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… from our home in Trevignano by a horse driven cart to the train station at Signoressa. On the farm cart there were five brothers, … accompany us by train to Genoa. Many of the people of the town, came out to wave us goodbye and that gave us a feeling of embarrassment and … to change some money, but the stranger stole the money my grandfather had. My grandfather, who was a gentle and generous person wanted to …
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… my father, Francesco Supino, and older brother Antonio in Montreal. Southern Italy was an economically depressed region. Out father, with a growing family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands …
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… Hugh Archibald MacRae was born in Bayfield, Westmorland County, New … Holland and France. The two pictures of Hugh in uniform were taken while he was in Holland and the picture of him standing has written on the back, "Hugh Holland". He was discharged under Routine Order 1029 (5c1) to … L/Cpl Hugh Archibald MacRae …
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… Hugh, Agnes, Alan and Kathleen Nash …
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… Sapper Bertram James Hugh Galley …
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… is better than nothing. In the early days of the Second World War, Geoffrey Edward Robinson of Ludlow in Shropshire was a private soldier, … Light Infantry, 4th Bttn. (T.A.) and after mobilization at the outbreak of war, was transferred to 429 searchlight regiment at … temporarily discharged from the R.A.F.! I cannot remember whether we had any choice but I was slated for North America. We had a short …
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… me about being in bed in the middle of the night and hearing bombs go off, and how they had to flee their homes, and how they barely escaped … to life. And walking through the streets, I thought about how it was so cool that I was really there. In my last week of high school, I was … mind wondering what it could be about. I wasn’t sure if the call was good or bad. When I answered the phone I found out that I would be the …
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… winter and found it hard to breath the cold air. I had to teach myself how to inhale short breaths to be able to take in the cold! Share Your … Canada about a year ago and our first impression of the Canadians was how friendly and welcoming they treated us! Canada is such a great …
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… Time: 15:47 Transcript I go by Charisma Grace, but my official name is Genieve Walker. My full name is Olena Stepanova. My … My name is Kateryna Stepanova. Omaira Eva Ospino Cárdenas. Yuminary Bryson. I normally go by Yumi. I was born in U.S.S.R., so Soviet Union. I … here to Canada, because my daughter was already here. I thought that coming as a family was the right thing to do. Olena Stepanova, …
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… below. She holds her hankie to her face. We are too far apart to talk. So we just look at each other from behind crying eyes. Nonna is not coming with us … I feel sad … but in two weeks … I’ll see papà again … … Now I understand why Cristoforo Colombo kissed the ground when he got off the Santa Maria, in 1492. He was seasick too! It’s been 50 years …