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  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal …
  • Peter Hessel
    … Swindler) which was 20 years old and really not a very good way to say goodbye to German films. The sound was impossible. This was … about 40 beds (20 bunk beds). The quarters are below deck; ours is far left. I have an upper bunk. I am told it is better because no one … rained the rest of the day. The ship was towed by the tugboat Sirius: four times around its own axis, to adjust the ship's compass after the …
  • Anton and Paula Rouss
    … home town, during roll call and I was really upset since I knew that some relatives would be there to wave goodbye. We did see Paula’s … see any sun in the morning and in the afternoon it became foggy. I can still not get over the fact that I missed the family on shore in … clock to 21.00 hours. Bedtime. Thursday August 6th. – There isn’t much news today. This morning while we were talking, Paula all of a sudden …
  • Cookbooks, Cultural Connections, And Migration
    … the yolk from the white, how to tell when an egg’s hard boiled or soft boiled. It’s very good. Anyway, so, I bought an umbrella because I didn’t have an umbrella. And some … the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to …
  • John Devai, Olga Kimpel Devai
    … I arrived in Canada on May 28, 1950 and was fortunate to have experienced the wonderful hospitality and dedication … and unforgettable picture - like a dream. We always wanted to visit Halifax again, together as husband and wife but, sadly, my … the sugar company. The photo was taken by, and published in the local newspaper, the Chatham Daily News. The newsletters include information …
  • Bruno V. Sinosic
    … had reached Bremerhaven, our final destination prior to our departure for Canada. CANADA? The name Canada meant absolutely nothing to me; it … John and Mark. In the year 2000 I had the great fortune (and a dream come true) to visit them and acquaint myself with the rest of the family. Both my …
  • Dad's Story (English)
    … from Baarlo (our cousin). With fond farewells, we set off as the soil of our beloved town of Neer vanished beneath our feet. We were in … it was time for the sheep to separate from the goats, as I like to say. Cousin Father Beurskens, who had also accompanied us, bid us …
  • Marjorie Barbara MacBurnie
    … Jean Barnhill's Canadian Studies 4400 project entitled: The Stories of Four English War Brides Who Adapted to Canada: How the War Bride … out, it was quite a culture shock for her and she described he first visit at her in-law's place. She was shocked that she had to go through … they resettled in Truro, Nova Scotia. As she said, "you know what they say about a Maritimer." They had two more children after that. When the …
  • Theodore and Maria Jacobs
    … Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … other end. Theo first boarded the Groote Beer with many other Dutch soldiers in February 1949 and set sail to Indonesia, where they where …
  • Tonellato Angelo, Rosa, Attilio, Ido
    … we would return Italy. His response was “When Italy becomes America” For him our departure was permanent. At the train station we were met … in the dining room and enjoy the freedom of roaming the ship as we wished, without any supervision as my mother suffered from seasickness … while the ship plowed up and down into the waves. Our two cabins with four bunk beds each were located just below the water line and very …

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