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… Olszewska-Kowalski came to Canada from Poland via Germany. After a 9-day journey in cold, stormy weather & rough seas, they arrived at …
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… arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia aboard the Georgic on April 26, 1952; Kevin's first birthday. We sailed from Southampton on April 19, 1952. Our Mom, Margaret,was quite sick for the first few days. On the fifth day there was a terrible storm and the Nursing …
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… and my brother (age 4) and I (age 6) arrived at Pier 21 after a 9-day voyage on the Dutch ship the "Johan van Oldenbarneveldt" out of …
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… commitment to family and fellowship, the Shriners are a brotherhood dedicated to providing care for children and families in need. This … 22 hospitals across North America. Les plus grands philanthropes du monde, fiers de leur engagement envers la famille et la camaraderie, les Shriners sont une fraternité dédiée à fournir des soins aux enfants et aux familles dans le besoin. …
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… we needed to hear that. Let’s make those our instructions for the day, get your rest, play a little bit and know that one day those might be things that you remember the most clearly and with …
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… killed four months before so I did not have much recollection of the day I landed in Canada. After six years a widow, I remarried and was give a second chance of happiness with Edwin Wirsch and had a family of two boys and … the rationing and uncertainty of wondering if we would see the next day. So many memories and so little time to tell all that happened t us …
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… and did Commando training. He was in 'blue group' and landed in Caan on 'D' day. He survived two plane crashes during the war and is very lucky to …
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… Le Consulat Honoraire du Liban -In honor of the Lebanese who landed at Pier 21 We are the seeds of the tenacious plants, and it is in … we are given to the wind and are scattered. -G.K.Gibran En l'honneur des Libanais qui ont débarqué au Quai 21 Nous sommes les graines de la plante tenace. Dans notre maturité et notre plénitude de cœur, …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … industrial area in the south of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their … on an early midnight shift from 8 pm to 4 am. My supervisor was on dayshift. He just read my daily reports and might inspect my work once …
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I left my hometown of Lee on Solent on the 20th of March bound for Canada on the ship Scythia. My family was in Lee on Solent throughout the Second World War, my father being an air gunner navigator in the R A F. I met some wonderful people while crossing the Atlantic, two of which I am very close …