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… in Halifax, I was fast asleep in my room (deck). Well, this ship sounded a foghorn and all went out on deck to see Canada. Everyone was … two years of waiting and writing.” (Diny Willemsen, 1956) “We had a farmer in Tilbury to go to, but he had changed his mind by the time we …
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… tune that went like this: “C’erà una casetta piccolina in Canada, con tanti pesciolini et tanti fiori di lilà, e tutte le ragazze che … at the young age of 36 from gangrene, leaving my grandmother to care for the children ranging in age from newborn to 13. To earn a living, my grandmother ran a café-trattoria. Her eldest, uncle Primo, soon assumed the role of father figure. As a result, he was exempted …
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… That evening, my Dad had bought some "Canadian sliced white bread", which was something new for us, which he made extra special by buttering the … to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we …
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… For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … Thank You Canada …
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… Dorothy and Reginald were blessed with 6 children, two daughters and four sons. While living in the farmhouse there was never any … which had a fire underneath to boil the whites. The darks were hand washed in a tub, then were rinsed and hung on the line to dry. The … ice on a pond might get to one inch thick and would last four days or so. They could see they had a lot to learn. In about two hours it was …