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  • Bice Colaiacovo and Rocco Santilli
    … Bice Colaiacovo and Rocco Santilli …
  • Bill and Jo Hawkins
    When I married my husband, Flt Sgt. William (Bill) Hawkins, a Canadian on June 24th 1944, little did I realize what vast changes would take place in my life. Gradually it dawned on me that I would actually be leaving the little town of Chingford Essex, the town where I had been born, to travel …
  • Bruce Eldon Myron Evans Ray
    As an eighteen-year-old army private, I arrived at the C.N.R. Station in Halifax, from Camp Borden, Ontario early one morning in October 1943. I was proud to join the military personnel aboard that train who marched from the train station to Pier 21 nearby. Over 700 enlisted men and women boarded …
  • Bruno Maria Scrivo
    Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Argentina Panama Date of Arrival: October 21, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 … Bruno Maria Scrivo …
  • Bruno Tomaino
    I like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to remember me, a lonely 16 year old with black hair, skinny legs and brown eyes full of tears. Let me introduce you to myself. My name is Bruno Tomaino. I was born …
  • Anne MacKinnon Jeffrey
    Anne MacKinnon Jeffrey My sister, Catherine MacKinnon Read , and I left Gourock, Scotland on the S.S. Bayano on August 15th, 1940. As we sailed down the Clyde, we all stood at the rail on the upper deck, watching the land of our birth fade from sight, and wondered when we would see it again. At …
  • Antonio Colautti and Laura Colautti
    Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano (Antonio), Vulcania (Laura) Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: August 10, 1953 (Antonio), April 2, 1955 (Laura) Age on Arrival: Antonio - 36, Laura - 31 My Mother used to tell this story often. Before coming to Canada she felt that it was …
  • Antonio Fernandes Moreira
    Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and Maria Moreira of Proença-a-Nova, Portugal dreamed of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other family …
  • Antonio Monaco
    … Antonio Monaco …
  • Basilio and Antonette Serianni
    Basilio's Italian ID Photo Basilio's Passport Photo Portrait of Basilio … Basilio and Antonette Serianni …

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