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… North Nova Scotia Highlanders, Artillery and Provost Corps. He was in one of the first boats to land in France on D-Day. The couple tell two different stories of how they met but agree it … said, "He kept coming around and the rest is history." Lee proposed "on the eve of his departure for Normandy Beaches, June 1944." Because …
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… you are part of this society, and you also can make this country become better. Return to Charlottetown …
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… My story was just like David Copperfield. But I never gave up my studies. In order to continue my studies I had to do private coaching and sometime pulling rikshaw. This … forced to leave my job. After, few months another Board, hired me as a community relation officer. In this position I had great satisfaction …
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… at Pier 21! I’d like to share a bit of our collection with you today. After searching for interesting historical tidbits, I came across … window into how passenger travel evolved after the Second World War. Today’s transportation companies increasingly cater to younger passengers … vanilla ice cream, peach cream cake, biscuits, bread and butter, jam, fresh milk, tea or cocoa, and oranges. [1] Ship menu, SS Duchess …
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… She was a merchant vessel. She sailed out of Bremerhaven, Germany, the voyage lasting eleven days, many of which were violently stormy. They were, to a novice … I was then an eighteen-year-old immigration girl, sailing alone, leaving my family behind on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria. …
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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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… 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 home. The trip for me was very dramatic. The day that I boarded the ship on June 4, 1955, was a very sad one. My mother and one of my aunts accompanied me and my older sister, …
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… we go to see family and friends. This Christmas tradition changes from one country to another. In this blog, I would like to talk about how Christmas happened at my home, and my childhood memories. I come from Burundi, a small country in Central Africa. Christmas is the … most important time of year. Some people celebrate the end of year holidays with their family; others organize large gatherings, either for …
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… I came to Canada in June 1962 to join my two brothers Gabriele and Vittorio who … trip as the weather was beautiful. We reached Gibraltar during the daytime but the ship stopped for a short time to allow passengers to … from the fishing boats nearby using baskets with a long cord. No one could leave the ship to make purchases as it was stopped in the …
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… I attended school until 1939. September 1st, 1939 Hitler declared war on Poland. At that time Western Ukraine was under the Polish … were leaving our beloved Ukraine. The border was patrolled and no one could cross. On the third day, a long, empty freight train was passing through the village and …