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Country of Origin: Italy Date of Arrival: May 26, 1949 … Luigi Gemma Maria Giovanni Mattiuz …
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I came to Canada in November 1961 with my mother, Maria Rosaria (Teti) Pagano and my sister, Maria Grazia Pagano. We came to join my father who had immigrated to Canada in 1958. We came from Italy, from a small town called San Pietro Infine, in the Region of Campania. We came on a ship called the …
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While living in Frankfurt, Germany, the Kvasheninikoff family applied to move to Canada. When their application was accepted, they relocated to Camp Lesum near Hamburg. This was an IRO camp (International Refugee Organization), where they stayed in barracks for a couple of months and were processed …
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In the 1950s if you were a young British man looking for employment Canada wanted you. If you happened to be bright, handsome it didn't hurt either. The four young men who stepped off the Scythia on March 29, 1953 were all of these things and more. Fifty years to the day of their arrival at Pier 21 …
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"Kay: A Story 85 Years in the Making" I always wondered what would be the one word to best describe my mother. It was a challenge to put it mildly, but the only one that really fit was "unique." Everything about her personality, cooking and even her golf game was her own. (The sentiment is sincere. …
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The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada and how they managed in their new country. The family members are: Bep [real name Berber], our mother, Hans and Kees, the 2 oldest [twins], Walter, Ime Christine Koster-Joost and Irene Klazina Koster-Cudnohufsky. The …
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My elementary schooling I obtained at St. Mark's School and secondary schooling at the Marquis Public School. Later education includes an Honours B.A. from the U. of S. in Saskatoon and an M.A. from the University of Toronto. I loved all my teachers, however, on I must mention. Had it not been for …
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The Otto Froese Family My son Robert and his wife Cindy attended a convention in Halifax in 2000. While there, they visited Pier 21, I told my son that is where my family and I landed in 1951. On May 15, 2001, my husband Bernie Feddema and their son Justin flew to Halifax and were able to spend the …
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Country of Origin: Wales Ship Name: Scythia Date of Arrival: April 14, 1929 Rosalind Roberts (Davies) was born December 27, 1893 in Oswestry, England, the daughter of Edward and Sarah Davies (Lewis) who was a tailor by trade and had real estate. Rosalind, by trade, was a seamstress and also nursed …
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JoAnne Potter nee Vanderheyden I was born May 21, 1940 in Beek & Donk, Holland. After WWII devastated our country, my parents made the decision to immigrate to Canada in 1948. There was much preparation for a family to make such a journey. There were two sets of klompens (wooden shoes) made for …