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… sisters (Helen and Maria). My father was Frank and my mother was Katie (nee Thiessen). Because of the second world war, my family was torn apart. My father and oldest brother Henry were both taken away. The rest of the family was moved to Poland when I … Thiessen in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada found me and sponsored me to come to Canada. I left Europe through Munich, Germany, Holland and …
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… Introduction CANADA HAS A LONG AND VARIED HISTORY of people arriving … refugees with protection and emergency relief. Many people who have come to Canada as refugees have spent time in a UNHCR camp, including … to Canada as refugees, and former immigration officers. People have come from many different countries, including the former Yugoslavia, …
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… MRS. GEORGE MACBURNIE: This widowed War Bride, Mrs. Marjorie Barbara (nee Poole) MacBurnie, was interviewed Friday afternoon on January 25, … did many Canadian soldiers, George MacBurnie, stayed in England until D-Day, 1944. He was with the Canadian Ordinance Corp. and drove trucks …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian Introduction Over the last several decades, Canada has become increasingly dependent on foreign workers to meet its … Recruiting Domestic Workers and Live-In Caregivers in Canada …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … Englehart (nee Lewis) by her husband Frank Englehart, a Canadian soldier serving overseas during the Second World War. After a German plane … into when there was an air raid. Falling in love with a Canadian soldier In March of 1944, she was set up on a blind date. Her friend Eve's …
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… Canadian soldier Frank Englehart whittled this for his wife Marjorie in 1944 or … Englehart (nee Lewis) by her husband Frank Englehart, a Canadian soldier serving overseas during the Second World War. After a German plane … into when there was an air raid. Falling in love with a Canadian soldier In March of 1944, she was set up on a blind date. Her friend Eve's …
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… Joyce Margaret Pinnow was born in 1924 in London, England to her parents, Ellen Maud (née Brazier) & Robert William Olave (Jeffries). Joyce’s brother, Bill, … and his younger brother Jack, who had just enlisted and was on his way for Search & Rescue training as a paratrooper. Following the … Joyce Margaret Pinnow …
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… The War-time Experiences of Iris May Cunneyworth (nee Stovell) A War Bride Remembers Iris Cunneyworth was born to Charles and Daisy Stovell in Bedfordshire, England on May 6, 1921. She entered the world in her … with her parents and siblings on British soil. This is her story: When WWII broke out in 1939, I was 18. Each night my family and I would …
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… shaped by over 400 years of immigration and relationships between newcomers and Indigenous Peoples. Food connects us to the past, to place, … histories behind popular Canadian dishes. Learn how individuals and communities express themselves through food and engage in diverse food …
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… Canada’s food is as diverse as its people. The way we eat is shaped by over 400 years of immigration. Food connects …