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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
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… – Waterman My story starts in the summer of 1951, when I went on holidays with my family to a resort in Holland called "Het Trefpunt", … my birthday March 28 (I turned 28), we became engaged. I promised to come to Canada as soon as possible. I did not consider myself an … with a mother and her very young baby, who would be asleep during the day. I remember the stormy weather. Lots of people missed the meals …
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… the lucky ones and was able to help with the children and babies. The food was excellent and a real treat after many years of rationing. I … two beautiful daughters, had many wonderful friends in our life, but alas at the age of 45 my husband, Vic, died very suddenly on Sept 29, …
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… to phone them and say that he was sick. When he went to work the next day he was fired. Filippo says that was sort of a blessing. He went to … things weren’t too bad in Canada. Filippo says that he did find the food different. He says that when you are used to something you expect … when he did go he used to order steak and potato frites because it was easy to say. Filippo says that he lived in the mountains in Italy and …
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… I gave the matter much thought and tried to persuade my best friend to come with me. His parents would not agree to let him go, so it was off … the English Channel. The ship would be laid up at dockside for three days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young boy when I waved my Mother …
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… It was 2:00 a.m. Our family was rudely awakened by two Russian soldiers armed with rifles and were told to pack a few things, and we … to be reunited. It was there that my sister and I met up with our future husbands. My uncle was in the Soo since after WWI. He made the papers for us to come to Canada. We said our good-byes and sailed to Canada in the hopes …
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… was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. The Blichewicz family lived … Władysław Anders. It is hard to imagine this untrained army of many thousands. They got some clothing and food from Britain, but the Russians had no means by which to feed and …
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… The days after were a daily feast, tea, coffee, bread and slowly food came into the shops. We in the worst years had a hunger where many … I remember well how 2 friends came in company of the Ambassador had come aboard. My name was called to come to the reception. To my … back to Europe when you were from a big town it must not have been easy. I was lucky to go to Quebec City to be heartily received by a …
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… September 1965 The Trip It was on the 24th of September 1965, the day I turned 10 years old that we left San Vittore del Lazio, a small town some 150 km south of Rome. We left our aunt’s house very early in the morning to go to Naples where the ship Queen … All we had was the clothes we packed, a few knickknacks from the old house, a borrowed $10 in my father pocket and lots of hope. My uncle …