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… like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to … most of the people at my dining table all got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … nine year old daughter, to take care of her during the meals. Every day we would eat together and bring some food to her mother. Finally on …
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… On Sept. 13th, five War Brides boarded a train in Lancaster, England. We were on the first lap of our journey to Canada. On the journey down … Our emotions were mixed; sadness, apprehension, excitement. Each day as we ate our meals first class passengers would stand and stare at …
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… House in Canada I remember singing as a child a popular 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 passavano di là, dicevono che bella la …
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… uncle living near Halifax. They came by bus to Pier 21 to greet us. However when we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us …
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… this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … With the enormous Bedford Basin, and its position on the eastern-most point of the mainland, Halifax became the starting point for the … follow him myself a year later with our baby daughter. In the meantime we, like many Halifax families, wondered how best we could contribute …
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… Mary Cathcart My friend, Grace Cadieux, also a London War Bride, and I were lucky enough to be able to change our cabins on the Queen Mary so … we had no children, had to stay aboard the "Queen" until the following day. Women and children were taken off first, and rightly so. This gave Grace and me time to enjoy the beautiful summer day, walking the decks and breathing in the fresh air, which, because …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … they were told not to cry because they were, were afraid that the soldiers would hear that, and they will, uh, capture us. And then my … again, you know. Whatever left. But most of the time, the soldier destroyed, pretty much everything. But there was something left. …
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… like many others, have neglected to express my sincere thanks for your welcome that you gave me with open arms. I do not expect you to … Ocean most of the people at my dining table got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … nine year old daughter; to take care of her during the meals. Every day we would eat together and bring some food to her mother. Finally on …
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… The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada and how they managed in their new … there and easy to buy. So that was where they wanted to go. When they went to The Hague for their medical examination and interview, the … 21 on May 16. From here on Kees will write his own story. In those day, when someone emigrated to a faraway country, you never knew if you …
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… Research institute, was (am) married with one small daughter. However, long before the war, I read, as a child, a story about a boy who … while the wind and snow was whirling around our house near the Zuiderzee. The war came, we went to school and then occupation. Then the … to book passage. I went alone first so that my wife and child could come later after I was established. In Rotterdam (now one of the …