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… On November 2, 1954, we arrived at Halifax Pier 21. I was four years old so I don't remember anything except for the long train ride from … father Vittorio Ciampini (28 years old), my mother Antonia D'Alesio (26 years old), my sister Domenica (6 years old) and my brother …
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… to develop his play Long-Distance-Short (working title). On March 26, 2025 a local audience was treated to a participatory …
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… Chieti Scalo to Selva Del Montello, Italy and finally Canada. My father Elio was born on November 26th 1926 in Chieti Scalo in the region of Abruzzo which is in central … the Second World War my grandfather Giovanni became an entrepreneur of soft drinks, which at the time the famous soft drink was ‘gazzasa'. My …
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… Lydia was born in White Russia. As a young girl, she worked as a domestic and eventually ended up in Chorzow. She … as an automotive mechanic but first worked in a jet engine repair shop in Vancouver until it shut down. He did practice his trade in … Sowada Lydia Dorothea Sieg Melanie …
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… Eddy was born the ninth of thirteen siblings to Frank and Lorenza Baldacchino. He … the sixth grade at Del Lasalle College. Malta was an important naval hub for the British forces and as a result suffered from German air … thus be the last to immigrate. He boarded the Nea Hellas on November 26, 1953 with his brother George, sister Pauline and mother Lorenza. On …
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… Giovanni Diodato Guglietti was born on September 27th 1935 as the first of five children born to Vincenzo Guglietti and Anna Tersigni … and future wife, Concetta DeGasperis . They were married on August 26, 1961 and soon started a family of their own welcoming in to the …
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… Pier 21 holds some very special memories in my heart - here is the abbreviated version of my story: The outbreak of … precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, … doors to us and countless other refugees like us. Relieved and full of hope, we left Germany from Bremenhofen on the US Marine Shark on June …
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… Naples our documents were checked and our luggage was put on board the ship. After a while we said goodbye to our friends and went on board. … and then we came across very bad weather. Everyone ended up being sea sick. This lasted for quite a while. The ship had ropes tied …
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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 … in a factory as a labourer. It was a hard job for him, but he never complained. I also worked there too, for one summer. When metal is …
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… and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … pipe, a triple clarinet like woodwind instrument dating at least as far back as the 8 th century, has a polyphonic sound and is played … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. …