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Books Patrias, Carmella. The Hungarians in Canada, Ottawa, 1999. Canadian History Association. Volume 27. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca Websites http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Hungary-BIBLIOGRAPHY.html http://countrystudies.us/hungary/66.htm http://www.library.pitt.edu … Recommended …
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Hungarian Immigration, National Statistics* Year Total 1928 6265 1929 5375 1930 3278 1931 493 1932 311 1933 484 1934 427 1935 319 1936 320 1937 555 1938 596 1939 360 1940 77 1941 6 1942 0 1943 2 1944 15 1945 16 1946 83 1947 96 1948 1130 1949 1633 1950 1577 1951 4376 1952 1435 1953 858 1954 502 1955 …
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Andrea Nicolosi and Maria Soccorsa Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [DI2013.1807.1a]. English Translation : NICOLOSI, ANDREA Born on February 28, 1936 in Castellamare del Golfo (Trapani) Port of departure : PALERMO Ship : SATURNIA Port of arrival: HALIFAX Destination in Canada : …
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December 1956 I crossed the ocean from Naples to Halifax in 11 days. I was merely a child, 18 years old travelling alone, it was cold, and I was terrified. It was quite an adventure, but I knew I was coming here for a better life, even though there would be hardships to endure. I remember the only …
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My brother and I traveled as Italian citizens with Italian passports. My grandfather lived in Copenhagen but was of Italian origin and was not allowed to become a Danish citizen this rule passed on to his children and on to us. I had never met my parents till I came to Canada. My father was …
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Children I was seven years old when I made the crossing from Naples to Halifax on board the Saturnia (Italian Line). I was accompanied by my mother and two-month old brother. My dad had left the year before and sailed from Southampton on the Samaria (Cunard). Our final destination was Montreal, …
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May 1954 Translated from original text written in Italian by Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco My name is Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco. I married Giuseppe Di Falco on October 28, 1939. My husband and I lived in the same town and our families were longtime friends. We worked on one of the local …
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June 1959 My husband Adolfo, or Adolph, Di Mambro was born in Cassino, Lazio, Italy on January 7, 1950. His family decided, in 1959, to immigrate to Canada and join other relatives here. They left Cassino to go to Naples, June 18, 1959. They sailed first to Genoa, Italy then sailed on to Halifax …
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March 1955 My name is Antonino Masciotra. My sister Giacomina and I arrived at Halifax as immigrants with our parents on March 7, 1955. We travelled from Naples Italy aboard SS Saturnia, to Palermo, to Genova, to Portugal and finally to Halifax. When we disembarked, we looked like a herd of people. …
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June 6, 1955 I came to Canada from a small Italian town in central Italy. I arrived on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at home. The trip for me was very dramatic. The day that I boarded the ship on …