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"I was just a toddler of about 2 years of age when we landed in Halifax. My parents long ago told me the story that when the ship landed in Halifax, I was fast asleep in my room (deck). Well, this ship sounded a foghorn and all went out on deck to see Canada. Everyone was so excited, they forgot I …
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All Aboard - On The Train “In this special train for immigrants, the passengers sat, ate, and often slept on wooden benches. At regular intervals along the way the train would stop, allowing the crew to take on coal and water for the steam engine, as well as huge blocks of ice which, when they …
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“Two days later I, my younger brother and sister was sent of to a small country school. Not speaking one work of English, we arrived with lunch pail in hand, children gathering around us , staring. We where the first of immigrants to arrive at this school. But as soon as my Dad found out that I …
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… Artifacts-Dutch Passports …
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… Artifacts-Immigration Related Documents …
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… Artifacts-Ship and Train Memoribilia …
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… Photographs-Life in the Netherlands …
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… Photographs-Leaving the Netherlands …
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… Photographs-Travelling On Ship …
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… Photographs-Arriving in Canada …