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… Ina met Freek Vrugtman, a graduate student from Canada. They married August 1964. On graduation (M.S.) Freek had competed for and won the … History, an interdisciplinary journal / Histoire de l'Horticulture au Canada, revue interdisciplinaire. In 1989 Ina was recipient of the … leave May to October 1974 for work and study at the Institut fuer Stauden, Gehoelze und Angewandte Pflanzensoziologie, Fachhochschule …
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… March 23, 1954 Age on Arrival: 32, 29, 5 My parents, Karl Friederich Herb, Anna Katharina (Annekathe) Theresia Sterzenbach Herb, and my … with his German family. They couldn't afford for the whole family to visit, so my brother went by himself, placed in the care of a flight … Herb …
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… Marginal Road, Halifax NS B3H 4P7 When the Collections team replies, you will get a form to fill out. This form gathers details about the items you want to donate to the Museum. Please return the completed form to … to accept into the collection. Please provide as much information as you can about the items. The Committee wants to know the experiences …
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… of Arrival: November 16, 1951 Age on Arrival: 20 May it be known that I, Hans Escher, was born on Sept. 3, 1931 to Adolf Escher and Paula von der Stein, … to return to the “Reich”. We ended up in the “Gau” of Mecklenburg, not far from the Elbe river, where I went to school in the village of … Hans Escher …
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… warmly received. Madame Dambergs was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal as a recognition by Canada for her contribution … ballet in Halifax. The dancers who were established in Halifax wished to dance with the newly formed National Ballet in Toronto, and … skill as teacher and performer. Mirdza was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Gold Medal for her outstanding and exemplary contributions …
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… a terrible snowstorm. Fulvia was two and a half and Liviana celebrated her five month birthday when we arrived in Canada. We travelled by … baby, Liviana, also did well. One of the stewards named Luigi kept an eye on her while she slept when I was finally able to join my husband …
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… Memories of my immigration to Canada I was 14 years old on the 15th of March, 1959 when I, along with my parents, 2 younger brothers and a sister said good-bye … 3 suitcases and a few handbags. Our luggage consisted of 2 dresses for myself and 2 for my sister, 2 pairs of shorts and shirts for each …
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… to Cornelia Maria van Wijk-Goes and Johanes Gerardes van Wijk, and the youngest of seven children. On October 29, 1952 and at age 23 … lived in Ottawa for a short while, then over a period of about 20 years in Edwards, Ramseyville and Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa area). … Cornelia Maria van Wyk Heystee …
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… Born in Amsterdam on August 8, 1927 to Wihelmina Heijstee - van der Heijden and Richardes Heijstee, the middle … Worked on the sponsor's farm near Palmer Rapids, Ontario for about one year and after fulfilling all obligations of the sponsorship, moved to … as our liberators in the spring of 1945 also influenced my decision to come to Canada. There were also many reports from Canada that it was a …
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… European nations. From 1924 to 1930, 130,000 immigrants arrived every year. Prior to the 1920's, arrivals were handled at Pier 2 in the north … new life was about to begin. This past July I had an opportunity to visit Halifax, Nova Scotia. I visited Pier 21 which stands in all its grandeur. It is mostly …