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… who died in 1924 at the age of 1 ½ years. My grandfather worked at Moir’s Bakery for many years. He worked as a salesman, driving a horse … Taylor. Of those days, my brother and I remember when we would go to visit him at work and he would always buy us caramel and peppermint … to tell about her father’s days at the Immigration but she said he really didn’t talk about his work very much. She said he often talked …
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… a very excited Margot Tarajos. She asked if we would be open for her visit 363 days later. Margot was two and a half on New Year’s Eve in … and gave my mother three rosaries -- one for each of us -- and welcomed us to Canada. The best ambassadors this country could ever have had. Mother still has those rosaries. Mother does not recall all that much about Pier 21 itself. Too much excitement for one …
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… their oldest daughter and sister to Diny and Arnold. We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … to be a pleasant distraction to the war time activities surrounding us all. Some of my earlier sketches I kept and brought with me to Canada …
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… I looked over the side and saw big fish following the ship. I now realize they were dolphins but at the time, I was convinced we were going … uniform and very scary. They were opening suitcases, slicing open parcels that had been wrapped in cloth and things were strewn all over the … and am proud to have dual citizenship. My parents made sacrifices to come to Canada and I am thankful. Return to Sault Ste. Marie …
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… a train for the run to Greenock where they were tendered out to the “Ile de France”, anchored off shore. The ship had started its journey …
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… shared with the Museum's Collection Committee. The Committee reviews all donation offers. They decide what to accept into the collection. Please provide as much information as you can about the items. The Committee wants to know the experiences and … be plagiarized. The story has not been previously published professionally or academically (articles, book chapters, etc.). Anything that has …
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… Single Men and Women Veendam On May 23rd 1930, I was born in a small village in the northern part of The Netherlands. At the time of my birth I had 3 siblings. A brother and 2 sisters. At later dates 2 more brothers were born. When 6 years old, I went to elementary school … of gratitude with the Dutch population. Also most soldiers, if not all, had spoken highly of their homeland as a land of opportunity ! In …
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… Cowboys and Indians lived there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with … taking my right hand in hers and using her other hand to carry my small brown suitcase. We boarded the train, already full of other … each side of the room, separated by an aisle containing a small port hole with the water level at its midpoint. The 3 older boys each had …
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… little else. Mom and dad had an eventful life up until our family finally left Holland. First they endured the Great Depression as young … construction company at the age of fourteen. Next mom and dad endured more than five years of Nazi occupation during the Second World War. … see our family again. The cost of travel across the Atlantic for a visit was considered totally out of reach back in those days. We …
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… behind coming to Pier 21, but there is something universal I hope all visitors bring: questions. It might seem like a trivial thing, dear … in helping me do my job, and to ensure you get the most out of your visit. I thought I would take a moment and share the reasons I prize … the scope of what we talk about here at the Museum. The history of Canadian immigration is a vast and immensely complicated thing. It’s a …