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  • Nikolajs Dambergs
    Nikolajs Dambergs brought his family to Canada as a final flight from the oppressive powers of World War II. He brought with him his mother Emilija, his wife Mirdza (Mme Dambergs of Halifax ballet fame) and three children. In Halifax he found the freedom and peace which was stolen from him in his …
  • Janis, Roberts, Marija Dambergs
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  • Cesare and Velia Muzzin
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  • Sjouke and Anna Zwaagstra
    Sjouke (Joe) and Anna Zwaagstra (Burghgraef) from Tjerkwerd, The Netherlands arrived at Pier 21 on April 27, 1951 aboard the ‘Georgic’ with 2 sons, Sjouke Jr. (George) and Broer (Gerald). Their eldest son Pier (Peter) arrived at Pier 21 on March 29, 1950 aboard the Beaverbrae . George married …
  • George S and Geraldine G Zwaagstra
    George (Sjouke, Jr.) arrived from The Tjerkwerd, The Netherlands on April 27, 1951 aboard the Georgic with his parents Sjouke and Anna Zwaagstra and younger brother Broer (Gerald). His older brother Pier (Peter) arrived at Pier 21 on March 29, 1950 aboard the Beaverbrae . See Sjouke and Anna …
  • 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 …
  • Joseph Hoffer
    Joseph Hoffer and his brother Leizer before they left Europe Joseph and Leizer in Winnipeg in 1951 … Joseph Hoffer …
  • George Gerben Bergsma
    George Gerben Bergsma …
  • Enrico, Maria Di Ciocco
    Enrico, Maria Di Ciocco …
  • John, Rose Marie Melnyk
    John, Rose Marie Melnyk …

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