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  • William Gouweleeuw
    … in my nickel's worth as to ‘how, why, and what for' I wanted to come to Canada. I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven years. During the war we had lots of damage done to our business. There were three boys in our family and my younger … was no way she would let her go to Canada. I was kicked out of the house and her father was sent out after her to see where she was going. …
  • Mary Beverley Haney
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  • Ona and Romualdas Barisa
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  • Sheila Beverly Haney
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  • John Vanderlaan
    … ranged the sky looking for targets of opportunity, which would include any traffic on the roads. Because of the danger of being shot at on my … were many rules and regulations dealing with war recovery programs. To ease the burden and speed up this recovery, the Dutch government … emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons for …
  • Sarah Theresa Roberts
    … Tom spent his post war days as a bus driver & driver for Gray’s Velvet Ice Cream. He lived out the remainder of his life in that same home … Sarah enjoyed raising her five girls & having her ten grandchildren visit (Danny, Noel, Erin, Megan, Timothy, Shannon, Jeffery, Sarah, …
  • Voy y vuelvo by Abel
    … on whether this decision had been worthy. After a very cold winter, a visit back to Mexico, struggles with finances and long hours of study I … and a couple of years later we got engaged. I was now starting to become really hesitant to go back to Mexico … many things changed and my … I also want to take the opportunity to tell my son that it wasn’t easy to come to Canada and leave so many memories, friends and family …
  • Do Everything in Love 1 Corinthians 16:14 by Fred
    … and I sang together with brothers and nephews. In Uganda, we were competing with many musicians, and because we were not from there, and … centres and being able to reach them for support, it was all not easy. My hope was gone. I feared I was going to die, away from my … same way. I became more concerned on other people’s lives. I started visiting people in different areas such as hospitals, homes, camps and …
  • Through a Child's Eyes by Rose
    … to “the Sault”. Canada was desperate for workers so it was an easy process, especially because he had a letter guaranteeing his … do you love most—your mother or your father? I love them both. When I visit Italy, I am very Italian. When I am in Canada, I am Canadian and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
  • The Rosalind Roberts Family
    … at the age of 43, leaving Rosalind, three sons Idwal, Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and the children to move to Canada where Rosalind's … river was starting to break up and they had to jump from one piece of ice to the other to cross. Once on the north side of the river Jack …

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