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  • Anton, Zofia, Ted and Bill Warelis
    … a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … In October, Anton and Zofia, with Julian driving, went to Ontario to visit their son Boleslaw (Bill) and his family, Anton's brother Bolek … their 60th wedding anniversary. In 1973 they went back to Poland to visit their relatives whom they had not seen since 1929 when they left …
  • John Freeman-Marsh
    … Sacrifice, Courage & Kindness I am one of the WW2 British evacuee children, better known as a CORB kid or … Cowboys and Indians lived there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with …
  • Flight Lt. O. Ross Down
    … young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, trained in Canada as a wireless-operator/air-gunner and left for overseas from … all had individual staterooms and all 50 of us were stuffed in one room. Upon arrival to the entrance to Norfolk we were diverted to … little information available so two of us were given permission to visit Eastern Command H.Q. I can still see the startled looks we got …
  • Jane Helders
    … in Amsterdam, in the province of North Holland. We went steady for one year and then I broke it off. In September 1953 Gerald immigrated … my birthday March 28 (I turned 28), we became engaged. I promised to come to Canada as soon as possible. I did not consider myself an … I left a well paying job as branch manager of an insurance company, but I had to start all over again in Canada. It was also quite …
  • Private Harry Heinz
    … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … the whole country – to Pier 21. It is a very humbling experience to visit the Pier. As troops or immigrants, one can only imagine how …
  • Private Ella Heinz Rinder
    … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … the whole country – to Pier 21. It is a very humbling experience to visit the Pier. As troops or immigrants, one can only imagine how …
  • L/Cpl William Heinz
    … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … the whole country – to Pier 21. It is a very humbling experience to visit the Pier. As troops or immigrants, one can only imagine how …
  • Sgt. Elroy Heinz
    … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … the whole country – to Pier 21. It is a very humbling experience to visit the Pier. As troops or immigrants, one can only imagine how …
  • Umeeda Switlo and Lella Umedaly
    … Life in Uganda - The Ismaili Community Time 0:01:32 Transcript Umeeda Switlo (US): When we were … in many ways. Lots of religious events, the Aga Khan would come and visit. It was very exciting. A beautiful mosque with lovely stairs … we are praying. But they can come, there’s a special times for them to visit. Umeeda Switlo: The Ismaili community in Canada, has a, in …
  • Emmanuel and Rose Flaig
    … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … the whole country – to Pier 21. It is a very humbling experience to visit the Pier. As troops or immigrants, one can only imagine how …

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