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… and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her stories. On … for making such a decision. I'm sure it wasn't easy for my parents to come to this conclusion but it was only a few short years after the war … looked back. Canada was home for his family and he was proud of it. He died October 10th, 1987 and is still sadly missed. My mother continued …
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… the modern ships I am sure that it must have looked quite small by today's standards. The ship interior was like a hotel and fancy … met by my two uncles from my mother's side. They had landed in the 50's together with my mother's mom (grandmother) and they were the ones … time. One of the uncles has actually gone back with his kids in the 80's to live in Italy. My dad who had worked for twenty years in a …
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… his life. He cut a handsome figure with his thick wavy black hair, riding the streets of Modugno on his Vespa. One of our favourite photos … the balcony, strategically located just across from his family home. She was 14, he 17 and weeks away from starting his military service. … his life in Italy, leaving his family and friends in February 1963 to come to Canada to seek a better life for his family. Not knowing the …
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… two years earlier and were living in Toronto. They sponsored me to come to Canada. I intended to work here for a while and then go back to … the money that I earned. Instead, I convinced my wife to join me here. She and the children arrived in November 1961. They would have come …
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… and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her stories. On … we were immunized according to requirements by Immigration Canada. Dec 21st, 1955, Cuxhaven, Germany where we boarded our ship the "M.S. … carried over their shoulders. It was quite a sight. Mother said she only saw wine bottles, no suitcases. Oh well -- first thing's …
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… Exhibition is the Museum’s summer 2014 exhibit, brought to us by the Canadian War Museum. It is a glowing success, attracting about 6,000 … people have contributed so far, and the number continues to grow every day. The folks at the Canadian War Museum really knew what they were doing when they designed …
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… about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … But as diverse as our genealogy research can be, one thing that comes up constantly is the regret that people didn’t ask their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that …
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… better life they sought. Life was difficult in Southern Italy in the 1940s and 1950s. Luigi had returned from three terrible years as a Prisoner of … her home doing needlework as was the custom of the time. Letizia, as she was called by her family and friends, was spirited and full of life …
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… to deliver the message. When dad came home he looked at mom and she said, "Let's go". In one week we were rushed through paperwork and … in Halifax but then the sun came through and it became a beautiful day. The sea was flat as we watched the tugboats manoever our liner …
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… Halifax Age at arrival: 22 Your story: My mother was 22 years old when she arrived at Pier 21 on December 4, 1951 with her parents and her … leave. Before the Iron Curtain could fall upon what would thereafter become Eastern Europe, he dragged his wife and their three surviving … by good Samaritans who would leave them bread and other goods by sheer chance. For clothes, they would loot soldiers and other poor souls dead …