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… or 20 Script dollars (military money) which we could spent at the PX Shop to buy cigarettes, chocolates and other small items. After 2 to 3 days sea voyage, the Mess Hall was thinning out more and more due to sea- sickness and one did not have to wait in long line up at meal …
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… In 1955 Quinto Odorizzi boarded the ship Queen Frederica in Naples Italy. After sailing for 8 days he …
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… think I have enough information” to “they arrived through Quebec City so you wouldn’t have anything for me here." However, while it helps to … arsenal. Before giving you some helpful hints to prepare you for your visit, here is a quick rundown of some of the records we are currently able to access. We have access to records for all Canadian and most United States ports of arrival, as well as some …
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… Trace Your Roots Just as Pier 21 was a new start for nearly one million immigrants, a journey into your family history could also begin here at the Scotiabank Family History Centre. Visit In Person: Every visitor who enters the Scotiabank Family History … for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration …
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… Country of Origin: Wales Ship Name: Scythia Date of Arrival: April 14, 1929 Rosalind Roberts … estate. Rosalind, by trade, was a seamstress and also nursed the sick. She married Thomas Charles Roberts of Garn, Caemarvon, Wales who was … Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and the children to move to Canada where Rosalind's …
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… MY FATHER - F/O Thomas Roberts [Bob] Millar RAAF Observer 422612 104 Squadron … Sam Marshall, a training friend of his remembered the name of the ship "Pasteur" on which they both sailed to England. My father trained … 1944 [my memory is not clear enough to be exact on dates], Bob came to visit me in hospital in Naples. The Allied landing at Anzio was …
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… a convoy of troop ships soon to be heading across the Atlantic. For most of those on board the ships, it was the beginning of a great … perhaps, forever. Suddenly the air was filled with the beautiful clear voice of Gracie Fields echoing throughout the harbour. It had to be the … Headquarter - {CMHQ} London, Eng. WWII A fellow dispatch rider, Jack Seeley and I, were called in to see the commanding officer around noon …
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… “I know this door”, the thought was almost overwhelming. Somehow I has been mentally catapulted back in time almost 47 years and … somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Given my age (twenty four) and the fact that I was coming to a new country, a new school, a …
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… In the summer of 1956, while working at her parent’s bar in the town of … light blue pants caught the attention of Nives Zuttioni. Little did she know that meeting this man would change the course of her life. … . He had immigrated to Canada in 1951 and returned to his hometown to visit his mother who was seriously ill. When it came time for Mario to …
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… the countless journeys that immigrants made and continue to make to come to Canada. It may have reminded you of your own family’s story. On … and staff, I’d like to welcome you to our Annual Public Meeting for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2020. Therefore most of what we … sources. These funds provide the additional services and programs our visitors appreciate and indeed expect. In 2019/20 self-generated …