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… as a conductor on the buses during the war. I was introduced to my Canadian husband-to-be (William James Sherwood R.C.A. C100060) by my cousin. She was married to a Canadian, and they were friends of Bill. I went out with him till he … always been proud to be a Canadian, but loves to go "home" when she can. Unfortunately, there were quite a few years when they couldn't …
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… sworn to an oath of secrecy which was not fully lifted for 50 years. Can you imagine in this day and age, something involving so many people … Museum in our London, ON has a great deal to show. There was quite a Canadian connection since 5000 Canadian Airmen trained, at the request of the British Government, to …
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… gets to be pretty serious you start praying a lot about it. The time comes that you only pray that God will show you the way; at least this … which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so you can imagine a lot of …
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… collaboration is an essential part of oral history research , and can take many forms, including outreach efforts, identifying the focus … as part of these outreach efforts. Below you will read about various Canadian Museum of Immigration (CMI) approaches to collaboration in … community organization with a focus on immigrant women, and a Canada-wide initiative of the Tibetan community. Settlement …
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… world changed radically . As Fidel’s government veered towards communism, many professionals fled. Some estimate that 50% of Cuba’s … Salas in Santiago de Cuba. In 1966, aged 19, he played in a music competition in Havana. “I was lucky that there were 2 famous pianists … husband, Ludwik Stefański from Krakow, Poland.” They invited Rafael to come to study music and live with them and arranged a scholarship. But …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of my sister-in-law, Joyce, who sadly passed away … to the lovely CPR boat in the harbour, complete with stateroom (a chance to spruce up) and across the Strait of Georgia to the beautiful, …
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… world changed radically . As Fidel’s government veered towards communism, many professionals fled. Some estimate that 50% of Cuba’s … Salas in Santiago de Cuba. In 1966, aged 19, he played in a music competition in Havana. “I was lucky that there were 2 famous pianists … husband, Ludwik Stefański from Krakow, Poland.” They invited Rafael to come to study music and live with them and arranged a scholarship. But …
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… individuals, or 37 percent of the movement, chose to resettle in Canada. [1] The Netherlands experienced a surplus of farmers after the … the country’s agricultural land was flooded. In an attempt to increase Canada’s rural population, Canadian officials signed their first … awaiting their evening departure. They wandered the city buying bread, jam, and butter having been informed that the prices aboard the train …
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… Emigrating To Canada September 1956 The photograph below was taken in front of our … knew where I was and in the event of the ship sinking, no one would come to my rescue, I panicked. Visions of water rushing in through the … steel beams and columns supported a cavernous space divided into chain link enclosures containing wooden benches for people to sit on. I …
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… Families 1953 – Groote Beer When my parents decided to come to Canada in 1953, I was faced with a huge dilemma. I had become a career soldier in the Dutch Air force the year before and signed … but it was just too spicy for our Dutch stomachs to digest or to chance an enormous heatburn. So, on we traveled through the Rockies and …