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… every night. Penge was bombed more than any other area in England. I remember when the sirens went off, we all went to the Anderson Shelters … worked 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 …
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… course of an interview. The recorded document is a primary source that can be archived and made available to the public. Why does the Museum … to locations across Canada to conduct interviews periodically, so they may be able to visit your city or town. What should I expect during an oral history …
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… government sponsored schemes were offered for farm 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 …
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… knew we'd be leaving for Canada for good. I knew nothing about Canada. My Dad was the only one who knew how to speak English. He could speak … them in many decades. Some of my Dad's brothers eventually came for a visit to Canada. My Mom's brother and his wife visited us twice. I … Ben Rina Fred Nettie Joop Lindeijer …
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… I met my "husband to be," Albin Carl Norlander outside the YMCA in Sheffield whilst he was on a visit to relatives of an army buddy. Trying for a maturity I didn't yet … black pin-stripe suit. Further service time after hostilities ended on May 8th, 1945, was spent in England until he returned to Canada in …
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… Editor's Note: This account originally appeared in Betty Jean Barnhill's Canadian Studies 4400 project … out, it was quite a culture shock for her and she described he first visit at her in-law's place. She was shocked that she had to go through …
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… Arie Dirk Bestebreurtje, born April, 1916 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands. Father, Anton D. Bestebreurtje moved the … Gertrude M. Bersch, born in 1915 in Sydney, Australia, the same year. With the start of World War II the family left Switzerland, and made it to England via Portugal. …
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… Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the … a small barn for the animals that they would use to supplement the income from the family trucking business. Romolo and one of his brothers … Ariella Milanese …
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… My brother, Rolf, and I left from Antwerp on April 20, 1952 in the SS … Europe, and after a rather stormy voyage of 11 days arrived in Halifax May 1, 1952. We were told that it was the last voyage for this ship. Some joked and said the one before was probably its last completed …
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… Passengers await their train to destinations across Canada. The model of … the Pier 21 building (bottom), the immigration annex (top) and railyard. Look closer There are many details that open up a portal into a … even harder to detect: At the head of one of the trains is a steam locomotive carrying a load of real coal , which Conlin retrieved from the …