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… Jean Barnhill's Canadian Studies 4400 project entitled: The Stories of Four English War Brides Who Adapted to Canada: How the War Bride … her trip as a fast one, being only five days; but she was too sea sick to enjoy much of the trip. She did, however, remember enjoying the … 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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… his wife holds a bouquet of flowers. He is nervous and excited. He is coming home in a sense and he cannot stop thinking about what brought him to Pier 21 the first time, all that had happened before and all that has happened since. A woman stands in the foyer of … of Germany in 1933. Jews, Marianne writes, were not even allowed to visit the beach or walk in the park. She notes that although ninety …
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… don’t remember much about the actual trip over, I guess I was too sea sick to give it much attention. But what I do remember, is my first … that war was over with Japan. You guessed it - we had arrived on V-J Day. After we docked, it was women with children first, and those … a further distance to go by train. So since I wouldn’t be going very far, I thought I‘d have quite a wait, so was watching all the activity …
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… I came to Toronto by myself. We came from Turkey to have a better life for our kids. From Syria in 1908. I am from Burundi. I came to Nova … history, we examine the significant contributions made by newcomers to Canada’s culture, economy, and way of life. Our job is to … the story of Canadian immigration in a way that’s engaging for all visitors. We want everyone to see themselves and their experiences …
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… during her crossing. Chris was a baby so diapers etc. needed to be washed etc. Mom commented on how small her room was and of course she …
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… and resources to do well at school, to have nice activities. It was—it was a good place to grow up. Now, by the later years of high …
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… was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and … that I had grown up with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter …
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… storm. We had a bad voyage over on the Mauretania as I was very sea sick and she never left my side. When we arrived at Pier 21, Mum tried … my mother could not carry it and I was tired and weak from being so sick. Funny, I never forgot that doll and wondered who ended up with … had no inside toilet, a pump to get water from, a wood stove and they washed their clothes in Church River with Lye soap and a scrub board. …
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… the German army invaded her, advancing across land, where Jews lived for over 800 years. Rapid, though the German advance was, the Polish … acquired populace. Russian became the only language and the Law, being compulsory in schools and daily life. Punishment was quick and severe, … on Nordau and Ben Yehuda, near the Mediterranean Sea, and I went to visit her. She was telling me, how my mother had to take in the wash …
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… "There are things of which I may not speak, There are dreams that cannot die; There are thoughts that make the strong heart weak, And … and hatred, people have dreams of freedom and liberty, which, may come true to some of them but may not come to others. We had our dreams … to the I.O.O.F. but they also did many things for other poor and sick people, and thus, the Nazis of our town were afraid to treat us …