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… the first class dining room. The memories of my first ocean voyage are all first class, it was exciting and a very good beginning for new … the ship docked nine days later at Pier 21, and life seemed much more serious. It did not take too long to have my passport processed in … in the middle of the summer, for I loved swimming and seldom had the chance to swim in salt water. During my spare time I walked to horse …
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… in 1957. She was travelling with her parents and coming to Canada to visit her older sisters and brother who were already here. They met for … each other after the voyage, a while later they reunited in Toronto by chance in an English-language class and were married on Sept. 3rd, 1960 … they did was for the better of their children. The children were all married off and they were blessed with 8 grandchildren. Shortly …
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… Canada, I left Italy to start my new life. Our passage was on a ship called 'La Roma' of the Lauro flotilla, and I arrived in Halifax on May … 1953, loaded down with two trunks containing my wedding trousseau and all my earthly possessions. After being processed, the family I was … we lived for eight years. We have returned to Italy countless times to visit my parents. My father however, passed away in May 2001, one day …
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… and I sang together with brothers and nephews. In Uganda, we were competing with many musicians, and because we were not from there, and … we had no one to look after us. Getting medication, finding the medical centres and being able to reach them for support, it was all not … to die at hospitals. In my career of music production, I decided to help singers who did not have money for recordings; I supported them in …
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… Germany, Romania, Russia, Yugoslavia, Finland, and Greece. They were all headed westward, to Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, … this could be an opportunity to change that. We’re hoping to finally connect with families of the first immigrants to step on our pier, …
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… . He had immigrated to Canada in 1951 and returned to his hometown to visit his mother who was seriously ill. When it came time for Mario to return to Canada, they decided to … of National Health and Welfare in Rome and was granted a visa to come to Canada. With the airline ticket that Mario had bought her in …
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… , was a soldier in the Canadian Army on leave in London and planned to visit his Hewitt Family relatives in Arbroath Scotland. One night Mary … Army and received permission to marry. They were married at the town hall in Felinfoel, Llanelli on February 9, 1944. The following years …
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… (Former Dutch East Indies). Having been in Indonesia, he wanted to see more of this world and decided to emigrate to Canada. Two of his … Pier 21 by train late in the evening for Kingston Ontario. In the fall of 1954 Nico returned to The Netherlands because he was very … had arrived in Formosa. The following weekend Cor and Nico went to visit the Remkes family. The family soon moved to Carlsruhe and then to …
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… story. Antonio Cuccaro was born in Maddaloni in 1912. Renata Cavallotti was born in Milan in 1921. In June 1942, they were married in … men. The women and children were given the staterooms. Tullio would visit his father to get some relief from seasickness. The ship sailed … in Ottawa dressed in Italian clothes, including woolen tights! Eventually Antonio found jobs in his field and in 1960 he became the General …
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… leadership of General Idi Amin . The Asian Ugandan community was initially relieved by Amin’s seizure of power since Obote’s socialist … heritage ninety days to leave the country. At the time, there were more than 80,000 Asians in the country, mostly of Indian or Pakistani … by the time you get anywhere near they say ‘Oh no, it’s closed now. Come tomorrow.’ So people were really, really completely …