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  • Marinus and Jacoba Bette Staring
    I arrived at Pier 21 on February 20, 1952 with my parents and three sisters. I was 7 years old and was sea-sick the entire time, so that when we arrived, I was a wee skinny kid that just barely survived. We left war-torn Europe for a better place. My parents chose Canada because the Canadian …
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  • Stante, Carmine Nicola
    RIENTRANDO IN QUESTO LOCALE DOPO 39 ANNI HI E' PASSATO UN BRIVIDO PER LA VITA. RICORDO BENISSIMO IL LONTANO 9 MAGGIO 1964, QUANDO SIAHO SBARCATI SULLE COLLINE INTORNO AD HALIFAX CIERA ANCORA LA NEVE. MENTRE NELLA LONTANA FOSSACESIA IN PROVINCIA DI CHIETI ERA PRIMAVERA INOLTRATA, RICORDO ANCHE …
  • Angelo Stea
    I immigrated to Canada on a government work program setup to aid Canadian farmers after the war. After landing in Halifax we were transferred into an immigration centre in Montreal, and later sent to Saskatchewan to work in a farm in Wynyard as a farm laborer. This was a mandatory program lasting …
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