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… The Milcharek family arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard … there. Rozalia passed away in 1939. Anton married Cassie Kostyshen on May 2, 1943. They lived in Ukraina until 1948, then moved to Ashville, … away in August, 1994. Anton passed away in July, 2000. In memory of my great grandfather Stefan Milcharek and his family. Lovey Bosiuk …
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… My wife, Zolanda, and myself, along with my two children, Allessandro (Rick) and Laura … I am telling you all this because when we landed in Halifax the welcome was most kind and wonderful from the Canadian Authorities. They …
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… on July 16) Age on Arrival: Onofrio 31, Pina 25, Anna 5, Frank 3 My parents left their life in Italy, (after having first gone from … another son in 1966, Raffaele. We became Canadian Citizens in 1970. My father, Onofrio, worked as a laborer with various construction … in the Maintenance department of the Metro Toronto reference library. My mother, Pina, was a housewife. My parent's dream of building a …
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… 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 immigration and you're, you're back, you're …
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… Johan under his control over night. He made Johan an offer; either come home with him for the night or spend the night locked up in a room … home with Mr. Christie would probably be his best option. At the time, my girlfriend (now my wife) was a best friend with Mr. Christie's … daughter. Janet called that night and asked if she and Johan could join us for a beach party we were attending in Hubbards. I had arranged …
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… Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · Students for Change Time 1:51 Transcript … economic injustices, and all that. We were always the target of all kinds of treatments. We were always the victims of aggressions, arrests … expensive. And I was not always able to pay? pay, because I had no income, no resources and all that. I later incorporated politics into it. …
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… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 2:31 Transcript Yella Zahirovich (YZ): We know about Montreal mostly because of the … was a man who immigrate to Canada in ’60s, and then he would come and we would all go around him to touch and to see what kind of … An Exotic and Far Away Place - Yella and Mooshie Zahirovich …
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… we have had the opportunity to hear a lot of love stories. I think of my favourites as snapshots, and the first image that comes to mind is … which is 8 kilometers from Minto, New Brunswick and Minto is where my wife was born and she has frequently said that had she known, she … and we're going to be married. And I did. And we were…” Another of my favourite mental snapshots is a car parked at the dump. A Canadian …
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… of Arrival: July 22, 1951 Post Family Immigration Story It was July 11th, 1951 when Sape (Sam) and Aaltje (Elly) Post boarded the Volendam … children in tow. Kees (Keith) 15; Afke (Anne) 10; Betty 8 and Auke (John) 5 anxiously awaiting a new adventure, with our only known … on board and ready for life boat drill I panicked and wanted off (so my Mother later told me) I needed to retrieve my handkerchief I had …
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… Country of Origin: Italy Date of Arrival: May 23, 1953 …