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Nikander and Anna Owcharuk were my grandparents. They were both Ukrainian and arrived at Pier 21 on April 27, 1928 on board the ship, Estonia, operated by the Baltic American line. He was 28 and she was 24. They arrived with their young son Serge (aged three at the time) and Anna's mother, Mary. We …
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Born on May 1, 1929 in Kalloni Greece, my father was the second eldest of five children. He had a difficult life growing up, especially when his father passed away when he was only fourteen years old. As a result, he and his older brother had to help their mother support the family both financially …
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Noel and Noreen and baby Miriam left behind family and friends to make a new life for themselves in Canada. With $56 and just a few possessions they vowed to never look back. Today they have four children, six grandchildren and are happily retired near Toronto, Ontario. Every year on July 1st we …
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Our two daughters had our names put on the Sobey Wall of Honour at Pier 21. I was one of the War Brides arriving from England on the Aquitania, docking at Pier 21 on March 22, 1946. The voyage was certainly not a luxury cruise but I was not sea-sick and was able to enjoy the food. I met five other …
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My mother and father, Lawrence J. Hebert, met when the troops were being gathered in Lincolnshire in preparation for D-Day. My cousin, Joan Chudley, said there were men everywhere - sleeping in barns, beside roads and so on. She said on D-Day, early in the morning, the bombers took to the air. When …
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Henry M. Kaspard and I were married October 1, 1945 and shortly after, he returned home to Toronto, Canada. I followed in June 1946 on the Lady Nelson. I could not believe how well we were fed aboard the ship, and how white the bread was. I met lots of friends on the ship and we were all hoping for …
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My Story By Rudolf E. Braune On April 20th, 1951 at the age of 31, I boarded the S.S. Neptunia at Bremerhafen, Germany. I had left behind an ugly war, time spent in a Russian prison, and had an opportunity to become a 'guest of General Eisenhower' in the USA as a sought after engineer. My future …
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… Sadie T. Fineberg …
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Memories of my immigration to Canada I was 14 years old on the 15th of March, 1959 when I, along with my parents, 2 younger brothers and a sister said good-bye to our dear grandparents, aunt, uncle and little cousin with whom we lived in southern Italy. With us we had all of our belongings in 2 …
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We had only one room to live in, in Villach Austria. Our two houses were destroyed by bombs and my husband was an Italian refugee from Communist Yugoslavia. We decided to apply in Tireste, Italy (free territory) for our immigration to Canada. I was pregnant. There was no hope for us to get a place …