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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One … seen for over 35 years and her son Uncle Anthony she hadn’t seen for 26 years with the wife Sarah and children all from Cleveland, Ohio. Of …
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… workers from rural areas in search of employment. Population growth accompanied this, with London, already a city of one million in 1800, … recalled that ‘I stood up, I was impulsive and always pushing ahead,’ [26] whilst Robert Clapham and his peers, ‘when we got the chance to go … of the interviewees emigrated after this date. [30] Memories of the voyage itself loom large. Undoubtedly a strange new experience, the …
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… The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part II …
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… Edith Metcalfe Wallace, War Bride June 29, 1922 - Nov 29, 2010 My mother was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire on June 29, 1922, the third child of Esther … boy, she said. In late November 1944 Mother travelled to Richmond (in Yorkshire) to attend a friend’s wedding. She had been sent to … Edith Metcalfe Wallace …
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… My name is Luigi and I would like to share the story of my dad Nicola … the beginning of a new and prosperous life and Nicola thought it was a chance he had to take. He would have to leave behind his parents Luigi … His fortunes were about to change. Father Ferraro directed him to Macy's Restaurant at the Voyageur Bus Terminal. He would begin work …
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… An Exciting Adventure in a New Land This is the story of a stubborn, … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house still stands: my sister and I have been there and have seen it. Al, as he was later …
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… This brick is in memory of my parents, Gustav and Agata Kleinas, with gratitude for the sacrifice … Belgium for Canada. We sailed on the Groote Beer for nine days. On May 7, 1956 we landed in Quebec City. We had a few hours to shop before … Gustav and Agata Kleinas …
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… Daisy Au …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Introduction: The Prague Spring and the Soviet-led Invasion of Czechoslovakia In 1968, liberal … Czechoslovak leaders that if their reforms continued, they would come with grave consequences. Moscow demanded that the Communist Party … 1968: Pier 21 and the Prague Spring Refugees …
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… The Otto Froese Family My son Robert and his wife Cindy attended a convention in Halifax in … 21, I told my son that is where my family and I landed in 1951. On May 15, 2001, my husband Bernie Feddema and their son Justin flew to …