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… itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally … ship. Seeing the Groote Beer pull away from the dock, my mother cried. She had not chosen to come to Canada to be "put in jail." Five days … rented pillows. The food available was sandwiches, so at the Quebec City stop Dad got off the train to try to purchase some other fare. As …
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… 6, 1929 Michael departed from Londonderry, Ireland aboard the R.M.S. Caledonia along with his mother, Mary, father Owen, sister Rose and … Scotia. Arriving with only $18 in his pocket, Owen and his family traveled by Canadian Pacific Railway to a farm in southwest Ontario. Owen's … taken approximately 2 years after their immigration to Canada. From left to right: Michael Joseph O'Hara, John, Mary, James, Rose, Owen …
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… In 1953, when you came to Canada, you had to have the following: 1. - Passport 2. - German I.D. 3. - Single Round Trip International Pass 4. … Refugee Organization. 6. - Passage Contract-ship ticket 7. - First payment to Department of Citizenship and Immigration 8. - Last Payment … on the ocean. When we arrived in Halifax on March 7th, all we could see was ice. Every nut and bolt of the ship was covered in ice. This …
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… Andrea's daughters. Story It was 1944 and WWII was nearing it's end. The times were both dangerous and exciting, fearful and adventurous and there were intense feelings at both ends of the spectrum. It was in this …
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… that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher family facts from family lore? That is exactly what Cara MacDonald, Manager of Reference Services, did for my family in October 2015. By then I had … Deciphering Family Facts from Family Lore …
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… “Two days later I, my younger brother and sister was sent of to a small country school. Not speaking one … summer for year’s. In the wintertime my sister and I went into the fishery. But that didn’t last to long (not enough money). At 14 I was … hired with my sister in the Tobacco factory. And the money was good.” (Lea van Muren, 1952) “As might be expected, the transition to a new …
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… Being Selected to Come to Canada - Madan Kumar Giri …
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… Bannia Social Club Club Sociale di Bannia Rendre hommage aux immigrants de Bannia, en Italie, qui ont quitté leur famille et ont trouvé leur destin au Canada, créant un avenir meilleur pour leurs enfants et le Canada. … Bannia Social Club • Club Sociale di Bannia …
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… and Homiena van der Veen, arrived in Canada on October 23, 1953 on the Groote Beer at Pier 21 from The Netherlands. They came with their 5 … Ina nearly 2 years of age. Unlike many immigrants my parents decide to come to Canada not from economic need, but because my father wanted to …
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… We came from Oldemarkt, Holland, but sailed from Le Havre on February 12, 1949 on the S.S Samaria. The family consisted … 17, Anna Marie 16, Eisebius A. 14, Jacobus 12, Euphemia 11, Batholemeus 10, Nicolaas B. 8, Juliana 7, Anna E. 5. Our destination was the …