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… April 21, 1957 – Ryndam Arrived in Halifax on April 21, 1957, with the SS Ryndam, HAL. During the trip we had one day, rough stormy … future in a strange country. The steam locomotive driven train "The Colonist" was very uncomfortable with three hard benches, plugged … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel …
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… I arrived in Canada on May 28, 1950 and was fortunate to have experienced the wonderful … of the General Stuart Heintzelman as it was aboard the ship that I met my future husband, John Devai. By faith, we were both fortunate to have been located to … John Devai, Olga Kimpel Devai …
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… MY IMMIGRATION STORY April 27, 1959 was the day I arrived in Halifax, Canada along with my mother Maria and … foggy as our ship, Vulcania, docked at Pier 21. The anxiety and excitement of our arrival were palpable among all the passengers, but … Odi, Maria, Eliana, Fiorenza …
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… Halifax Date of Arrival: March 23, 1954 Age on Arrival: 32, 29, 5 My parents, Karl Friederich Herb, Anna Katharina (Annekathe) Theresia Sterzenbach Herb, and my brother, William (Willi) Albert …
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… in the Old Vancouver Hotel where her daughter, Barbara, was born in May 1946. Jean left Haywards Heath February 1946 and we did not meet again for 21 years. She came east to visit me in North Sydney, Cape Breton by air, staying for a month or …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 14, 2020) Introduction Since … in 1945 that if Canada was to admit new immigrants from Europe, “…the Balts – especially the Latvians – might be the best of the lot.” … countries would continue to enjoy preferred treatment. [8] In January, a Canadian immigration officer was stationed in Occupied …
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… (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Medical Screening at Pier 21 The manual used by immigration staff in the 1950s stated that medical and physical requirements of the Immigration Act were “[f]or the protection of residents of Canada, …
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… What is the donation process? The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral … process. If the committee is unable to accept your offer, Museum staff may be able to provide advice to help you find another home for the … Donating to the Collection …
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… C. Romano. I, Nick, was born in Roseto Valfortore, Foggia, Italia, the youngest child of Maria Figliola and Antonio Romano. Mary was also … much as I could about Canada, but I knew very little English. I made my way to Toronto via train to live with my older brother who had sponsored me. Two of my sisters followed by plane that same year and a third …
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… after a crossing aboard the Rijndam. Immediately boarded a train to join her husband-to-be in Ottawa where they were married within one … grandmother to Mark, Chelsey, Bryan, Steven and Ian. Recollections of my journey I left The Netherlands on the afternoon of October 29, 1952 to join my fiancé, William Henry Heystee, in Canada. My husband-to-be was …