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… Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get away from it all. Living in an industrial area in the … made no sense to me. Moreover, what is the use of learning algebra, historical dates or even physics and bookkeeping when you will still …
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… fifties. There were a lot of people in Holland talking about "going to Canada." Many people were looking for a new start in life, a new … of English. When the time came near for our departure, we had movers come to pack our furniture into a large crate. We slept on the floor … through the woods. After a week or so, a Mr .D.A. MacDonald came to visit. He hired my Dad and brother John to work on his farm for $125.00 …
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… My Story - Hilda MacDonald My name is Hilda MacDonald. I was born in 1925 in Beilen, in the northeastern province of Drenthe, … to as The Netherlands. My parents, Roelof Bolding and Aafje Bolding (nee: Meinen), gave me the name Hillegonda Albertha Bolding. I am also … the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day …
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… day. Women and children were taken off first, and rightly so. This gave Grace and me time to enjoy the beautiful summer day, walking … Not knowing I was on my way, my husband Neil had driven his parents to visit his sister in Waterton Park, Alberta. With difficulty, the Red … arrival until it was booked up. My daughter, Heather Wonham of Ottawa, has promised to take me to Halifax next summer to visit Pier 21. Grace, …
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… across a field of sweet corn. So many years have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … Ed rejoined the army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always …
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… PIER 21 : Recollections by Jean Laffin (Nee Shephard), War Bride 1944 My association with Canadians started … and mending of gloves could be done. Well, one evening there was this soldier who came and gave me a pair of gloves to be mended. There … that war was over with Japan. You guessed it - we had arrived on V-J Day. After we docked, it was women with children first, and those …
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… people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … in length, is considered a lower general secondary education. HAVO – This is a higher general secondary education and is 5 years in length. … Kerstdag ) – December 25 Tweede Kerstdag ( Tweede Kerstdag )– December 26 Koningsdag or King’s Day marks the birthday of the King …
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… Whenever I have talked about this trip later on, I have always mentioned how well this journey was … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on …
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… across a field of sweet corn. So many years have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … Ed rejoined the army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always …
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… Having been discharged from the Dutch Army only three months earlier, this didn’t bother me. Upon landing in Halifax at Pier 21, we were … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was … and a case (6) of Coca-Cola. Because we were used to sweet butter (no salt), when we tasted this butter, it was so salty that we thought …