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  • Lorna G. and son Robert F. Parsons
    Lorna G. and son Robert F. Parsons …
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    THE DIARY OF A LITTLE FINNISH IMMIGRANT Dear Diary, The First Year in Canada July 11, 1951 I’m starting this diary today, because we’re leaving our home here in Kuopio, Finland, and going far away, to a country called Canada. My name is Kaarina and I’m nine years old. My sister, Raili, is eleven …
  • Chris and Roger Nash
    In May 1966, I arrived at Pier 21 only because Cunard Lines staff was on strike. We were dropped off by Holland American in Halifax instead of going on to Montreal. I'll never forget that first view of Canada. Everything was so big - huge cars, wide streets, tall building. It was overwhelming and …
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  • Douwe and Hinke Neef and Family
    Douwe (David) Neef, age 38, Hinke (Helen) (van der Duim) Neef, age 37 and their four children Hans (Hank), age 12, Maria Hinke, age 11, Aaltje (Alice), age 9 and Anna Maria, age 2, left Rotterdam, the Netherlands on April 5, 1954 and landed in Halifax at Pier 21 on April 12, 1954. They spent the …

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