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… she was still a small baby. The TB testing came out fine as well as news that Mom was two months pregnant. Besides my mother and Dad, there … including us children, were seasick on the Kota Inten. With Mother being pregnant this was especially true. We had plenty to eat although the potatoes were yellow and tasted different; the raspberry jam tasted oily. With the lack of space, there wasn't much room to run …
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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 … of Russia, by Stalin and his Red Army thugs. Their only crime was being a land owner in the Ukraine, growing food for their fellow man. … 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 …
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… NationalFamineWay.ie Dedicated to the journey of 1,490 emigrants forced to walk the 165 km to the Quay in Dublin and bound for Quebec, … is National Famine Way . This interactive historical trail encourages visitors to follow in the footsteps of Irish emigrants across six … he could save the money to put himself through medical school. After becoming a doctor, he travelled to England in 1914 for further studies. …
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… see any sun in the morning and in the afternoon it became foggy. I can still not get over the fact that I missed the family on shore in … do I do all day? Sitting, walking, reading, standing, hanging around, being bored. It’s 21.30 hours. Time to go to bed. Wednesday August 5th. … clock to 21.00 hours. Bedtime. Thursday August 6th. – There isn’t much news today. This morning while we were talking, Paula all of a sudden …
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… in Italy were poor. There were very few jobs and very little food. News came that 'America' could be 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 … very same railroad employees. He stayed at this job for only 2 weeks, being told by a friend there were many jobs to be had in Ottawa. So he …
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… was not able to continue my education as the next level school was far away and my father needed my help in the fields. In addition to the … having to give two-thirds of the profits to the landowner. I recall being around nine or ten years old when I saw the first signs of war … from Milazzo to Rome to get a health check to ensure we were fit to come to Canada. We had to be in perfect health – no disabilities or …
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… to read this.” In his letter, Bill Pineo described the experience of being a young soldier in 1940, waiting for his ship to depart from Pier …
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… driver piled in to their car to go to Naples. We were immigrating to Canada. Our journey was starting at 3 am and just like what was laying … because we stopped in Genoa, outside of Cannes and then Halifax. The ride was pretty calm while we were in the Mediterranean but not so once … for the next few days until we reached Halifax.. I remember my mom being sick the whole time and spent most of the trip in the cabin. …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened a new exhibition on … precedents, and public opinion. As a result, an individual’s desire to come to Canada is only one of many factors that determine immigration. … opinion, and an individual’s desire to immigrate. This group of newcomers helped to shape Canadian immigration policy and how Canadian …
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… Oral Historian Introduction This blog focusses on the work lives of four women from the Philippines who are among the many Filipinos to arrive in Prince Edward Island in recent years. All four women participated in oral history interviews in 2023, and all four live in Western PEI, where they work, care for their families, and …