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… Cherry Ellis Brown …
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… Betty Dorothy Ellis …
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… in his own dug-out, out-post with a mirror on a stick observing the allies lines a short distance away. Several notations from his diary … the living conditions in the trenches. "My Dug-Out" What is this slimy hole Where oft I'm lurking like a mole And cursing Germans heart and … helmet for 20 francs with the proceeds of both sales used to purchase food. Entries in his pay records show that he was paid one dollar a day …
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… what seemed to me to be a huge ship, the Zuiderkruis. The first few days on board were a lot of fun! We ran up and down the stairs, played … We were amazed to see the tables laden with all kinds of delicious foods, especially fruit like oranges and bananas. In the years after … the evening we could see the houses of Halifax built against the hills. For us, who came from a very flat country, it was an unusual but …
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… take on coal and water for the steam engine, as well as huge blocks of ice which, when they melted, provided drinking water for the … immigrants and therefore did what they could to help others out. One day, between stations where we could buy food, our family ran out of bread and jam. A very kind elderly …
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… people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … and 42% of the population claim to follow no religion. [3] Holidays New Year's Day ( Nieuwjaarsdag ) - January 1 Good Friday ( Goede …
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… detail their departure, crossing the Atlantic, and eventual arrival in Canada to their first place of residence. These letters have been … Oma. And Aunt Ans, when are you coming to see us? If you still want to come you will have to be quick about it; otherwise the birds will have … Ann live on the first floor level]. Yesterday I already sold a pot of jam for f3.50, and so it continues. We hope to come and visit for a few …
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… river was starting to break up and they had to jump from one piece of ice to the other to cross. Once on the north side of the river Jack … farm where Rosalind's brother George Davies picked them up the next day. The family then stayed with George for about one year. During the … moved several times, occupying land where previous people had built a house or other buildings but then through various circumstances had to …
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… foreign language in Japan and for six months, I lived in Tokyo and studied Japanese. In high school, I studied Latin, French, German and Spanish. Even though I had high marks, I … I loved learning language. I heard the language all around me and was completely involved in Japanese life, so I learned quickly to get along …
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… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole community knew that I was learning to ride a bike, but no one … poetry and had the best sense of humor always making everyone laugh. Coming to Canada changed all of that…. Reality is many immigrants …