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… John Prokopowich was born in Skala, Borscziw, Ukraine in 1865. He married Maria Beyko in 1893. Maria was the daughter of … we so often take for granted. In memory of John & Maria, and Walter & Anne Prokopowich Lovey Bosiuk (Warelis/Prokopowich) November 2020 …
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… Her family moved to Reigate in county Surrey when Ada was eleven years old. When the war broke out in Europe in 1939, Ada, as most young … in Holland at this time after successfully landing in June of that year in D-Day operations. After the war, George returned home to … when she arrived in Montreal there were family members there to welcome her. Many war brides did not have this luxury and Ada knew she was …
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… Stories in Dutch Dad's Story Dad's Story (English) Children's Stories AE Didi Murphy Willem Kreeft Josephine Keyzer Sietske Flietstra Bellsmith Lina Douwasma Jack de Vries Peter van der Horden Connie A.H. … Stories - Netherlands …
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… April 2, 1955 (Laura) Age on Arrival: Antonio - 36, Laura - 31 My Mother used to tell this story often. Before coming to Canada she … (Ferruccio), and a toddler just 2 weeks shy of 2 years of age (that's me, Rita) along with her trunk of belongings. She recalls that at one …
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… Name: Roma // SS Argentina Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: May 30, 1952 Age on Arrival: 23 // 22 Angelo This is the story of my father, Angelo Paladino and his immigration to Canada. Angelo was …
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… (Anonietta Lanni nee Venditti) Deciding to Leave ”I know that my father loved his family, his home and his country and the experience of leaving it all behind must …
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… I am Prairie born, Prairie bred, thanks to my grandparents, Charles and Emily Haigh, for immigrating to Canada. … along with their children, Philip, Alice, Sydney and George William (my Dad) departed from Liverpool September 6, 1913 aboard the Teutonic …
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… I am Prairie born, Prairie bred, thanks to my grandparents, Charles and Emily Haigh, for immigrating to Canada. … along with their children, Philip, Alice, Sydney and George William (my Dad) departed from Liverpool September 6, 1913 aboard the Teutonic …
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… exhibition begins “no one wants to be a refugee, anyone could become a refugee.” Moving through major waves of arrival from Second … preconceptions about what it means to be a refugee. As Canadians become increasingly aware of the current global refugee crisis, Refuge … lived in a Displaced Persons camp in Germany until she was accepted to come to Canada as a refugee in early 1949. Her family’s story is …
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… full of hope and the expectation of travelling to Alberta to meet my sponsor family and begin a new life in Canada. Holland was war-torn … arriving in Lethbridge, my sponsor family failed to show up to collect me; therefore, I was placed overnight on a farm run by the Catholic …