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Single Men and Women June 6, 1952 – Waterman I well remember the day that I disembarked from the MS Waterman in Halifax NS on June 6, 1952 and passed through the now famous Pier 21 shed. The Customs and Immigration officials processed the 900 Dutch arrivals smoothly, after which we proceeded to the …
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Single Men and Women April 21, 1957 – Ryndam Arrived in Halifax on April 21, 1957, with the SS Ryndam, HAL. During the trip we had one day, rough stormy weather in the North Atlantic and the dining room did not get the patrons it deserved. The services, entertainment, and personnel were sublime. We …
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Single Men and Women Veendam On May 23rd 1930, I was born in a small village in the northern part of The Netherlands. At the time of my birth I had 3 siblings. A brother and 2 sisters. At later dates 2 more brothers were born. When 6 years old, I went to elementary school and in 1942 went to high …
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Single Men and Women February 26, 1950 – Beaverbrae I have been asked numerous times why I left home and came to Canada. When I was 9 years old the war started in the low lands (Holland) on May 10, 1940. At about 4:30 a.m. there was a lot of banging, airplanes flying in all directions. An hour …
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Photographs-Life in Hungary …
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Hungarian Immigration, National Statistics* Year Total 1928 6265 1929 5375 1930 3278 1931 493 1932 311 1933 484 1934 427 1935 319 1936 320 1937 555 1938 596 1939 360 1940 77 1941 6 1942 0 1943 2 1944 15 1945 16 1946 83 1947 96 1948 1130 1949 1633 1950 1577 1951 4376 1952 1435 1953 858 1954 502 1955 …