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… Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of her father's car for the trip to Rotterdam and Dad, Mother and my sister came along for the "waving out ceremony". The final goodbyes had to be said in the departure hall just before I went through customs and check … Dirk and Hedwig van Laren …
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… My father Harold Melville Rees, was a handsome, charming, funny Canadian in … Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were … troopship, and to his home in Vancouver. Mom had to stay behind until she could be booked passage on a "War Brides' Ship". In May of 1946, …
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… of our travelling Canada: Day 1 exhibit, we asked visitors to share their thoughts on immigration to Canada by writing on luggage tags. These personal stories, messages for new Canadians and inspired packing lists are a selection from the hundreds of contributions. Read and keep the conversation going. …
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… would include any traffic on the roads. Because of the danger of being shot at on my way to and from school, my parents thought it best at … promote emigration. Countries preferred by many emigrants were Canada, the U.S.A., New Zealand and South Africa. I had several reasons for choosing Canada as my future …
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… 9, 1897 in Nataly, Poland to Vincenti and Ewa Warelis . Like many of the young men of his era he served in World War I and was hospitalized for nine months in Prague after sustaining severe injuries to his back and neck during the war. Zofia Warelis (nee Milcharek) was born on December 25, 1905 to …
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… To most young people today, the Holocaust is a distant nightmare, something that took place long ago … no one texted or played games on their phones and tablets. They just sat there, rapt, staring at the 84-year-old man at the podium, …
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… the greatest things about my job as a Visitor Experience Interpreter here at the Museum is helping people imagine the experience of being an … as, in my mind, she has never travelled much beyond the village where she was born, and so has no experience whatsoever with border …
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… inspired by it to create something for refugees. Over the course of her residency studio potter Shauna MacLeod created 300 serving bowls … formed with Nova Scotia red earthenware clay. Her bowls, literally, a piece of their new land, were given to newcomer refugees by ISANS upon …
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… Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad … Mom and Dad packed all their belongings, sold their business and said goodbye to family and friends. The Streng family left Rotterdam on …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …