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… arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Georgic on April 26, 1952; Kevin's first birthday. We sailed from Southampton on April 19, 1952. Our Mom, Margaret,was quite sick for the first few days. On the fifth day there was a terrible storm and the Nursing …
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… and expecting our son Jeffery. The crossing was uneventful but we do remember that, as each day elapsed, England seemed farther and farther away! Our arrival in Halifax was a typical March day: cold and wet so we were not too inspired. We vividly remember the …
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… told me on route aboard the ship and showed me photographs of her. Due to my age at that time it was not a very serious issue but as the … I never had since I was living in an orphanage in Denmark. Until one day an uncle came along and took me to get ready for this long Atlantic … grandchildren. On board the ship my recollection is a bit foggy, I do remember that we were placed under the Captain's protection …
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… Diary Entries Friday, April 26 I left Sheffield at 9 am and was met in London by the … by a voice at the microphone saying,"6:30: time to rise and shine, come on girls, get out of bed." We were up on deck by 7:30 and our …
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… Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England. Canadian mother-in-law was concerned due to the bombing in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying …
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… precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, living each day in a state of constant fear and uncertainty. Shortly before the war … happy and professionally successful lives in Toronto. The one painful point in our lives was the sudden death of my husband Zbigniew on …
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… of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents … over the family’s riches hoping that she too would be prosperous one day. She immigrated to Canada on November 2, 1958 at the young age of … Jim and Eleni celebrating their engagement. Jim and Eleni's wedding day. Jim and Eleni at their daughter's wedding. Children and …
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… March 29, 1953 were all of these things and more. Fifty years to the day of their arrival at Pier 21 the three surviving members of that … was a young structural engineer that had been sponsored by Avro to come to Canada and work on the Avro Arrow project. When asked about … know a debit from a credit." He learned fast enough when, on his first day, they handed him a box with one hundred thousand dollars in it and …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked not only the beginning of the return home from …
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… was presented and discussed by War Cabinet on June 17, 1940, the same day as the French Army surrendered. There were doubts the plan would proceed, but the scheme was approved by cabinet the same day. Mr. Atlee presented the Children's Overseas Reception Board plan …