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… Mum’s story Our mother, Janet Black Thomson, was born 10 January, 1922 in Bathgate, West Lothian, Scotland. She was the youngest of four children born to Elizabeth and William Thomson, a tailor and … in Canada as soon as possible, so they were told to stand by for news of their evacuation to Canada at any time. But not before Beth …
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… that time, I had my feelers out in different countries – France, South Africa, Australia, and England, but I could not get the satisfaction I was looking for. I remembered that after the war was over, the Canadians were … going to the final round. On the 9th of March 1948, I was handed a visa. My sponsor was a Canadian farmer. Mind you, I never worked on a …
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… co-operate by putting in my nickel's worth as to ‘how, why, and what for' I wanted to come to Canada. I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven … and England, but I could not get the satisfaction I was looking for. I remembered that after the war was over, the Canadians were …
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… giving an account of recent bombings and remarking, "now the Germans can swim across the English channel and invade Britain." In July, I … who adored the American movie star, Shirley Temple, and dreamed of someday learning to sing and speak with an American accent. This was … family, as well as the danger of being at sea during the war. Standing beside me, there were five members of one family, the Baines, and I …
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… We where the first of immigrants to arrive at this school. But as soon as my Dad found out that I could stay out of school to work, I … be of little help. Within the first couple of months of our arrival in Canada, mom and dad seriously considered taking our family back to the … down to our last few dollars. Within a few days we received promising news from the International Nickel Company. We both had to come in for …
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… or marine photography. There's a million ways to use it. I think it comes from personal convictions and curiosity about the world. And I … itself in different parts of the world- people that are fleeing for their lives. Have you found that there are similarities between … place. For example, if we think of Syria, the average reader of a newspaper or someone who watches the news may just think it's overrun …
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… By Catherine Cannon The history of the Cannon family of Marquis is so closely linked with that of the LaLonde family that I cannot think … in the Cannon family, for in 1912, GEORGE and CHARLIE were paid a visit by their sister Lizzie. She had planned only to stay a short … water" or "some wood chopped". An older man was urged to tell her the news that she had no other way of learning. We may not have had that …
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… the stories of migrants in border regions? There are many things one can do with photography. Shooting sports or marine photography. There's … is there anybody that sticks out in your memory? On the Mexico-American border, I went across into Matamoros, at the very bottom of Texas. … all this descended into chaos.” I think it creates empathy. “Hey, I can relate to that guy. I'm a professional myself. I can relate to what …
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… live together. Everything changed on May 8 th 1945, World War II had come to an end in Europe. A cease fire order was in place, and the … was also the area of Austria being liberated by Stalin’s Red Army. As news reached Ivan that Stalin’s army was close to the city, Ivan made … upon an American military base encampment and Ivan Zadan asked for, and was given sanctuary for himself and his family. There was just …
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… are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, just before his departure for Canada. John Vandenberg, Netherlands, arrived 1951. (DI2016.260.1) “I did not like attending school in Montreal and learning two …