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… Cdr. William James Magee Veteran Date of Departure: November 1943 Age: 26 Years Name of Ship: S.S. Mauritania After joining the Royal Canadian …
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… of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents …
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… Journeys is presented by Air Canada , Canada's airline for welcoming newcomers home. How Gode Katembo Uses Soccer to Build Community - Gode Katembo and Mandela Kuet “Quite a Little Celebrity” A …
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… was a young structural engineer that had been sponsored by Avro to come to Canada and work on the Avro Arrow project. When asked about … Canada and ensured their legacy with a total of thirteen children and 26 grandchildren between them. The trio who visited Pier 21 were …
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… system, our parents managed to finally create a nest egg for a comfortable retirement. It even allowed them to return several times to … we call home. This year (2023) we’re all going to Pier 21 together to commemorate our parents, their voyage, and the brave decision they made …
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… Diary Entries Friday, April 26 I left Sheffield at 9 am and was met in London by the Canadian Army … by a voice at the microphone saying,"6:30: time to rise and shine, come on girls, get out of bed." We were up on deck by 7:30 and our … by 6:30 and up on deck. By 7 o'clock it is much calmer and most girls come down for breakfast. I ate oranges, corn flakes, two eggs, bacon, …
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… Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … example of what immigration historians describe as ‘initiators’ of ‘chain migrations’ of people. These initiators are individuals, … to follow from the ‘old country’ to the ‘new’. In those years, the ‘chain’ worked mainly through postal letters, word-of-mouth, and very …
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… travel with a baby under 6 months, so it was a year later, around July 26/27 1946 that the three of us reunited in Dad's boyhood home on 217 …
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… Grade “B” and began to receive Tradesman’s Rate of Pay. On May 26, 1944 he was transferred to No. 8 Sub-section and proceeded “on …
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… Pier 21 in Halifax, Canada on July 23, 1956. As I remember, there was chain link fence that divided the Pier into corridors and rooms and we … Lake. Finally, after a 15 minute bus ride, in the mid morning of July 26, 1956 we arrived in Kirkland Lake. We were all surprised to see that … Building A, called the "dry." Inside there is nothing but benches and chains with steel baskets. Mike pointed to a chain with a number 37 on …