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… frequently, and air raid sirens went every night. Women were being called up to join the services. I was in a reserved job, but decided to … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in …
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… life, everyone emigrated. All my uncles immigrated first to Venezuela and later to Canada mostly to Montreal. My mother’s parents had … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One … 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 …
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… frequently, and air raid sirens went every night. Women were being called up to join the services. I was in a reserved job, but decided to … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in …
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… Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left … would never see her again. I promised him that she would be back to visit him within 3 years. As difficult as times were in Canada in those … weeks in the summer of 1955. We had 11 children in total, almost all of whom have visited Holland. We're happy about the decision to …
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… others in Holland, his family didn’t have enough land to divide among all the children who wanted it and it was nearly impossible to find new … for Dad. He loved farming but knew he needed better land and more acres to make a go of it. Mom and Dad were devoted Catholics. In …
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… old and I, who was eight at the time, were told that we were going to visit our relatives, but this couple never came with us. None of our … 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 we crossed … 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 …
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… January 24, 1945, we had to leave our farm in GrossMausdorf, a small village 20 km from Elbing, West Prussia (now Poland). We left by horse … nanny Herta was also with us. Shortly after we left, we met up with more family, my Aunts and cousins. The following years we endured very … the few that were still alive go. Shortly thereafter, Ruth became very ill. Some kind of people looked after her. By a miracle, she found us …
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… time, I was working at General Post Office (GPO) Radio Research, Mill Hill, tuning radio crystals for aircraft. Quartz crystal came from … his 10 days leave, in April 1945, we made arrangements for me to come to Canada. We felt if we waited until after the war, my departure … swells. We were not allowed on one side of the ship in case we were washed overboard. Staff wet the tablecloths and put up the table ledges …
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… naval battles being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, …
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… people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … believe to be the traditional dress. [1] Education In the Netherlands, all children from the age of 4 to 12 go to the same kind of elementary … Kerstdag ) – December 25 Tweede Kerstdag ( Tweede Kerstdag )– December 26 Koningsdag or King’s Day marks the birthday of the King …