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  • Tommaso, M. Teresa, Giuseppe
    … from Italy. They were met at Pier 21 by nuns with gifts as Christmas had just passed. My father and his brother arrived one year earlier. My … time last year (1997) for a short visit. My parents actually had the chance to emigrate to either the US or Canada but ended up in Canada. I … of ours! If you would like to contact Giuseppe Ursano you may do so at: Jursano@vianet.on.ca or Ursano@Canada.com . Or visit his web …
  • Hilda E. Scovill
    … Having no relatives here we stayed with his friends until we found somewhere to live. I was made most welcome with them and I think Canada … is a great country. Theodore passed away in 1979 from Cancer. Our two sons had graduated, one in teaching, and the other in Engineering which he …
  • Willems
    … holders, a church cross and a railing for a church in Toronto. John also helped Dutch immigrants find with finding work or settling in their new dwelling. He was also a Boy Scout leader for many years. Mary was a dedicated wife and … took retirement. Their daughter, Nancy, married J-P Vaillancourt and had three children: Jeff, with two kids Ashley and Olivia; Jenny, her …
  • John Brian Sharples
    … Canada. I was a little disappointed because my departure meant that I had to miss the FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium and not only was my … (Wolverhampton Wanderers) but they subsequently were victorious! I had had the opportunity to serve as a steward at the Stadium which … the game, but my travel arrangements had been made months in advance so I could only read about the victory when the English papers finally …
  • David Robina Robert Cormack
    … a lot of seasickness among the crew and passengers. However, we had entertainment brought on board with a small vessel, as it was too … particular that I remember was playing table tennis with Burl Ives, a well known movie actor and folk singer. Another thing I remember well … Of course there was the usual swimming pool, gymnasium, and movies. So one was kept quite busy was well as the all day brunch. Every day my …
  • Dawn Anne Huestis
    … sixteen years before moving to Halifax in 1960. My father at that time had accepted a job as Secretary of the Nova Scotia Command of the Royal … I became Canadian citizens in the 1960’s and we were very proud to do so. The immigration story of Lily Broadbent Huestis as told by her …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2018 – Shauna MacLeod
    … themes of life before, fear, displacement, refuge and life in Canada so we wanted the residency inspired by it to create something for refugees. Over the course of her residency studio potter …
  • Antonietta Sarracino
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy (Ururi Campobasso) Ship Name: Vulcania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Monday, … War, her village was invaded by the Germans. Our mother and her family had to hide in the countryside for several days to flee the Germans. In … to do so would decide to emigrate. Our mother’s parents forced her to come to Canada and marry a cousin. It was an arranged marriage. She …
  • Odd One by Sosina
    … Odd One by Sosina …
  • Michele and Concetta DeBuono Family
    … sensation, as a young child would have experienced in the commotion going through the process as an immigrant in a new land. The plaque of " Michele and Concetta De Buono and Family" hangs on the Sobey's Wall of Honour with pride.You see my Mother and Father would have been … in the Dundas and Lisgar area of Toronto and soon after my Father had saved enough to purchase a home on St. Annes Rd. in Toronto's West …

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