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  • Filippo Scassa
    Filippo was born in central Italy in 1933 in a little village about 120 km from Rome. His parents are Luigi and Adelina. There were 10 children in his family. Filippo says that life was not that great and there was a lot of poverty. A lot of people left to go to other places that looked promising. …
  • Norbert Schaaf and Family
    Norbert Schaaf and Family …
  • MikeGiel Tulkens BettyLies Scheenen
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  • Klaas and Cora Warnink Scheepvaart
    Klaas and Cora's first child, William, was born in Wolfville on July 2, 1948. Klaas was in business and they lived in several towns in the Maritimes. Klass passed away on October 7, 1968. Cora's name is now de …
  • Herman, Paula and Ingrid
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  • Howard Gorman and Cynthia
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  • Germaine Emma Baillieul Robertson
    Germaine Emma Baillieul Robertson …
  • The Geoffrey Robinson Family
    Pier 21 and the Robinson Family Perhaps the connections between us and Pier 21 should be committed to paper. Although sadly with the passage of time, the details have become obscure. Nevertheless, we feel that even a minimal record for posterity is better than nothing. In the early days of the …
  • Bruno Robotti
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  • Beverley Anne Robson
    Beverley Anne Robson …

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