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… Pier 21 in Halifax on March 7, 1946 during a terrible snow storm. We had a bad voyage over on the Mauretania as I was very sea sick and she … my mother could not carry it and I was tired and weak from being so sick. Funny, I never forgot that doll and wondered who ended up with it. My mother was 21 and I was 2 years old. She left a good middle class home in a pretty place in England called …
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… 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 … of Hespeler and they lived their entire life in the Kitchener area while in later years enjoyed their second home in Yuma, Arizona. They … is given in memory of our grandparents who endured many hardships in order to provide a better life for us all. October 18, 2004 …
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… wife, Rosa Maria who was 8 months pregnant along with their 3 young sons Guiseppe (Joseph) 6, Domenico (Dominic) 4 and Costantino (Tino) 2 … the lower bunk. Rosa was so sick she couldn't eat for days bt for the good of the child she was carrying she decided to try some white rice. She ate some and was sick again but went back and ate some more because she knew the baby need …
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… in county Surrey when Ada was eleven years old. When the war broke out in Europe in 1939, Ada, as most young women at the time, got a job in a factory in Reigate. George was in the Black Watch … Grinstead near the current site of Gatwick airport. George knew he had distant relatives in Reigate and tried to contact them but without …
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… came to Canada as a 19- year from a town in Italy called Venzone He had papers that he would have a job with the CN railway. He did not know how to speak English. He noticed that his friends had an ID tag that said Bassano, Alberta and his did not. He saw a person sleeping on a bench in Halifax and noticed his ID tag said Bassano, …
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… not that great and there was a lot of poverty. A lot of people left to go to other places that looked promising. He says that emigrating … left for Canada, the United States, Australia, and Belgium. Filippo had a brother who emigrated four years before and he sponsored Filippo. … of the country but not much about Canada. He knew it was a big country however he says that he didn’t have a clue of how big is big. Filippo …
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… marry Icelanders. When my cousin arranged a blind date for a Christmas social and I found out he was Ukrainian. I gasped! My date said, "Would … In some aspects our cultures seemed very different. Determined to overcome these issues we worked together to create a melded family. … began to appreciate each other’s ethnicity even more. Christmas was a good time for our children, no doubt. The Ukrainians labored to produce …
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… Transcript There is a proverb about war: “Every person for himself and God for us all.” What I want to say is that in war you want to save … it was difficult to survive and I had no work. Through our prayers, God gave us provisions during this time. I had already begun the … their applications to Immigration Canada and we had hope that God would open the doors to them so they could join me in Canada. All …
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… Our great-grandfather Nicholas (Mikolaj) Bosiuk was born on September 26, 1903 in Zelena, Skalot, Poland (now Ukraine). Sponsored by Wasyl … nearly new clothes and footwear donated by his village people. He set off by horse and wagon to the nearest train station. A few days later … Nicholas lived with and worked for the Peristy family until he got settled. He later travelled to Humboldt and Canora, Saskatchewan to …
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… food traditions. This unique recipe was a collaboration between Comfort Foodies owner Keisha Carter and Ghada Shuli, founder of Chef … the dough Check the Levain: it should have risen and have an assertive sour aroma. Adjust the water temperature. Mix the dough by using a … white flour 50 g Water 45 g Ripe sourdough starter 50 g Dough 300 g strong bread flour 100 g Tipo “00” organic pizza flour 200 g …