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  • Louw Griet Netty Bob Karel
    … Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: April 11, 1956 Griet and Louw de Vries with Karel, Bob & Netty (Jeannette); Netty and Bob at the …
  • Judith Goldberger and Emery Hartman
    … Hartman, Martin Markus’ friend had the proper departure documents to come to Canada. Instead of going to Canada, Emery had decided to travel …
  • Jean Bowman Courchaine
    Jean Bowman Courchaine …
  • Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma
    Freerk and Ebeltje Jansma (Van Der Laan) from Amsterdam, The Netherlands arrived at Pier 21 on July 12, 1954 aboard the Waterman with their daughter Gerda and son Jan. Geraldine (Gerda) married George Zwaagstra on July 27, 1957. See George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra > See Sjouke and Anna …
  • Private Walter M. Rocky Thompson
    … Born 1918 in Lac du Bonnet, Manitoba died 1996. The fourth child to John Gillis Thompson and Gudrun Thordis …
  • Ivan Szalai
    … Ivan Szalai arrived at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 23rd, 1967 on the T.S.S. Olympia, which he …
  • Arie and Tiny Bor
    … Families October 11, 1953 – Veendam In 1952, Dutch citizens Arie and Christina (Tiny) Bor were living in Indonesia. Arie, a mining engineer, was … for Montreal leaving Tiny and the two girls in Holland. Within ten days of arriving in Calgary, Arie had three job offers. He was … Arie and Tiny Bor …
  • Toon and Trees Maas
    … married in a civil ceremony on Oosterhout on September 16, 1952. Two days later Mr and Mrs Mass boarded the Groote Beer in Rotterdam for Canada. Their eight days or so was rather eventful, as the newly married couple was … issued by the Canadian Embassy in the Hague for travel to Dartmouth via TRURO-New Glasgow- Antigonish! Took matters into his own hands and …
  • Assunta, Livia, Lisa e Natale Leardi
    … (My Husband) Natale Leardi His recollection of his experience on emigrating follows. Leaving family and friends at age 17, he and his mother … he agreed to do in exchange for her giving him 1,000 Lire ($1.50) a day so he could buy coffee, cigarettes, and whatever else that amount … remembers all the good food he ate on the ship, and that he spent his days by the pool as they had great weather the entire voyage. They left …
  • Sapper Thomas Maksymchuk
    … Thomas Maksymchuk was born in Ukraine on January 15, 1917. He immigrated to Canada in June, 1930 … to have him travel at half fare. In 1942 he voluntarily enlisted for WWII service, leaving behind his pregnant wife, Amelia, and … other structures to keep men and equpment moving across Europe. One day Thomas was ordered to appear before his Commanding Officer who had …

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