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… commotion, I woke up and I didn’t see anyone. It took about five or six minutes and my parents or one of my parents came back into the room … two years of waiting and writing.” (Diny Willemsen, 1956) “We had a farmer in Tilbury to go to, but he had changed his mind by the time we … my most vivid memory is of arriving at Pier 21. We had all been issued sack lunches and each bag contained, along with other things to eat, an …
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… tune that went like this: “C’erà una casetta piccolina in Canada, con tanti pesciolini et tanti fiori di lilà, e tutte le ragazze che … at the young age of 36 from gangrene, leaving my grandmother to care for the children ranging in age from newborn to 13. To earn a living, … to my father, Aunt Maria was especially devoted to our family and welcomed us warmly whenever we visited. While needed in the family …
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… to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we … - Mary Russo Alati ...Actually I already know a few words. When a man comes around selling food I just say, "Ham sandvits!" and he gives me a … of the trip over, but one bit of definite feedback I got years to come was of the Cotton Bread (Pumpulileipa), as a reference to the …
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… For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … Thank You Canada …
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… Dorothy and Reginald were blessed with 6 children, two daughters and four sons. While living in the farmhouse there was never any … which had a fire underneath to boil the whites. The darks were hand washed in a tub, then were rinsed and hung on the line to dry. The … Home Guard activities, Dorothy spent many hours at home alone with the six children in black-out conditions. Supplies for the farm, as well as …