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… from Milazzo to Rome to get a health check to ensure we were fit to come to Canada. We had to be in perfect health – no disabilities or … would need to stay longer to earn enough money, and called for me to come with the children before our VISA expired. The plan was to return … Canadians. Rosa & Andrea Andrea and his beloved accordion Preparing to come to Canada Passport photograph Arriving in Halifax Andrea working …
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… in the Vietnam War divided the country, and some individuals chose to come to Canada. Men who were drafted and did not want to participate in a war … Sirois Vietnam War Leaving the United States Richard Allon Decision to Come to Canada Frank Scarfino Difficulties Leaving Home Bruce Bolin … Immigration from the United States to Canada During the Vietnam War …
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… which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted wreckage, assisting with the …
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… her father, a First World War veteran of the R. N. Reserve, was re-commissioned and posted to Singapore. His wife and four children, … halfway up—I need to see a better print of the photo). The Heskys had come from Prague, after a year in Montreux and a year in London, and … girl is indeed Ina Hesky, who would, eighteen years later, become my mother after marrying a Royal Canadian Navy man“. Please enjoy …
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… withheld land grants, an influx of white immigration increased competition for the few jobs available, and the rocky, infertile land … 1776-1815,” The Journal of Negro History 58, no.3 (July 1979): 258-261; Whitfield, “The Development of Black Refugee Identity,” 11. ↩ … (hereafter NSARM), RG 1, Vol. 111, No. 99-100, Microfilm No. 15262, https://archives.novascotia.ca/africanns/archives/?ID=70 ↩ …
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… John River (known in Wolastoqiyik as Wolastoq ) and the area later encompassing Saint John ( Menahkwesk ). In 1604, a French expedition … Canada. Dept. of Interior / Library and Archives Canada / PA-047926 Beginning in the latter-half of the nineteenth century, Saint John … (shed) and ramp at No. 4 wharf in West Saint John. The lease encompassed the second storey of the warehouse and was negotiated for a …
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… her 90th birthday as well as the 65th anniversary of her arrival in Canada at Pier 21. She was joined by her family: daughter Margaret and … workers came round with a lovely cup of tea which was more than welcome at that early hour. We left Waterloo about 7.30am. Traveling on … we pulled into the dockside and here they had a band playing "Here Come the Brides". I wasn't very impressed by what I saw at Halifax but …
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… and want to tell you the story of our journey. Most of my recollection comes from my mother. It's fascinating to listen to her stories. On … for making such a decision. I'm sure it wasn't easy for my parents to come to this conclusion but it was only a few short years after the war … mother was one of the few who escaped intact. Although she does recall coming out of the movie theatre and feeling somewhat dizzy- nothing a …
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… driver piled in to their car to go to Naples. We were immigrating to Canada. Our journey was starting at 3 am and just like what was laying … population 6,000, in the Abruzzi region and we were going to go to Canada by ship. The name of the ship was Olympia and at that time to a … It took seven days because we stopped in Genoa, outside of Cannes and then Halifax. The ride was pretty calm while we were in the …
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… American or Sports. I decided to tailor my birthday present to commemorate her history through personal memories and part historical … leg longer in an effort to relieve some of the constant physical discomfort she endured. During her six week hospital stay, my mother had … hips. After graduation, Mom got a secretarial job at Burns and Company. On February 13, 1945, she had her first day of work expecting …