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  • Edmund, Herbert, Bruno Hiller
    Edmund Hiller (1904-1969), Herbert Hiller (1909-1993), and Bruno Hiller (1912-1993), came to Canada on the Nieuw Amsterdam, and arrived in Halifax on May 9, 1930. They were three brothers of German descent who were living in Poland at the time of their departure. Their parents and other siblings …
  • Herbert and Hannelore Hiller
    Herbert and Hannelore Hiller …
  • The Coughlan Family
    The Coughlan Family …
  • Ettore, Filomena Graziani
    Ettore, Filomena Graziani …
  • Archimede, Dina and John
    World War II had finally ended and horizons of hope beckoned beyond the mountains and coastlines of Italy. Having been sponsored by Uncle Agostino (Jack) Butticci, my 27 year old father, Archimede Altorio, left the familiarity of his native Aielli in the Abruzzi Region of Italy, to cross the …
  • Gerard and Suzanna Reinders
    Gerard and Suzanna Reinders …
  • Katharina Fil and Alexander Olijnyk
    Katharina Fil and Alexander Olijnyk …
  • Maftey, Maria and Olga Trendowacki
    Maftey, Maria and Olga Trendowacki …
  • Giuseppe and Giovanna Pilla
    Alumni Type: Immigrants Country of Origin: Italy …
  • Rosina, Domenico and Maria Faccone
    Alumni Type: Immigrant …

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