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… My parents, both born in 1907, had experienced two world wars and the turmoil, destruction, and hunger that followed. But my father had an … oil. What did Germany have to do with the Korean War on the other side of the globe? Hans' and my educational future was unsatisfactory …
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… this, our chosen land. And Canada opens her arms to us all, with her cities, forests and farms. All people together, working as one. …
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… Several War Brides set sail with their children from Southampton, England at the beginning … arrived at the port of Halifax. Most of us had to travel to towns and cities farther west - this meant a journey on the train. As we disembarked, walking …
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Animated by Greg Doble Music by Sigmund Washington Stephanie Bernard moved to Ontario from Jamaica in 2007. In 2013, she moved to Iqaluit and became the president of the Nunavut Black History Society, which runs Black History Month festivities and programming every February. In 2020, Stephanie …
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Animated by Greg Doble Music by Sigmund Washington Stephanie Bernard moved to Ontario from the United Kingdom by way of Jamaica in 2007. In 2013 she moved to Iqaluit and became the president of the Nunavut Black History Society, which runs Black History Month festivities and programming every …
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… were living in Indonesia. Arie, a mining engineer, was employed in the oil business by Shell Oil Company. They had two young daughters, Karin, aged 6 and Ada, aged 4 years. At this time, Indonesians were rebelling against colonialism and seeking …
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… the Greek Line. The excitement was unbelievable as we stepped onto the jetty looking at the “Olympia”, I realized its size as my eyes traveled … families seeking opportunities in a new land, Canada. Once we were settled in our cabin, deep in the bowels of the ship, as we had no … and we were all tired as we boarded the train and settled into our seats. Our trip lasted two days through Montreal, Toronto and our final …
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Time 0:03:23 Transcript I thought Canada was the most boring place in the world when I was growing up. It was so very white and English speaking then. But I had family members who worked in countries I thought were exotic and they told me stories of their adventures. When I graduated from …
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… Mirja S. Bishop. Tyyne Johanna Saarinen was only 27 years old when she set sail for the new world. She had $25 in her pocket. She had a small … she could not know if she would ever return to her homeland again. She said goodbye to her father and her 3 brothers. Her mother, sister, and … to the 1920's, arrivals were handled at Pier 2 in the north end of the city, but Pier 2 was largely destroyed in the Explosion of 1917 and new …
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… However, long before the war, I read, as a child, a story about a boy who travelled through Canada on the massive Canadian trains. Imagine me, as a young boy reading in bed this fascinating story about a boy who travelled through Ca nada on the massive Canadian trains. Imagine me, as a young boy, reading in bed this fascinating story while the wind and snow was …