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… Ann and Marinus Antonius Koggel entered Pier 21 in Halifax, September 26, 1952, Arriving aboard the Zuiderkruis from the Netherlands. I left … to marry me a few months later. We got married in August of 1952 and set sail for Canada a month later, on September 18th. Ann's father was opposed to the marriage and the move and said when we left Holland that he was sending his daughter to her grave …
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… Name: Zuiderkruis Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: September 26, 1952 Age on Arrival: 19 years For my first transatlantic crossing, …
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… on April 14th for the journey to Canada. Upon arrival in Quebec City on April 26th they travelled to Winkler, Manitoba. In 1933 the family moved to …
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… A man drives down Terminal Road towards Pier 21. He is wearing a blue shirt; next to him his wife holds a bouquet of flowers. He is nervous and excited. He is … The Reunion …
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… by Western University's MA Public History Program Students The migration of the New England Planters was the first significant migration to the Atlantic colonies in British North America. In … ten years, until all was cultivated. Lawrence’s offer made available a vast amount of quality farmland at a time when there was virtually no …
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… mother the Heroine The date was March 14, 1952 and we're somewhere in West Germany. It's been four months since we last saw our dad, Duro Sr. … aged eight, my brother Duro, jr., aged four, Erika, our mother, aged 26, and me aged six. Once on board the truck, Mom said, "Let's all hold hands and we did." Then Mom's eyes lit up and her …
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… and may redact any personally identifying information before publishing online Stories cannot be changed once submitted …
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… could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, …
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… four children Hans (Hank), age 12, Maria Hinke, age 11, Aaltje (Alice), age 9 and Anna Maria, age 2, left Rotterdam, the Netherlands on … the Zuiderkruis was on its way to Indonesia, most of the crew on this luxury liner were Japanese. The family was able to stay together in one cabin. One evening during a bad storm, Douwe and Hans went to a film but by the end of the film …
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… Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of blazing a trail to and from Pier 21. Whether … on promises their predecessors had made to first attract settlers. This was also during the time when both Canada and the US had enacted … children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York City and then north to Canada. The two families travelled cross-country …