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… An Exciting Adventure in a New Land This is the story of a stubborn, … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house … and cigarettes for the prisoners in a WWI - POW camp he passed each day when mined at the collier. Al told his family in America in later …
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… An Account of the Immigration of the Romanello Family to Canada from … Luigia Beninatto. Both were born in and lived in the village of Breda di Piave in the province of Treviso, Italy. It is also an account of … profession of cheesemaker. Although the profession was a prestigious one, requiring a specific set of skills and knowledge, it was also a …
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… An Account of the Immigration of the Romanello Family to Canada from … Luigia Beninatto. Both were born in and lived in the village of Breda di Piave in the province of Treviso, Italy. It is also an account of … profession of cheesemaker. Although the profession was a prestigious one, requiring a specific set of skills and knowledge, it was also a …
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… Margaret Chase Huxford On September 3rd I was in Times Square, New York. I saw the declaration … this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … and the hostel was feeling so anxious for me, as if I was the only one in the entire United States whose native country was at war. I felt …
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… I boarded the Cristoforo Colombo in Messina, Sicily and made my nine-day journey to Canada. As one can imagine, leaving behind your parents, your friends, family … your culture and your language is both daunting and scary. I chose to come by boat to Canada, hoping for a journey with some interesting …
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… have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first … to be at a dance, but I was! Ed (Jack Mills) was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in …
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… Cross. In Germany, at the end of the war, he became officially a prisoner of war, though the Americans found his skills and abilities very … of displaced souls. It was mid afternoon of a mostly sunny autumn day and the shadows were distinct. I remember certain details of my … As I tried to sleep I became aware of a booming noise that would come at intervals. The ship’s motion became more and more noticeable …
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… was a machinist by trade and served as a Leading Air Craftsman. He was one of the first to open the Number 6 Operational Training Unit (RCAF) … Garth, (married Shirley Osborne), Michael (married Janet Walsh), Anne (married Bryson Eye) and Greg (married Susan Head). Bev had eight … father Wilford, brother Ivan Clifford, Ivan & Beverley Garth, Anne & Eric Beverley and Mary on their wedding day October 4, 1947 …
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… Bill One day, a letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” arrived on my desk. The first line read, “I don’t know if anyone is ever going to read this.” In his letter, Bill Pineo described … a young soldier in 1940, waiting for his ship to depart from Pier 21 and to take him overseas to join the war effort. While the anxious …
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… The original idea was that the 2 oldest boys [twins] would go alone. They wanted to be farmers and if your parents did not own a farm … 21 on May 16. From here on Kees will write his own story. In those day, when someone emigrated to a faraway country, you never knew if you …