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… almost four, and Susan was two) and our suitcases, to Rotterdam a few days later. We went with other emigrants from our town at the same … two girls. Opa and Oma Lopers and Oma and Opa Steenbergen were able to come along on the bus to Rotterdam to send us off. When we got to the … teeth in the water. We saw nothing but water, water, water, but on the 26 th of May we reached the shore in Halifax. When we landed there was …
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… be wearing a blue shirt. How is it that on this, an uncommonly busy day, every man who enters is wearing some variety of blue shirt? She … the family to a place which was unknown to all other people. The next day, the family of such persons would get a little gift. This gift …
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… – Mario Pecile – who was from his hometown in Italy and would become a lifelong friend. A local family provided them with room and … Day. As well, Mario’s father-in-law, Luigi Zuttioni, was an Italian soldier during the Second World War. Luigi was captured by U.S. soldiers during the war and brought to New Jersey where he worked as a …
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… Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Accommodation and Detention at Pier 21 Pier 21 is best known as Halifax’s … 21’s immigration quarters. Pier 21 operated two kinds of quarters: “accommodation” for people who were delayed due to minor issues, and “detention” for people held for security reasons . The accommodation dormitories ran along the west (inland) wall of the second …
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… it was Russian, American or Sports. I decided to tailor my birthday present to commemorate her history through personal memories and … and everything else. The Early Years In my opinion, a person's birthday was considered a special day, and my mother's was no exception. She was born on July 21, 1925 as …
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… Evelyn May (Blackburn) DeLorey Daughter of Henry and Jane (Cullen) Blackburn Born March 15, … 1993 in Ft McMurray, Alberta Met her husband George Willis Renford DeLorey, a soldier with the West Nova Scotia Regiment at a social in … a room with other War Brides that were to be sent to Canada. The next day, she and her children took the train to Grenack, Scotland. Sailed …
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… in France, Luxembourg and Germany. During the 1930's up to and including 1945, he was working abroad. He was working in Germany pre war in … to his stories and just imagine these mystical places he would recant his adventures throughout these early years. There was never any … six months it increased to $1.00 an hour. It was good pay and the conditions were good. The accommodations and food were supplied by the …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … at that time and my son, John, was born in September, 1944. The next day, Joyce gave birth to a daughter, Gillian. Joyce and I visited one …
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… attracting high-profile visitors including the Prime Minister of the day, Sir Robert Borden. [2] Undertaken in 1915, just after the outbreak …
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… ciera ancora la neve. Mentre nella lontana Fossacesia in provincia di Chieti era primavera inoltrata, ricordo anche benissimo che eravamo … givanotti mentre a spettevamo in fila abbiamo cantato "quel mazzolin di fiori" come saluto a questa terra benedetta. …