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Photographs-All Aboard …
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… Life In Canada …
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Sport As with many European countries, football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Italy. Other sports such as rugby and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although small, following of the sport of baseball. …
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Arrival in Canada “We were terrified of the cold land and the large amount of snow, where people were different and spoke a foreign language.” (Anonietta Lanni nee Venditti) Deciding to Leave ”I know that my father loved his family, his home and his country and the experience of leaving it all …
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Italian Immigration, National Statistics* Year Total 1928 849 1929 1243 1930 1104 1931 467 1932 280 1933 253 1934 320 1935 333 1936 298 1937 416 1938 367 1939 202 1940 90 1941 2 1942 0 1943 3 1944 15 1945 43 1946 145 1947 139 1948 3202 1949 7742 1950 9059 1951 24351 1952 21383 1953 24293 1954 …
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Books and Articles Abucar, Mohamed H. “Italians.” People of the Maritimes . Four East, 1991. Acharya, Madhaui and Tom Yew. “Martin Makes Amends for ‘dark chapter in our History'.” Toronto Star , November 13, 2005: pA02. Boyd, Monica and Michael Vickers, “100 years of Immigration in Canada”, as in …
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Artifacts-Life In Italy …
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Families February 1953 - Groote Beer We were married on February 5, 1953 and on the 20th we went to Rotterdam and boarded the Groote Beer to go to Canada and start our lives together. The food was good on the ship, what I mostly remember are the fresh fruits that where for dessert and there was …