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… “I remember the first time we met in the summer of 1943. It was at my regimental dance and Marie shouldn’t have been there because her and … town. I knew as soon as I saw her that she was going to be the one for me. It so happens the farm that Marie was stationed at wasn’t too far … into Marie’s family and especially her mom’s cooking! September to May 1944 was my time in Europe....9 long and scary months. May 4th my …
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… on September 19, 1953 on the ship Italia. I was 13 years old and came over by myself because my parents Siegfried F Haase and Hedwig M Haase and my … ship docked at Pier 21 my parents and my sister were there to greet me. The parish priest Father Melanson had driven them into Halifax. As …
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… My husband, Carl Fulford , and I were married in 1943 in Dundee, Scotland. My husband was with the Canadian Army (R.C.E.) and I was with the …
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… I was on a ship heading to Canada without her. Talk about making sure my true love was mine although an ocean separated us. We made Sudbury, Ontario our home immediately. Neither one of us knew a word of English, however we …
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… 1957 I landed in Halifax on April 22, 1957 at 9:15 in the morning. I remember it was Easter Monday; we were all there on deck watching the … of itinerary I traced on the Canadian map, all kinds of recollections come back to my mind. The seven days at sea on the Olympia were beautiful, full of …
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… Apr. 8, 1953, with $100 in the family coffers. Making the journey were my parents, Herman and Grada, and their six children, Grace, Ida, … itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally …
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… My son and I arrived at Pier 21 in April 1946 on the Hospital Ship Letitia. I was a war bride (actually a war widow by that time as my husband John Oliphant of the Canadian Engineers had died July 15, 1945). I decided to come over with my son so that he could meet his grandpa and grandma in …
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… of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: October 21, 1958 Age on Arrival: 25 My mother left Italy to marry the love of her life Romeo Macorig. Dad … reminder of mom's up bringing/values and belief that even though they may part this earth in different places they will meet again. This …
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… 21, 1957, I married a Canadian soldier, Ernest Robert Setter. When my husband was stationed back in Canada, I sailed with my husband and our two children who were both born in Germany - … who was 4 years old. I was also at that time six months pregnant with my daughter Sonja Pauling Setter who was born April 7, 1958 in Calgary, …
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… I was only 6 months old when my parents and I came from England. We landed at Pier 21 on May 3 1947 on the Aquitania. My parents were both in the Royal Air …