in West Germany who phoned to say, "what are you waiting for?", but the actual decision to leave was … anti-Semitic slogans that began to appear on the walls throughout the city, and an acquaintance saying to father that "while he was a good …
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… Beker fondly remembers the sparkled dress and boots she wore for her sweet sixteen. Courtesy of Jeanne Beker. On November 21, 2024, Jeanne Beker will be at the Museum to read from her new memoir Heart on My Sleeve and answer questions about her life and the book. The event is part of the Museum’s Canada’s …
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… with the idea of making a variation of the popular dish with Arctic char and local ingredients. Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe’s Arctic Char Ceviche. Courtesy of Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe. Step 1: In a glass … Chef Trudy Metcalfe Coe’s Arctic Char Ceviche …
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… Beker fondly remembers the sparkled dress and boots she wore for her sweet sixteen. Courtesy of Jeanne Beker. On November 21, 2024, Jeanne Beker will be at the Museum to read from her new memoir Heart on My Sleeve and answer questions about her life and the book. The event is part of the Museum’s Canada’s …
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… Our Family's arrival in Canada, 21 April 1957 Soon after the end of the Second World War our parents, Arie and Corrie Versluys, … We had to reply by 5 pm whether we would accept. The ship was due to set sail the following Saturday 13 April. I went to dad's place of work … to deliver the message. When dad came home he looked at mom and she said, "Let's go". In one week we were rushed through paperwork and …