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… to ocean transportation to Canada before the Halifax rail line was complete. [2] However, in the fifty-year gap between the completion of … (John W. Regan and C.D. McAlpine, Halifax Municipal Archives 102-5A-26.) The early arrangements for receiving passengers were rudimentary . … “The Immigrant Experience in Halifax, 1881-1931,” Canadian Ethnic Studies 20:3 (January 1988), 30. ↩ Library and Archives Canada , …
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… itself was not unpleasant. I remember the green grass: it was a sunny day, and it all seemed very easy. The Red Cross was there to aid us as … to plan for the future, freedom to dream. He was 34, mother was 26. We liked Neikirchen Austria a lot with its mountains and pretty … was like a heavenly perfume and oh! Those Austrian chocolates and I can’t forget the strange brown drink they called ‘coca cola’ that I …
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… arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Georgic on April 26, 1952 on Kevin's first birthday. We sailed from Southampton on April 19, 1952. Our Mum was quite … that Mum was not sick then but seasoned sailors were. We saw food that we had never seen like corn on the cob and fruits not common …
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… 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, living each day in a state of constant fear and uncertainty. Shortly before the war … we started our peaceful new life, finally free and able to buy any food items we desired, as well as clothing, household appliances, and …
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… It was so crowded I never did find my assigned lifeboat during the 7 day trip! Another memory was that I was appointed Duty Officer three … 1945, I returned to Canada on the hospital ship Letitia. I was 26 at the time. This was a memorable trip in several respects. The ship … a most pleasant trip. Of course the arrival at Pier 21 was the high point. I may have even shed a tear when I saw the signs reading "Thanks …
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… was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. The Blichewicz family lived … this untrained army of many thousands. They got some clothing and food from Britain, but the Russians had no means by which to feed and … He worked later at General Electric, Union Carbide and later for 26 years at de Havilland, Mc Donnell Douglas (later Boeing Canada). He …
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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 … over the family’s riches hoping that she too would be prosperous one day. She immigrated to Canada on November 2, 1958 at the young age of … children together. Both Jim and Eleni worked long hours in the food and hotel industries to ensure that their children received an …
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… Time 0:04:26 Transcript Life before we had to leave Iraq, before the war, was … spot to be helped by the United Nations. After a year, my grandpa died, because he had no one to take care of him. We got accepted to … 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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… promote emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons … After the war we saw little of each other. Meeting again we had a chance to get reacquainted. Because of him, I had the opportunity to … were off limit to regular passengers. The Atlantic crossing took 10 days. I don’t remember all that much about it, except that we had a lot …
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… prisoner for eight years “another story”. Two of the older children died because they didn’t want to go back and died heart broken. The … seen for over 35 years and her son Uncle Anthony she hadn’t seen for 26 years with the wife Sarah and children all from Cleveland, Ohio. Of … in marriage to a young man 9 years older who was an engineer with a future. My mother had bought me a wool suit and high heel shoes, when I …