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… with 156 Squadron RAF Pathfinder Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the … but apprehensively, laid her wreath as the Silver Cross mother. The newspaper in a story just prior to that Remembrance Day reported the … known and who had never even known that she was pregnant. There are far too many of her memories to write about here but I was reminded …
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… shortages? How did this affect your daily activities? How was your community affected by the conflict? Do you remember the conflict coming … leave and go to Canada? What was involved in the process of leaving? For example, was there official paperwork, interviews and/or … in Canada? Has it made a difference for you? Have you gone back to visit your country of origin? If so, what was this like? Reflection …
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… and controlled from the Battle Cruiser HMS "Revenge" and screened by six destroyers. It was learned after the destroyers had detached in … into the loving care of, now the late, Della and Carl Allen of "Four Winds Farm" Upper Cape, N.B., on Baie Verte some 30 miles from … evacuees was held in Halifax in September 1990, including a nostalgic visit to Pier 21. On that occasion a brass plaque was unveiled, now on …
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… I came to Canada in June 1962 to join my two brothers Gabriele and Vittorio who … 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 … a new country. Slowly, slowly I see my love and my Hometown getting far away from me. Nobody knows the way I feel I want to go back and …
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… brother and his wife came to Canada in 1929 and they encouraged us to come as well. Two more of my father’s brothers also decided to … out of the water and the entire ship would vibrate. My mother was sick the whole time and wouldn’t leave our cabin. My father would wrap … to issue separate papers for a young child. I have never been back to visit my birthplace. My relatives who remained in Europe experienced …
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… brother they were all well established and they had no intention to come and start from scratch. But I told them my assessment is that it is going to get worst, if not for yourself, for your children. Maybe you need to move. And there is … my brother and sister they’re here, my parents are here, they came to visit me because, once my—they never wanted to come, and travel that …
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… who worked twelve-hour days, seven days a week and frequently cared for German soldiers. Johanna Silvester was active with the Resistance … “Netherlands-Canada Settlement Scheme”. The experiences of Dutch newcomers ranged from being housed in a chicken coop by an abusive farmer … get to Canada. Van Helvert family photograph album, detail of a family visit to the Museum. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 …
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… in March of 1951. We were a family of eight children, two boys and six girls, ranging in age from one month to eleven years. I was eight … in a type of day-care, a large playroom from which we were not free to come and go as someone stood on guard at the door. I believe we talked … of us. Besides, we were not allowed to stay in bed no matter how sea-sick we were, which left us with no alternative but to roam the boat. …
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… to Pier 21 for the first time since first landing in Canada. The visit to Pier 21 was a moving primary experience for me as I did not …
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… to the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Residents invariably tell visitors that Rodalben has one major claim to fame: on his return from … according to some reports, they ran to the nearest store with their sack full of banknotes to buy anything they could at any price. In … his retirment. He worked part-time in his basement and took pleasure visiting friends and family. He especially enjoyed treating friends to …