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… in a New Land This is the story of a stubborn, ambitious man who beat the odds. A man who had a dream, a man who could see a new life, … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house still stands: my sister and I have been there and have seen it. Al, as he was later called in the US …
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Time 0:04:26 Transcript Life before we had to leave Iraq, before the war, was pretty good. My dad had a really good job, and he made good money. He worked for the United Nations as a forklift driver, he would stack food into trucks to be delivered to refugees. We had to leave our wealth, our house …
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… History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … connections among the 13 interviews. One way to do this was to see how often individual codes applied to the 13 interviews. The … (57), community (53), reasons for moving (28), settlement programs (26), religion (20), and general insights (5). I would like to highlight …
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… you. If you happened to be bright, handsome it didn't hurt either. The four young men who stepped off the Scythia on March 29, 1953 were all of these things and more. … ship spent two days cruising around the mouth of the Harbour. The boys didn't mind at all because the food was still good and most of the …
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… of other people’s bannock and detailed accounts of who makes the best! I always cringe when Elders come to the restaurant and order it — they are my harshest critics. … for working the dough 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) baking powder (0.9 oz / 26 g) 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) granulated sugar (1.2 oz / 35 g) ¼ tsp / …
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… of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
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… Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left … would never see her again. I promised him that she would be back to visit him within 3 years. As difficult as times were in Canada in those … with our third child, went back to Holland with the two oldest boys for several weeks in the summer of 1955. We had 11 children in …
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… Holland on Pier 21- Friday, April 2. 1954. I was 28 years old (born 1926), my wife 26 years (1928) and our son was born June 21, 1953. We … to put this in a storybook for our children and grandchildren. We have been fortunate to be able to go back to visit our families in Maastricht, Holland on a regular basis. We kept …
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… remarried a lady from Italy also employed with an Italian countess who visited Denmark when Queen Elizabeth II, then princess, came to … mother's passing till my brother told me on route aboard the ship and showed me photographs of her. Due to my age at that time it was not a … from Maniago Udine the northern part of Italy. To this day I have family in Rome and in Copenhagen, but somehow the Italian in my …
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… Families 1956 We huddled each night around our radios giving us the news from Budapest. I saw five pointed stars in our town square, … moved in the fighting escalated. Each night we had our clothes by our bed ready to flee if they were to bomb our part of the town. The … old and I, who was eight at the time, were told that we were going to visit our relatives, but this couple never came with us. None of our …