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  • Antonio Romanello
    … Italy in 1949-50. This is the story of Antonio Romanello, born on the 16th of June, 1915 of Giovanni Romanello and Elisa Rigato and of Elvira Romanello, nee Zaffalon, born on the 13th of May, 1915 of Luigi Zaffalon and Luigia Beninatto. Both were born in and …
  • Elvira Romanello
    … Italy in 1949-50. This is the story of Antonio Romanello, born on the 16th of June, 1915 of Giovanni Romanello and Elisa Rigato and of Elvira Romanello, nee Zaffalon, born on the 13th of May, 1915 of Luigi Zaffalon and Luigia Beninatto. Both were born in and …
  • Michele, Nicolina e Vito Spatafora
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: November 16, 1953 Age on … recounted by Vito Spatafora, December, 2023 Vito was born in 1949 in the small town of Vita, which is in the province of Trapani in Sicily, … high waves and the threat of storms known as the Gales of November may be a frightening experience, even for an “old salt sailor.” So, …
  • Bombardier John Hamilton Glawson
    … John Hamilton Glawson 26 May 1923 – 2 August 2003 Member of Hartney Branch #26 & Brandon … Bombardier, Royal Canadian Artillery Canadian Army: Nov 19, 1941 – Jan 19, 1946: B Troop, 19th Battery, 3rd Field Regiment, 2nd Brigade, … Bombardier John Hamilton Glawson …
  • Antonino Masciotra
    … March 1955 My name is Antonino Masciotra. My sister Giacomina and I arrived at … see small villages with small houses. I recall my mom questioning ‘La casetta in Canada?’ And then she was worried about the heat in …
  • Helena Lengacher
    … My Journey to Canada by Helena Lengacher, April 2016 I was born September 6, 1920, in Waterland-Oudeman situated in Oost-Vlanderan, Belgium to the proud parents of Rene … a house right in the heart of Waterland-Ouderman. My father was the Mayor of the town and owned the local brewery which supplied beer to …
  • Soldat Albert Payeur
    … Canadian Volunteer Service Medal Albert Payeur was born in Québec May, 1922 and served as an infantry soldier in Les Fusiliers Mont … Royal. Date of enlistment: January, 1943. Date of discharge from the army: August 27, 1945. He disembarked at Juno Beach two weeks after …
  • Mary Didur’s Perogies
    … her mother, in Ukraine.” Shared here with permission from her son Allan Didur. Photo of Mary Didur. Aw58 , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons. Step 1: For the dough, mix together flour, oil, milk, water … 1 cup boiling water 1 tsp salt Potato-Cheese Perogy Filling 6 large red-skinned potatoes (not baking potatoes), peeled and halved 4 …
  • Daphne Barber Jensen
    … I arrived in Canada aboard the Queen Mary on June 15, 1946. My husband was a radar mechanic in the Royal Canadian Air Force, who … of the Plaque commemorating war brides and children on August 26, 2000 at Pier 21, a lovely visit! …
  • Eric Wicherts
    … BSc 1951, geology and geophysics). There was no particular reason for me to leave the Netherlands. I had a good position at the National … who travelled through Canada on the massive Canadian trains. Imagine me, as a young boy reading in bed this fascinating story about a boy … then occupation. Then the country was liberated by the Canadians, in my case Regiment de la Chaudiere, then followed the encouraged …

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