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… Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that Dr. Dehav invited me here today, so, that I will have the opportunity, to tell you about two brave … history - the Holocaust and the unspeakable and inhumane things that were perpetrated upon the Jewish People and others during that time … airplanes and the city surrendered quietly. They had their own brutal way of dealing with their newly acquired populace. Russian became the …
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… It was 1942 and a lovely Sunday afternoon when I met my handsome soldier. My plans that day were to go with my cousin Muriel to watch the Highland Regiments at …
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… you are part of this society, and you also can make this country become better. Return to Charlottetown …
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… Herman Blom had secured a job as a welder in Saskatoon and the family was on their way, but their brief quarantine left him jobless. His daughter, Gysje … Finding Humour and Strengthening the Family Bond During Quarantine …
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… 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, …
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… Isabella (Ella), and brother, Raeburn (Rae), especially after the death of their elder brother, Robert, in 1934. In 1940 she began … in the war and away from their own families to the Thomson home for Sunday dinner and Douglas, the 19-year-old Canadian, became a regular … at St. David’s on July 2 (the Sunday nearest Canada’s Dominion Day) wearing a robe made by one of Jan’s friends, cut from her own …
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… I made the difficult decision to move to Canada. Job opportunities were scarce in Italy and I had heard that there were many in Canada. I … the voyage. I recall that the ship's crew placed ropes along the hallways so that passengers had something to hold on to while attempting to … am able to rest and leisurely work in my garden. I met my wife-to-be, Vanda Gatto, through a Young Christian Workers Group at our church. We …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Cristoforo Colombo Port of Entry: Pier 21 - … is never an easy choice for anyone. My decision to immigrate to Canada from Catania, Sicily, came after a brief period in Switzerland … I boarded the Cristoforo Colombo in Messina, Sicily and made my nine-day journey to Canada. As one can imagine, leaving behind your parents, …
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… as a magical quarantine Christmas. “It was Christmas Eve, 1951, when we arrived in Halifax at Pier 21,” Christine remembered. “We were led into the large assembly hall lined with benches where we … The Magical Quarantine Christmas of 1951 …
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… a large ship. For me, it was my first cruise. I had a good trip as the weather was beautiful. We reached Gibraltar during the daytime but the … stop was in Lisbon, Portugal for five hours, visiting the city. On our way again, no one became ill as it was beautiful weather with calm seas. I arrived in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, June 12, 1962 at Pier 21, the customs and …