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… Families April 1, 1953 - Waterman Times were hard in Holland then and although Pete worked hard to make a living for us, it was hard … Pete who immediately vetoed the whole idea. He was not going to uproot his family and that was that. About one year later my brother and his … who would employ Pete lived in Ontario. Our date for departure was set for March 24th, 1953 so we had about six weeks to get ready. In all …
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… was about to unfold. Our family consisted of my older brother Dante, his wife Giuseppina, sons Marcello and Walter, my younger sister … John and Mark. In the year 2000 I had the great fortune (and a dream come true) to visit them and acquaint myself with the rest of the … and still one of my favourites songs: Mona Lisa. We docked at (I didn't know it back then) the now famous Pier 21. I said goodbye to …
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… July 9th, 1955. Bill was granted Canadian citizenship with the help of his sister who moved to Canada prior to Bill arriving for an arranged … Vasilissa Friederiki) on May 18th, 1956 from Piraeus, Greece. Eva said that George and Tom caused a lot of trouble. They played with the … know how to explain herself if that happened. George and Tom gave Eva “a hell of a time.” Eva and Bill, as did many others, desired to come …
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… warm day for traveling and we were getting stiff with sitting so long. (I forgot to mention that three other wives traveled with us from … all into a London transport bus which took us to a Red Cross Hostel in South Street. We were immediately told to report to the Medical … luggage whilst I received my passport, medical cards and cabin and meal cards. None of my baggage was inspected as I thought it would be, …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … women and children, including Joyce and Jill, also got aboard and we set off through a thick fog - a real London pea-souper - led by a man … dark and we were taken to the station, then by train to Liverpool. We sat on the train until morning. We were then directed to the dock where …
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… Thank you, your information has been successfully received. There are three ways to complete your … you to PayPal, a secure online financial institution. Please note you can pay using your credit card without signing up for a personal PayPal account. By Mail Please make your cheque payable to: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax, …
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… Thank you, your information has been successfully received. There are three ways to complete your … you to PayPal, a secure online financial institution. Please note you can pay using your credit card without signing up for a personal PayPal account. By Mail Please make your cheque payable to: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Rd., Halifax, …
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… "Canadian sliced white bread", which was something new for us, which he made extra special by buttering the bread and sprinkling sugar on … we arrived in Orillia on April 1, 1953 on a lovely sunny day. Orillia has been home for the past 60 years. I married my wonderful husband … to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we …
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… for Lethbridge, Alberta. My first recollection of a good Canadian meal came in the form of Kelloggs Corn Flakes served in a mini-box. … this before, I wondered if everyone in Canada ate out of little one-meal boxes. Upon arriving in Lethbridge, my sponsor family failed to … to Halifax at every opportunity and still enjoy that beautiful city with its lovely Harbour and warm, wonderful people. …
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