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… day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the … four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of Ancerville. I had been waiting for some time to … is one which she carried with her all her life. As she described it, "All of a sudden someone grabbed my baby out of my arms. I began …
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… day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the … four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of Ancerville. I had been waiting for some time to … is one which she carried with her all her life. As she described it, "All of a sudden someone grabbed my baby out of my arms. I began …
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… day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the … four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the small French community of Ancerville. I had been waiting for some time to … is one which she carried with her all her life. As she described it, "All of a sudden someone grabbed my baby out of my arms. I began …
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… Pasqualini. A month after Ariella was born, the family moved to a small farm house in the neighbouring town of Villa Vicentina, with the … out of frame looking for the birdie, ruining that picture and several more before they finally got a good picture. Unfortunately, this used … Unfortunately, unbeknownst to Ariella, her husband had been much more ill than he eluded too during most of their courtship. At 23, and …
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… young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, trained in Canada as a wireless-operator/air-gunner and left for overseas from … Town Castle" with Portsmouth, UK as our final destination with a call at Norfolk, Virginia to pick up American troops. The C.T.Castle was … little information available so two of us were given permission to visit Eastern Command H.Q. I can still see the startled looks we got …
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… and little cousin with whom we lived in southern Italy. With us we had all of our belongings in 2 trunks, 3 suitcases and a few handbags. Our … tablecloths and dishcloths, as well as a litre of our own olive oil and a few pieces of cheese. It was early morning when the rental … but we became used to it just like everyone else there. My father had come to Canada 6 years earlier and had a very good and secure job with …
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… to defray the costs of transportation and/or accommodation to enable Canadian youth to visit the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Specifically, it is to support school groups and organized youth groups (such …
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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 … provided hands-on training in those trades while the young Sape took more formal instruction in drafting and design at a nearby technical …
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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories … travelling exhibits. Most recently, we hosted our travelling exhibit called Canada: Day 1 . This travelling exhibit explores the memories, …
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… Gibraltar during the daytime but the ship stopped for a short time to allow passengers to buy souvenirs from the fishing boats nearby using … of the water. Our next stop was in Lisbon, Portugal for five hours, visiting the city. On our way again, no one became ill as it was beautiful weather with calm seas. I arrived in Halifax, …