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… "Kay: A Story 85 Years in the Making" I always wondered what would be the one word to best … to put it mildly, but the only one that really fit was "unique." Everything about her personality, cooking and even her golf game was her … Years In my opinion, a person's birthday was considered a special day, and my mother's was no exception. She was born on July 21, 1925 as …
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… the refugee camp in Benin, I registered with the United Nations High Commission for Refugees. In the camp, we were living in abject poverty. … that would anger Nigeria. So it took ten years for me to be able to come over to Canada from that camp. I arrived in St. John’s in 2008. …
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… workers from rural areas in search of employment. Population growth accompanied this, with London, already a city of one million in 1800, home to … in Britain, 1861-1971: patterns and hypotheses,’ Population Studies , 45:1 (1991), 57. ↩ The Times , 27 April 1874. ↩ Peter Kirby, ‘A …
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… They were robbed on the ship to Canada and quarantined when they arrived at Pier 21, but the Haddad family still felt … again. While Laima Haddad still hoped to return to her home one day, her family decided to come to Canada in June 1955. “…one was in Montreal, and the others were … A Mother and Daughter Recall Frightening Days in Quarantine …
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… I became a more social individual, and I wanted to give back to the community. Currently, I am a part-time student at the University of … working with Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington to help out other newcomers in this country. Now, I can say I am a proud Canadian who is involved in the community and who has many friends. Return to Guelph …
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… depression (3,200) but immigration largely halted with the onset of WWII. The Netherlands was invaded in May of 1940. Dutch immigrants in …
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… to you: some words you understand some you don’t. At that time two ladies asked me to give blood. I didn’t understand the word blood; I had … Huron Street. It was a little bit hard because I had to find extra pennies to buy one quart of milk which was 15 cents, it made a difference. …
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… Our trip was never without excitement; we left our hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to … departing from the Port of Naples. Well, our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the …
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… My husband Cpl. James Reid Paton arrived two days ahead of me on the Ile de France, a troop ship. I sailed from Liverpool. The day after I got on the train to go to the ship the railroad went on strike in Scotland. They took us to military barracks for about …
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… Arrival: April 1946 I left my home with my 14-month-old baby Shirley Ann. We were mustered in an old house in London, sleeping on iron bunks. We … Photo below shows Irene and her husband Reginald on their wedding day, March 20, 1944 Reginald and his wife Irene on their wedding day, …