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… 2018 opening of the Refuge Canada exhibition. First movement, Santiago de Cuba On January 1, 1959, Rafael Alcolado was a 12-year-old student at a Jesuit-run school, Colegio de Dolores , in Santiago de Cuba. That same day, on the other side of the island, former student of Dolores Fidel …
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… 2018 opening of the Refuge Canada exhibition. First movement, Santiago de Cuba On January 1, 1959, Rafael Alcolado was a 12-year-old student at a Jesuit-run school, Colegio de Dolores , in Santiago de Cuba. That same day, on the other side of the island, former student of Dolores Fidel …
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… was presented and discussed by War Cabinet on June 17, 1940, the same day as the French Army surrendered. There were doubts the plan would proceed, but the scheme was approved by cabinet the same day. Mr. Atlee presented the Children's Overseas Reception Board plan … form home and told my mother that I wanted to go to Canada, to which she agreed because of the impending dangers. Soon afterwards, a letter …
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… especially the woman, couldn’t talk enough about the country. The way she talked, everybody had money. That is why they came for a trip. … so they were going to sail across the ocean as soon as possible. That day finally came and having sold everything that they couldn’t take … all the way to Calgary, Alberta, North America. So on the appointed day, we went to Antwerp, Belgium, where this big steamship was waiting …
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… Heading for a Good Life in Canada By Carla White When Theodorus Jacobs (a.k.a. Theo) saw the … his wife Maria to Canada on March 5, 1954, he thought to himself, “welcome home”. This wasn’t the first time Theo would set voyage from the … upon returning from Indonesia went to Agricultural College for three days a week (a 20 km bike ride one way) – both of which would prove …
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… and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. … tarantella alone. Holidays Italy’s state holidays include New Years Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (May 1) and Christmas Day and a list of …
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… immigrants and therefore did what they could to help others out. One day, between stations where we could buy food, our family ran out of bread and jam. A very kind elderly immigrant couple from Germany gave us some …
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… MacBurnie, was interviewed Friday afternoon on January 25, 2002. She was born August 21, 1921 and brought up in Sherwood, Nottingham, … did many Canadian soldiers, George MacBurnie, stayed in England until D-Day, 1944. He was with the Canadian Ordinance Corp. and drove trucks …
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… As a former British child war evacuee who came to Canada under the auspices of the Children's Overseas Reception Board (CORB#1350), and later as a Landed Immigrant, I passed through Pier 21 in 1940, 1945 and 1948. After being evacuated … seemed to be falling as close as the next street. Late the following day, along with 351 other CORB evacuees, we embarked in the Orient …
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… to Canada in 1953. We left Rotterdam on April 15th of that year on the S.S. Waterman and arrived in Halifax on April 22nd, a day ahead of schedule. At the time, I was 10 years old, having been … to a man standing next to me: "Get that boy away from there" ["Haal die jongen daar weg"], which the woman then followed up with: "Where …