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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked …
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… 1951 in Rijen, Noord Brabant, Holland and came to Canada by boat (the Volendam) arriving at Pier 21, Halifax, on February 24th. Dad wanted to farm. Like many others in Holland, his family didn’t have enough land to divide among all the children who … Dad was seasick for the entire ten days and spent the whole trip in bed. From Halifax, they traveled to Cedar Springs, Ontario where they …
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… January 15 to March 21, 2016 Immigration and Figure Skating in Canada Discover the immigration stories behind some of Canada’s pioneering … and figure skating in Canada through a series of biographies. Visitors will find stories such as the story of John Knebli, a talented … who came to Canada in 1951 and went on to train some of the country’s best-known skaters, including Toller Cranston. In Canada, the sport has …
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Country of Origin : England Ship Name : Letitia Port of Departure : Liverpool, England Date of Departure : May 28, 1946 Port of Entry : Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia Date of Arrival : June 4, 1946 Age on Arrival : 23 years Age on Arrival (Daughter) : 10 months Joan Winifred Mitchell (affectionately …
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… 21, 1927, Fossacesia, Italy Immigration : 1953 Sailing Ship : SS Nea Helles Date of Departure : May 21, 1953, Napoli, Italy Date of Arrival … particularly difficult for the family while Giovanni was growing up. His education was nominal at best, barely completing the first grade. Circumstances were such that …
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… came along for the "waving out ceremony". The final goodbyes had to be said in the departure hall just before I went through customs and check in. Dad thought that it would be a final farewell and was a bit down. I had no such thoughts and said some thing like see you in … and musicians among the passengers. The latter was usually the best - one of the comics was a returning missionary from Africa on his …
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… recounted by Vito Spatafora, December, 2023 Vito was born in 1949 in the small town of Vita, which is in the province of Trapani in Sicily, Italy. In November 1953, he and his loving mother, Nicolina crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the ship SS … the way for his family’s arrival. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the best of times was challenging for most people, but crossing in the dawn …
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… MEMORIES OF A WAR BRIDE – a ‘blind date’ in World War II I was not the least bit interested when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another … Hazel L. West …
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… It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre … of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, with their sons Peter and …
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… Marjorie Franklyne was just a young woman when she arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as … some with babes in arms, as their eyes feasted on what to them was vast and perhaps somewhat on the barren side. My mother's mind slips …