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… at the age of fourteen. Next mom and dad endured more than five years of Nazi occupation during the Second World War. Mom and dad were … on 12 February 1943. Rita was born on 21 September of the same year. I think the hardship and deprivation of the Second World War and … see our family again. The cost of travel across the Atlantic for a visit was considered totally out of reach back in those days. We …
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… or Second World Wars were eligible for citizenship after only one year. The new legislation also granted married women greater authority …
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… Wally. “We were the last passengers to leave the ship as Wally had come down with the German measles and we were put into quarantine,” … were no handles on the inside and the windows were barred. At night we washed our underwear in the bathroom sink for the next day because we … in little everyday things, well maybe not everyday things unless you play a lot of Hot Potato. “Meals were served cafeteria style and …
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… Stories in Dutch 15 April 1953, na twee uuur slapen werden wij weer op geropen om de groten overtocht te aan vaarden. Just en op afgesproken tijd arriveer de Roetje Geelens … genomen van heer Kapelaan Haenen en pater Sillekens even werd nog een kiekje Genomen Door Pater Beurskens uit Baarlo (cousin) Met een …
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… of Belmont left Halifax from Pier 21 aboard the Andes of Britain in May of 1941, aged 17. On board ship Lee was in charge of two grenade … Lee was stationed in Utrecht, Holland but he got a couple of leaves to visit Audrey before he returned to Canada in January 1946. Audrey … for $200. They nearly froze to death the first winter. They bathed "in front of the stove, in a little round tub. If you bent the wrong …
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… to Canada The homeland of Canada’s Hungarians has a long and interesting history which helped shape these industrious and resilient … was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come to be known as Hungarians, travelled from the foothills of the … Canada, which was then called British North America. In 1867, the same year that Canada became a country, Hungary became an equal partner in …
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… at Halifax Pier 21. I was four years old so I don't remember anything except for the long train ride from Halifax to Montreal where my grandfather came to greet us. We made the trans Atlantic voyage from … father Vittorio Ciampini (28 years old), my mother Antonia D'Alesio (26 years old), my sister Domenica (6 years old) and my brother …
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… That evening, my Dad had bought some "Canadian sliced white bread", which was … and we had three beautiful children starting in 1959. Canada is my home, my life. I am so happy that my father chose Canada as our home... thank you dad!..." - Angela Bassoriello ...At first the soft white sliced …
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… Guidelines for Stories Word limit: 500 – 750 words Photo limit: 4 (high resolution) Stories cannot include logos, promotion, or links The Museum reserves the right to make small edits, and may redact any personally identifying information before publishing online Stories cannot be … Add Your Story to the Virtual Sobey Wall of Honour …
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… from a Swedish Emigrant ship Goteborg ship at Pier 21. Twenty-seven years earlier they were born in Denmark, John in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in … would not see the lights. Farming continued though the German army confiscated dairy, eggs and the like. Thankfully they did not enlist …