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… could barely feed her family. The couple courted 3 years during their mid-teens as the bombs fell on the town. There were no photos taken on … in Halifax, sponsored by Peter Rivando, a friend to Father Raphaele. After 2 years of saving while living with Olga and Gennaro Iocca, …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older brothers) from the Netherlands to PEI, … my dad’s new boss, Senator Walter Jones and his son Bus were there to meet us. My father and our luggage went with Bus to the farm in Bunbury …
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… After completing High School and not able to find steady employment in Scotland, my parents advised me to emigrate to Canada. I gave the matter much …
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… The Early Years Leonard Palmer was born on September 19, 1913 in England. He was adopted by Maud Florence and David Livingstone Palmer and was named after Leonard Hodgkinson, Senior 4 th Engineer on the Titanic. He grew … was much easier and accessible to the growing boy. At age 15, the Army would not take him as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. …
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… Milk and Honey The Recollection by Simon (Sid) C. Treur I arrived with my parents from, The Hague in The Netherlands to Canada, at the age of 8 years and 9 months. …
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… born on August 19,1891, the son of farmers Wasyl and Yarene Orleski. After completing high school where he excelled in math, history and singing he remained on the family farm until 1914 … until war end. After the war ended Dmitro returned home to his wife Anna where they were blessed with two children; daughter Pansy and son …
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… Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … in the early 1800’s. For the Vander Meulens of Driesum, the name may refer to a sawmill rather than a windmill. Sape’s father, one of a … to explain long-term movements of people from place to place. After World War II, Dutch emigrants mainly chose South Africa, New …
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… with the children and babies. The food was excellent and a real treat after many years of rationing. I remember coming into Pier 21 in Halifax. The surroundings were very grey … and many of us going to Montreal and me to Belleville. At Belleville, my husband met me after a whole year without seeing him. It was strange …
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… Armenian genocide, detained upon arrival in Canada, who went on to become one of Canada’s first naturalized citizens and one of the world’s … and harmonies inspired by Mennonite choral music A Sri Lankan-Canadian composer melding classical music with sounds of the Middle East and … Rup has an amazing story. He’s a huge star in India and Pakistan and completely unknown here.’” Shifting Landscapes Learn how new Canadians …
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… and older brother. He studied physics at Kalamazoo College where he met his wife Janet. At that time he was deferred from the Vietnam War …