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Leonard Palmer’s Military Service and the Lady Nelson Leonard Palmer was born in England in 1913. He emigrated to Canada to help work on the farms, as there was a shortage of help following World War I. He arrived in Halifax on the R.M.S. Lancastria on April 28, 1929. He was assigned to a farm on …
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Reason for entry into Canada: War bride Date of Entry: August 19, 1946 City of entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Name of ship: Lady Nelson Country of origin: England Name of individual: Ivy Williamson Story: My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and …
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… Walter and Joyce Taylor, son Cliff …
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Annita Covelli on her boat trip from Italy Vincenzo & Annita's wedding photo … Vincenzo De Rose and Annita Covelli …
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I was born on August 29, 1936 in Tarcento, a town in the north-eastern Friuli region of Italy. My father was a carpenter who worked not only in Italy, but also in France and Germany, depending on the season. He worked hard to provide for my mother and my family, which was no easy task seeing as I …
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Epic struggles and enormous challenges faced Andrew and Anna Maksymchuk as they struggled to scrounge a living and raise a family under the oppressive regime of Soviet Ukraine. By 1930, after ten years of farming under ever-worsening conditions, Andrew had endured enough. He had heard about the …
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I spent the whole voyage from Liverpool to Halifax in the ship's hospital with pneumonia, while my two daughters were looked after by the wonderful staff. Arriving in Ottawa as a war bride, it didn't take long for me to realise that I had married an alcoholic. However, with no alternative but to …
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Margaret Sykes nee Kennedy was born on January 27, 1910 in Dumbarton, Scotland. She was the second oldest of thirteen. Margaret came to Canada aboard the Andania on November 10, 1928. The Salvation Army organized the trip to Canada for children of families that were overcrowded. Upon her arrival in …
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Margaret Chase Huxford On September 3rd I was in Times Square, New York. I saw the declaration of war spelt out on the moving letters on the top of the clock. I should have been overwhelmed with dread at the news and perhaps taken the next train home. But this was the trip of a lifetime, my first …
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I don't quite believe it, I'm actually going to Pier 21, Halifax NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my …