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Sisukas Suomalainen The Finnish word "Sisu" is frequently used to describe the Finnish temperament. It is a word without an equivalent in the English language but combines characteristics such as stubbornness, preserverence, "pig headedness" and an unwillingness to give up even under the most …
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Wilhelmina Laurila …
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My name is Luigi and I would like to share the story of my dad Nicola Lavolpicella and how he came to Canada. It was the early 1950's and the economic conditions in Italy were poor. There were very few jobs and very little food. News came that 'America' could be the beginning of a new and …
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Emilia Amanda Jabs …
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As a young man of 19 years, I left my hometown of Schönkirchen, Germany (near the Baltic port of Kiel) on July 15, 1951, along with my best buddy, Adolf Timm, after finishing our carpentry apprenticeships. We left Kiel by train to Bremerhaven Camp Lesum before boarding the Anna Salèn enroute to …
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Agnes and Sam Jacks …
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Diane Lytton Mitchell Jackson …
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Norman Shuttleworth Jackson …
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Blanca Lackner Heinish Jacobs …
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Hymie and Rachel Jacobson …