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  • Ernie Pyle
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). …
  • Erria
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). …
  • Estonia
    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). …
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    When ordering a ship photograph, be sure to include the ship name and accession number (i.e. DI2012.1.1). …
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    The mass immigrations of Italians to Canada from 1870-1914, 1920-1930 and 1950-1970 are part of the broader history of the Italian Diaspora, a migratory movement prompted by poor economic conditions in Italy that arose in the 1860s and lasted for over a century. While the first Italian immigrants …
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    Stories in Italian Andrea Nicolosi and Maria Soccorsa Children's Stories Amerigo Lupinacci Elise Marini Robert Sapienza Family Stories Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco Adolfo Di Mambro Antonino Masciotra Cesidio Mariani Domenico Stagliano Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni Giulio Cesare and …
  • Corrie J. Douma
    Families April 16, 1958 - Waterman After our 10-day journey on the S.S. Waterman of the Holland-America Line we arrived in Halifax around 7 o’clock in the evening of 16 April 1958, half a day before its planned arrival. Such excitement when we first saw land and then steamed into Halifax Harbour. …
  • Arie and Tiny Bor
    Families October 11, 1953 – Veendam In 1952, Dutch citizens Arie and Christina (Tiny) Bor were living in Indonesia. Arie, a mining engineer, was employed in the oil business by Shell Oil Company. They had two young daughters, Karin, aged 6 and Ada, aged 4 years. At this time, Indonesians were …
  • Abe Baanstra
    Families 1953 – Groote Beer When my parents decided to come to Canada in 1953, I was faced with a huge dilemma. I had become a career soldier in the Dutch Air force the year before and signed on for a minimum 5 years. Pappa told me that I was to come to Canada with them, otherwise he would not …
  • Eric Wicherts
    Families April 9, 1954 – Groote Beer I was educated in The Netherlands (University Utrecht BSc 1951, geology and geophysics). There was no particular reason for me to leave the Netherlands. I had a good position at the National Research institute, was (am) married with one small daughter. However, …

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