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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 …
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… Immigration : 1953 Sailing Ship : SS Nea Helles Date of Departure : May 21, 1953, Napoli, Italy Date of Arrival : June 02, at Pier 21 … and the surrounding communities of the Sangro River. This region played a vital role in helping stem the tide in the Allies favour. In … learn new skills, make new friends and look to the future. On May 16, 1953 Giovanni married Maria DiGirolamo in a simple ceremony in …
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… building. For visitors past and present, some find this site unmoving. They give little thought to what the walls and their surroundings have seen. For others, the site is precious and …
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… The “continuous journey regulation” was as an amendment to the Immigration Act in 1908, prohibiting the landing of any immigrant that did not come to Canada by continuous journey from the country of which they …
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… CARMEN NELLIE JOE E TOM DI FALCO My great uncle Carmelo Di Falco was one of five brothers, Salvatore, … in Canada. These brave hearts are the pioneers of the roots where I come from and to whom I feel thankful for. With my respect and … Carmen Nellie Joe e Tom Di Falco …
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… Memories of my immigration to Canada I was 14 years old on the 15th of March, 1959 …
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… Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Accommodation and Detention at Pier 21 Pier 21 is best known as Halifax’s … immigrants to Canada, and as a key embarkation facility during the Second World War. However, most of the people who passed through the … in papers that required a check—applicants for entry could be delayed and detained. They would then be placed in Pier 21’s immigration …
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… I came to Canada in November 1961 with my mother, Maria Rosaria (Teti) Pagano and my sister, Maria Grazia Pagano. We came to join my father who had immigrated to Canada in 1958. We came from …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction V-E (Victory in Europe) Day, May 8, 1945, marked not only the beginning of the return home from …