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… family friend and her son who was the driver piled in to their car to go to Naples. We were immigrating to Canada. Our journey was starting … happen to us? Where would we end up? What was in store for our family? How was I going to make new friends and how quickly I could learn the …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older … in March of 1953. The decision to immigrate was made by my parents in order to provide the opportunity for a better future for their … it was quite rough and the upper bunk was no longer the attraction it had when we boarded. It became a white-knuckle experience when the boat …
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… that might be pushing them away from their present home. In my case, I had immigrated to Canada in January 1971 for a number of … and listening to the oral histories in the BMO Oral History Gallery, I’ve come across several people who said that they didn’t feel at home … Nova Scotia after crossing from the USA to Yarmouth on the ferry and how I immediately felt "at home". The “Boston States”, for those who …
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… BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
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… BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
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… September 21, 1952, arriving in Halifax 9 days later on September 30. This was Ineke’s 6th birthday. The last morning everyone got up early to see land approaching. We were to arrive at 6 A.M., It … served lunch on the ship. Our first impressions were the contrast in how freight was handled in the harbour. In Rotterdam large cranes and …
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… to Canada 1951: left Plymouth May 19, 1951, arrived at Pier 21 on May 26, on the S.S. Europe . By train to Vancouver, BC, was taken to Bloedel Stewart and Welch hiring office on Hasting Street, and got a job at Somass Division Sawmill in Port Alberni. Started working … about 20 years as financial secretary. Member of Independent Order of Foresters 1953 to 1992; serving in just about all positions. …
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… BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
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… BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …
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… BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether it … and turn of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … prairie town. His shop was a fascinating place. The sight of the white hot metal, sounds of hissing steam, ringing of the hammer striking the …