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… and sprinkling sugar on top... yum, it was good. The next morning we boarded another train, which was beautiful, and we arrived in Orillia on April 1, 1953 on a lovely sunny day. Orillia …
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Time 0:04:41 Transcript I ended up being a refugee for 10 years in the republic of Benin as a result of what happened to me in Ogoni from the government of Nigeria. I am ever a disciple of Ken Saro Wiwa, a leader of the people of Ogoni. While alive, he spoke about the environmental degradation …
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The Franz Oswald family sailed from Bremerhaven, Germany on May 27, 1951. They were destined for the home of Michael Miller (Brother in Law) R.R.1, Preston, …
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Lucy Carmen Burrows departed from Portsmouth, England at the age of twenty aboard the ship Aquitania filled with War Brides. She arrived in Halifax at Pier 21 on August 13, 1946. Then she had a five day trip to Saskatoon where she was meeting with her husband and meeting all of his family. Lucy was …
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… was one of thousands of British War Brides who arrived at the Pier. Having left Southampton on the ship "Aquitania", I disembarked in Halifax … the band on shore playing "Here comes the bride". And the kind welcome we received. Canada has been good to me. Although, I was very … immigrants, welcomed me, as did the rest of the community I lived in. I had a wonderful husband with whom I had three sons. The years …
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… All Aboard - On The Train “In this special train for immigrants, the passengers sat, ate, and often slept on wooden benches. At regular intervals along the way the train would stop, allowing the crew to take on coal and water … and therefore prepared sandwiches for all of their meals along the way.” (Kenneth Robert Vandenberg, 1953) “Thanks to a word of advice …
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… sent of to a small country school. Not speaking one work of English, we arrived with lunch pail in hand, children gathering around us , … to the Netherlands. They had every intention of saving enough money to buy a truck, loading our kist on the back of it, and heading for …
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… year old son and our 6th month old second son. The baby fell asleep as we approached the entrance to Halifax harbour, and I refused to … until he woke up, as he was overtired and needed his sleep. So we waited. Everyone had long left the vessel and Peter had loaded all …
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… This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. Thank you Andy! If you would like to … Officer The Faas family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 on September 29 after a seven day journey from Rotterdam on the ship the … and Jacobus (Jack) as well as his sister Jan and his Mother, Wilhelmina Herberdina Cornelia Visser/Faas, and his father, Casper Cornelis …
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What is the donation process? The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral histories, and other materials from public and private sources. When an offer is received from a potential donor, the donor will be contacted by Museum staff for further information particular to the …