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… Our trip was never without excitement; we left our hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of Naples. Well, … This ship's final destination was New York. The stops in each of the cities were short in duration; the one stop where we stayed a longer …
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… and Homiena van der Veen, arrived in Canada on October 23, 1953 on the Groote Beer at Pier 21 from The Netherlands. They came with their 5 … Ina nearly 2 years of age. Unlike many immigrants my parents decide to come to Canada not from economic need, but because my father wanted to … store in Laren, Gelderland, he would not have been able to fulfill his dream. Ever since the end of the war he had dreamed of emigration - …
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… 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” arrived on my desk. The first line read, “I don’t know if anyone is ever going to read this.” In his letter, Bill Pineo described the experience of being a … Please enjoy the photographs and do write if you, or anyone you know, has a connection to this crossing. Gracie Fields poses with children on …
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… 24, 1941 - November 2, 1941 The Personal Account of Elmo Hugh Munroe As Told To His Daughter Mary Lynn Smith MUNROE, ELMO HUGH April 10, 1921 - …
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… describing Canada as the land of milk and honey, felt that the best thing to do was to go overseas. The voyage across the Atlantic on … and receive the stamp "Landed Immigrant." Our parents had to buy a few supplies for their train ride to Woodstock, Ontario. They purchased cream instead of milk for …
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… One of the greatest things about my job as a Visitor Experience Interpreter here at the Museum is helping people … the image, in the top right-hand corner, I notice a washing machine (complete with an attached hand-operated clothes wringer!). For some of … too much alcohol into the country. To this woman, the action is incomprehensible as, in my mind, she has never travelled much beyond the …
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… TARASUK FAMILY: VOYAGE TO CANADA Dimitri (35) and Anastasia (33) and their five children, Mary (9), Valentina (7), Michael (5), Jeanne (3) … spokesman had questioned some of the Communist views. He feared for his life. By good fortune, Canada was welcoming Ukrainian farmers. Anastasia had a brother, Nikander Owcharuk, already settled in St. Walburg, Saskatchewan. Under threat for their safety, …
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… throughout Great Britain. Saint John became the largest shipbuilding city in British North America (BNA) and the fourth largest in the … railway links while passenger travel brought people and trade to the city’s port area. Harbour at Saint John, N.B. (n.d.) Credit: Canada. …
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… We lived on a small rural farm on the outskirts of Assen, the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day sail from South Hampton, England, on the ship ‘Aquitania.’ This is my story. On …
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… JOHAN DEVOLD KOPPERNAES I had the good Fortune to meet Johan on his first day in Canada in the spring … occupation of Nazi Germany. Before the Second World War, his family has operated a fish plant and a number of fishing boats. The family's …