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The family was sponsored by Dan Blender, a gardener in Craven, Saskatchewan. The trip to Saskatchewan by train took several says- arriving on July 1, 1952. It had rained for days in the Regina area and the roads were covered to a slimy soft muck, in which we got stuck. Having relatives who preceded …
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… 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 …
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Jean Bowman Courchaine …
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… old to travel. She was though everything Canadian. Her desire was to become the best Canadian she could be, dedicated to learning English and … get her Canadian citizenship and she always said those who choose to come to Canada must give Canada their undying gratitude and respect, … of origin. She lived until 95 years of age and was thankful every day to have lived those years in Canada. …
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… that I studied at night. The owner of the books studied them in the daytime. I created my own grammar book and learned words, which I felt, … had no opportunity to attend school and study English since she had a daytime job and took care of all the household work as well. She … We now enjoy our retirement and look back with nostalgia to that day when we first saw Pier 21 and Canada, the land of promise for so …
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Ivan Szalai arrived at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia on September 23rd, 1967 on the T.S.S. Olympia, which he boarded in Haifa, Israel. He was a single man, 29 years old with two suitcases and $200 in his pocket. Ivan spoke neither English nor French and knew nobody in his chosen new country. From …
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My husband and I met on a blind date, not set up on our behalf but for my sister's friend who was not allowed to see her date alone. I don't think either of us was very taken but 5 years later we married and had 52 years of married bliss before he was taken from me. Pier 21 was especially good for …
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… Bozzo / An Immigration Story It all began back in the beautiful, medieval town of Donnici Superiore, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy when Silvio … on January 28, 1951. During the Christmas season the happy couple welcomed their firstborn, Marisa, On December 2, 1951. The following … their final destination of Sault Ste Marie, Ontario where they were welcomed by Teresa’s parents and two siblings (Antonio, Assunta (née …
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… the Red Cross and other organizations) as far as Truro by car -- next day up through New Glasgow, Antigonish, and the ferry crossing at …
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… a 320 acre homestead in the Caribou region plus or minus 80 miles E.N.E. of Lac la Hache, BC, built a log house and out buildings and … in Occupied Europe. He landed in Normandy on Juno Beach on the first day of the invasion. When they reached Belgium he was ordered to leave …