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  • Ivy Edie Stevenson Williamson
    … My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and Caroline Stevenson. She was 1 of 13 children …
  • Arnold ja Heli Rakfeldt
    … that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was mainly that I had a brother …
  • Szigetvari
    … At the time of our escape, my family was: Father: Janos Szigetvari 26; Mother: Ilona Barath-Szigetvari 25; Brother: Elemer 5; and myself, Zsolt 5-months. Imagine! Escaping with no language, no money, no idea of what lay ahead -- a toddler, and a babe-in-arms with … 1956. They didn't have the luxury to choose a symbolic date for any maudlin reason - they chose that specific time because it was when …
  • Immigration Act, 1976
    … [1] In 1973, Minister of Manpower and Immigration Robert Andras commissioned a major review of existing immigration policy. Although … of immigration, it successfully stimulated public dialogue. A special committee was appointed to examine the green paper and hold hearings … Canada. An Act Respecting Immigration to Canada, 1976. Ottawa: SC 25-26 Elizabeth II, Chapter 52 Valerie Knowles, Strangers at Our Gates: …
  • Canadian Citizenship Act, 1946
    … First or Second World Wars were eligible for citizenship after only one year. The new legislation also granted married women greater … federal cabinet) also reserved the right to revoke citizenship from anyone other than natural-born Canadians if they were disloyal to the …
  • Helle, Tiia ja Jaak Rakfeldt
    … before we could continue our journey. Our passports did not mention any workplace or living quarters. We were therefore detained for … 45-50 km from Niagara Falls. He told the Customs Officer that a house had been rented for our family in St. Catharines, ON and after I … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was …
  • Ilmar ja Miralda Rakfeldt
    … that very same night to their new destinations. Our family had overcome and obstacle before we could continue our journey. Our passports … off schedule and we finally arrived in St. Catharines on November 25-26th 1949. Our reason for coming to Canada and leaving Sweden was mainly that I had a brother …
  • Love Stories
    … I think of my favourites as snapshots, and the first image that comes to mind is of a little girl on a ridge. Dr. Israel Unger Dr. … mind. Due to her illness Betty had two weeks off for Christmas and Tom visited her before she left London for Wigan. Tom promised to meet her … arrangements were already being made for them to be married on January 26th. Tom hadn't recognized the date but Betty did. It was her parents' …
  • First Taste of White Bread
    … cotton batting and we quickly grew tired of it. We longed for good hearty German rye bread, but it was nowhere to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we were very hungry. He …
  • Archimede, Dina and John
    … World War II had finally ended and horizons of hope beckoned beyond the mountains and coastlines of Italy. Having been … to begin establishing himself in this new land. On June 14, 1950, 26 year old Dina and 22 months old Giovanino (John) disembarked at Pier …

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