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  • Lt. Nursing Sister Eve Shepley Mingo
    … We both went overseas in the spring of 1944 on a small troop ship which departed from Sydney NS and joined a convoy off Cape Breton which was … in the liberation of Holland and was in Germany when the war ended. My future wife Nursing Sister Eve Shepley served in the Canadian … Belgium, and Holland. Ernest C. Mingo came home to Canada on the Isle De France which arrived in Halifax in late October 1945. Ernest C.Mingo …
  • The Francesco Supino Family
    … On August 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to … that their father and grandparents took on this precious challenge to come to Canada to make a better life for themselves and their …
  • Ausma Levalds Rowberry
    … She was obliged to read the Old Testament to her grandfather on Sundays. As soon as he dozed off, Karline read the New Testament however, … a large attic room at the village school and attended classes from Monday to Saturday noon. Parents or guardians sent whatever food they could, at the …
  • Lieutenant Ernest C. Mingo
    … We both went overseas in the spring of 1944 on a small troop ship which departed from Sydney NS and joined a convoy off Cape Breton which was … in the liberation of Holland and was in Germany when the war ended. My future wife Nursing Sister Eve Shepley served in the Canadian … England, Belgium, and Holland. I came home to Canada on the Isle De France which arrived in Halifax in late October 1945. Ernest C.Mingo …
  • Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia
    … Iranian Cultural Society of Nova Scotia Cette plaque est en l’honneur des Canadiens d’origine iranienne qui ont contribué à la vie de cette belle province tout en pavant la route pour les générations à venir. این لوح یادبود برای …
  • Mary Adlington
    … Glasgow, Scotland on November 30, 1942. He served overseas and was wounded at the Sicily Landings. Mary sailed into Halifax on October 15, 1944 from Greenwich on board the Ille de France. It was a very bad crossing, hitting the tail end of a … because he had found out through the grape vine that a shipload of brides were arriving. They had not been allowed to give out any dates of …
  • Seamus James, Elizabeth Tiny Doyle
    James & Elizabeth Doyle James & Elizabeth Doyle …
  • Migrating Landscapes
    … the prestigious 13th International Architecture Exhibition–la Biennale di Venezia in Venice, Italy. …
  • CPO Howard W. Watkins
    … his commission of Sub. Lieutenant in 1942. CPO Watkins' duties included a term as Secretary to Commander Roby at Stadacona Hfx. and at sea received his training on board … Glory. He sailed on the Aquatania to Niobe Scotland and from there boarded the HMSGlory for duty in the Pacific. With the end of the war in …
  • Antonio Paolo Cappuccitti
    … 3 Arrived in Canada as a 3 year old. Travelled with my mother Antonia di Poce Cappuccitti and my older sister Santina Tersigni, she was 9 at … Well it worked out for me. I grew up in Toronto as a stalwart Canadian, a Maple Leafs fan and a career Public Servant. I was able to …

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