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… which took 7 days and arrived April 1953. I travelled by train to job site in B.C. There were 30 us on the job. Everything was very primitive …
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… ON. Was hired by Grant MacKay, an ex WWII RAF gunner, who was shot down over Holland and was saved by a Dutch family. Somewhat unreal … in architecture as well. I met my wife, Cornelia Arkeveld, late 1959. She was 14 years old when she arrived at Pier 21. Corrie came over on …
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… Bronco, the 29,000 ton ship started to toss, dip, heave, wobble from side to side and fore and aft, it was like the waves were doing a bad … by dark grey skies, howling wind storm, and buckets of rain. My Mother said: "My God, what forsaken place has your father brought us to?" You see, my Father was waiting for us in Toronto, he had preceded us by 2 …
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… Our family was rudely awakened by two Russian soldiers armed with rifles and were told to pack a few things, and we would return in a few … Of course, I chose school, but that didn’t last long. Our language teacher said to us that “there is no God”. I was sooo mad that I stood up … life together and to this day I thank God for our life. My husband passed away 10 years ago and people ask me “Aren’t you afraid of living …
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… New Jersey and moved to Montreal as a child with his family in the late 1920s. In 1941, he married Rita Helen Egli, and they had a daughter, Carolyn Margaret Giblin. In June 1942, 25-year-old William joined the …
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… station looked like when it was operating. Just landing on a historic site and wandering around may be fun, but it’s no way to run a railroad …
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… Bernardus (Ben) Theodorus Josephus Arts was born on March 3rd, 1931 in Lithoyen, … in town. Even though the war was dangerous and frightening at times he said that he never again had so much fun playing. After the war, … Subsidy; however, some friends joined Ben on the trip to Rotterdam to see him off and one of them loaned him another $50. Knowing he wasn't …
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… The Leegwater suitcase, donated to the Museum shortly before its opening 25 … was an old suitcase with the name Leegwater painted in white. Opposite it, a black and white image of a man holding that very suitcase at … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major …
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… had five other flats and all of my neighbors doted on the only little girl in this place. I felt completely free and a sense of belonging. When I was ten we moved to … alone, I asked my husband to call England. Nobody called overseas unless it was an emergency as it 3 dollars a minute and I was …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Greece Ship Name: Queen Frederica Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: August 3, 1960 Age on Arrival: 35 and 33 Sponsored by Simion's mother, Naumka. They arrived from Parori, Florina Greece to make a better life for their 4 daughters: …