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… work in Canada. My father agreed to let my brother, Sidney, and me come to Canada with the hope that after a few years we would be able to buy a farm and the rest … I never saw my father again. Sidney and I came to Canada in 1929. The ship we came on, the Regina, White Star Dominion, left from Liverpool, …
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… is sponsored by Emera, everything we're offering this March Break is complimentary , including: Movement programming Cooking workshops … Pyjamas are welcome any day at the Museum but they are encouraged for that particular day. Visit the exhibitions, admission is free. There are two main …
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… Leland M. Pratt of Belmont left Halifax from Pier 21 aboard the Andes of Britain in May of 1941, aged 17. On board ship Lee was in charge of two grenade guns. Lee he was in the Army …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder … with 156 Squadron RAF Pathfinder Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder … with 156 Squadron RAF Pathfinder Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the …
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… I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder … with 156 Squadron RAF Pathfinder Group. He is buried along with four of his crew of Lancaster PA984 in the communal cemetery in the …
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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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… town of Decollatura - the Catanzaro region of Calabria. I boarded the ship Saturnia in Naples. I was 23 years old at the time and this was the first time I was on a large ship. For me, it was my first cruise. I had a good trip as the weather … but the ship stopped for a short time to allow passengers to buy souvenirs from the fishing boats nearby using baskets with a long cord. …
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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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… My name is Ernst (Ernie) Radke and I was born on May 9, 1928 in the village of Akkermann, province of Seimenu in Roumania. Before I was … 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 …