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… Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter. Are Jamaican Patties the most history-packed food in Canada? Okay, okay, … open up the patty and see what’s inside. Colonization and Hand-Pies Jamaica, home to the Indigenous Taíno people, was colonized first by …
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… Early 1944 I was evacuated with my high school to a mountain side south of Vienna from where we had to flee from the Russian army in … where the news of the end of the war later reached us. Since no mail or phone service for months I finally found my parents and … continue to share a room with 3 others at the residence for years to come I decided to emigrate. With a friend’s help and connections I …
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… As a former British child war evacuee who came to Canada under the auspices of the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB#1350), and later as a Landed Immigrant, I … drills, organized games, entertainment, meals, and the odd bout of mal-de-mer, the children were allowed to roam fairly freely enabling us …
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… Handsome Canadian Soldier-Meets-Pretty Scottish Lassie It was during the terrible times of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred … was among the soldiers who tried to help the citizens of a devastated city. He was then stationed in Scotland in the summer of 1943, where he met his future bride, Betty. Our mother, Elsie Elizabeth Knowles , was born …
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… Handsome Canadian Soldier-Meets-Pretty Scottish Lassie It was during the terrible times of WWII when our parents met. Our dad, Wilfred … was among the soldiers who tried to help the citizens of a devastated city. He was then stationed in Scotland in the summer of 1943, where he met his future bride, Betty. Our mother, Elsie Elizabeth Knowles, was born …
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… Patties, like these ones from Brawta Jamaican Jerk Joint in Halifax, are a great meal to warm up a Canadian Winter. Are Jamaican Patties the most history-packed food in Canada? Okay, okay, … open up the patty and see what’s inside. Colonization and Hand-Pies Jamaica, home to the Indigenous Taíno people, was colonized first by …
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… We get many research requests here at the Scotiabank Family History Centre and none more challenging than looking for living … that we have to use other ways, which tend to be less detailed and can lead us down the wrong path or to “dead ends.” However, not every … After Almost 60 Years Apart, a Family Finds Each Other …
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… Collections collections@pier21.ca 902-425-7770 ext. 265 or by regular mail at: Attn: Collections Department 201-1099 Marginal Road, Halifax … accept into the collection. Please provide as much information as you can about the items. The Committee wants to know the experiences and … we will reach out to you to finish the donation process. If the Museum cannot accept your offer, we may suggest other museums for you to …
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… Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad … to deal with in the years following the war. He felt Holland was still a very vulnerable country as proven in May of 1940. Neither … Mom and Dad packed all their belongings, sold their business and said goodbye to family and friends. The Streng family left Rotterdam on …
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… Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born … Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad delivered milk door to door, while Mom looked after the store and the kids. Having been an active resistance member during the war, Dad had many memories and …