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… The newlyweds lived with the Belvedere family, common to many families due to poverty. It was a crowded home, which often led to conflict. …
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… a little scarlet fever get her down. Her family’s home was quarantined due to her illness in the early days after their arrival in 1930 on the … I remember…the time my second brother arrived…I had scarlet fever. I can remember a crib in the kitchen and my brother was in it…our whole house was quarantined and I can remember that. A big red sign on the door, "Quarantine." It was …
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… My mother passed away at the age of 86. She loved her adopted country so much that a trial return to the UK to live, in the … in 1981. We came with the War Brides, but to join my father who had come as an immigrant. As an RAF aircrew trainee, he had been a member … the country that he wanted to make a new start here. My father had to come to Canada in 1946 via Sweden and New York in Cargo Freighters …
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… of 45 my husband, Vic, died very suddenly on Sept 29, 1963. I was a widow at 42 years old. That was a sad, scary time for me and my two … If I was to go back in time to 1941 and could make a choice, would I do it all over again? Yes, I would. My biggest enjoyment next to my … together and sometimes cry together, as many Warbrides. like me are widowed. I am proud to be a Canadian and proud also of my Scottish …
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… May 13 to July 23, 2023 Credit: Parks Canada Revealing Chignecto: The Stories Within In Revealing Chignecto , … statements from their character to help them build a narrative that encompasses the dramatic and tragic events of Chignecto, leading to the deportation of the Acadians and the displacement of the Mi’kmaw community. This exhibit lifts the veil of obscured history and empowers …
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… was so faded you can barely see, there were a couple of little old ladies sitting there and they're flashing the peace sign, um, and so, …
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… God was with us. Since Mum was an excellent hairdresser (she used to do the Duchess of Kent's hair in England), she kept us going at first … as a real estate salesman, worked his way up to manager in several downtown companies, then went back to university in Toronto and got his …
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… It was set for disposal because it’s quite old and they kindly donated it to us for this exhibit. This tent is a part of Refuge Canada to show what temporary settlement living is like for different … temporary settlement so they’ll get something like this tent. People can learn what it’s like to live in close quarters with each other. How …
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… and we all shared this small space for the trip. How could my mother do this to us, I thought, but it had to be done to join my father in Canada. He had been away since 1956. For 10 days this was our home. For …
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… Italy were especially hit by the war. Those who had the opportunity to do so would decide to emigrate. Our mother’s parents forced her to come to Canada and marry a cousin. It was an arranged marriage. She …