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… remarried a lady from Italy also employed with an Italian countess who visited Denmark when Queen Elizabeth II, then princess, came to … in Copenhagen, but somehow the Italian in my blood seems to portray more since when I arrived I had to speak in Danish to my Father who in … up immediately. I believe we left Copenhagen in and around November 26, 1951 and arrived at Halifax Nova Scotia on December 5, 1951. Just …
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… and Jamaican Maroons The Black Refugees are considered the third major wave of free black migrants in Nova Scotia, preceded by the Black … Maroons (1796). Over one third of the Black Loyalists and nearly all of the Jamaican Maroons eventually resettled in Sierra Leone. The … that fled their American masters and took up arms with the British. More than 3,000 Black Loyalists came to Nova Scotia following the …
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… we last saw our dad, Duro Sr. It was a cold, damp morning. We were all huddling together at the Displaced Person's Camp trying to keep warm. Our family and others, all waiting for the Red Cross Refugee truck to pick us up. We were … aged eight, my brother Duro, jr., aged four, Erika, our mother, aged 26, and me aged six. Once on board the truck, Mom said, "Let's all hold …
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… Type: Immigrant Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 26, 1964 I arrived at pier21 on March 26 1964 and took the train to … and meals for the 50 people who came on the trip. I organized several more weekend trips during the coming years all of which were well attended. In 1977 I was working for BP as a …
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… Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … frightening as well as a lot of work. At the time we had six children, all of whom were housed with relatives for at least two months while …
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… shared with my brothers. The cabins had bunk beds, and were very small. Everything seemed to be going well, until the ship crossed the … know what to do with the life jackets and how to work them. On January 26 we docked in Halifax, we entered the Pier 21 and were told to take a … salami, and cheese these were things that were not allowed to come over. We left and the people were still there. We took the train …
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… father Vittorio Ciampini (28 years old), my mother Antonia D'Alesio (26 years old), my sister Domenica (6 years old) and my brother … herder without a trade and without much schooling so he decided to come to Canada in search of a better life for his family. He had … thereafter my parents became Canadian citizens. We, the children did all our schooling in Canada. Everyone in our family is proud to be …
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… Sport As with many European countries, football (soccer) is the most popular sport in Italy. Other sports such as … and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. …
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… old, was killed in the battle for Warsaw. We also lost our home and all our belongings and, worst of all, we lost our precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, …
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… myself (Arnold ja Heli), Ilmar, and Miralda Rakfeldt and children, Helle, Tiia and Jaak Rakfeldt began on November 14, 1949 from Stockholm … 1950. This time we only had to cross a great river. Our daughters Helle and Tiia began their education in November 1949 in a Canadian …