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… and Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that we had been accepted to immigrate to Canada, we climbed on the bed and jumped and jumped for joy. In my 10 and her 8-year-old minds, Canada was the land of infinite …
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… on June 12, 1955 on the Queen Frederica. I followed my father, who had come to Canada in 1952 because of the poor economic conditions at … Naples. We were told that we could bring our luggage aboard and could come off the ship until departure time. However, when we tried to leave the ship, the officer on the ship would not let us go off, while the one on shore would not let my mother on to talk to …
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… different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … the Museum’s programming. Here is a little bit about each story, and how you can learn more. Jaivet Ealom’s Escape from Manus Prison The … and burned by state-backed Rakhine Buddhist nationalist groups, while armed forces of the state “simply looked on,” Jaivet knew he …
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… different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … the Museum’s programming. Here is a little bit about each story, and how you can learn more. Jaivet Ealom’s Escape from Manus Prison The … and burned by state-backed Rakhine Buddhist nationalist groups, while armed forces of the state “simply looked on,” Jaivet knew he …
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… After 2 years of waiting and preparation, my parents had packed their remaining belongings, 2 small children and $60.00 Cdn … it was the Canadian army troops who had marched into Holland in order to liberate their country. The young Canadians were exhausted by their efforts and longed to go back home after the war, but managed to generously share a few …
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… to Lt. Harry Lionel Mitcheltree RCE . Harry was from Calgary, Alberta, had arrived in England in the spring 1940 and met Hilda in London later … Following her wedding, Hilda transferred to the Sheffield Hospital, again treating patients who had experienced strokes and brain injuries. … of the RCAF. She traveled with servicemen traveling back to Canada as well as other dependents of Canadians fighting abroad. Hilda reported …
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… The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown of Fagagna, in the … In 1926, when he was 40 years of age, Edoardo decided to take his oath of allegiance and become a Canadian citizen. As a result of this … snow at the local train station for 60 cents an hour. This is how our family’s story in Canada began. Although Edoardo passed away in …
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… served in the Central Mediterranean and in North and West Europe. While with the 4th Company RCE, he was wounded in Sicily on July 22, … Engineers (SORE) until repatriated to Britain on August 14, 1945. While Harry was serving in the Italian Campaign, his wife Hilda was … Institute. Harry retired in August 1970 and died on December 30, 1977. As a result of his wartime service Harry received the …
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… Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 6:33 Transcript But we used to walk around the … managed to arrange—I don’t know how he did it, who knows? Paying somebody off? I don’t know how he did it—but managed to arrange to get to Canada …
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… We had only one room to live in, in Villach Austria. Our two houses were … by bombs and my husband was an Italian refugee from Communist Yugoslavia. We decided to apply in Tireste, Italy (free territory) for … There was no hope for us to get a place to live in Trieste or Austria, so sometime in early November 1951 we went on an immigration train to …