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I took the train to Toronto - there was lots of snow and it was cold! One guy was dropped off the train in the middle of nowhere until someone spoke up and the train reversed to pick him up again. He was speaking Italian and one lady understood. I got off in Toronto even though I was slated for …
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Petronella Steenbergen Pocock …
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My wife, Zolanda, and myself, along with my two children, Allessandro (Rick) and Laura arrived in Halifax. Rick was nine years old and Laura was a year and seven months. We arrived December 25, 1956 aboard the ship, Saturnia, an Italian ship, after a long, turbulent voyage. My family and myself are …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Argentina Panama Date of Arrival: October 21, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 Bruno & friends aboard the Argentina Panama Bruno playing the accordian amongst friends aboard the Argentina …
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My father, Martin Seagull arrived in Halifax aboard the Baltic American ship Estonia, on March 28th,1926. A duty of the processing Immigration Officer was to "Canadianize" difficult to pronounce names of the new Canadians. In Polish, the name Szczygiel, translated to "Goldfinch", thus the name was …
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I arrived at Pier 21, November 6, 1946 after a ten day Sea Voyage on the Empire Brent. I travelled by train to London, Ontario, with a host of other War Brides on their way across Canada. The Red Cross and my husband, Walter MacDonald Searle , then in civilian clothes met me at the railway station. …
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Oreste and Lucia Sebastiano …
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Antonio Gavino Sechi …
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Hugo and Elfriede Seibert and Children …
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Risto Sekulovski was fortunate enough to arrive in Canada through the Halifax Pier. Upon his arrival there on November 13, 1961 he was given $20 by the welcoming organizers for his personal use/care, and the rest is history- as the saying goes. In brief, his travels commenced on June 14, 1959 when …