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… is a big priority for the Museum, but there are some simple steps you can take to make sure your personal memories are kept safe for future … saved in multiple locations, such as an external drive, USB, or SD cards? Which photographs are most important to you? (Do you really … of an automatic feeder, to make sure your photos don’t get caught in a jam. Remove photos from frames for better quality images. Choose the …
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… 2000 My father enlisted on June 16, 1941 and was discharged on January 26, 1946. He was in the first wave at Juno Beach on D-Day. That is all he would ever say. He wouldn't talk about his … in his toolshed. He met my mother, Rose Chudley, while preparing for D-Day. The troops were gathering in Lincolnshire, England. My mother …
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… November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on … would leave some time, the time was getting so close. I don't think I shed one tear; to me it was all wonderful. On the 13th of July at noon …
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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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… morning of March 24, 1953 for the port of Rotterdam. We boarded the SS Waterman, and departed about 4pm that day. The journey was rather pleasant. We experienced only one storm in …
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… The Trans-Atlantic Passage of Rosa (Mulé) Nobile and Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that … ship pitched violently, and my mother tells me that for a few nights she made my sister and I sleep on the bottom bunk with her. She was …
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… Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where … in the mines as was many other relatives and friends. In the late 1950's the family grew to 5 children and settled in Toronto area. …
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… we landed at Pier 21 in the late afternoon, we had to wait one more day on the ship before we could disembark. My Dad made all of us … We were week at sea. There were a lot of people on the ship the first day, but as the days passed, less and less people were in the dining …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other … found work at the first Swiss Chalet that had opened at Bloor and St. George. This restaurant, and subsequent chain, would employ other …
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… I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with … After that we got on the airplane and flew all the way to Canada. We come to a place call welcome house in Vancouver. I was so tired I sleep like a dead person all …