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… schooling I obtained at St. Mark's School and secondary schooling at the Marquis Public School. Later education includes an Honours B.A. from … founding of a religious community, the Sisters of Mission Service, a pioneer effort to update religious life. When my role as co-founder … I am still here. Charles Cannon Family By Catherine Cannon The history of the Cannon family of Marquis is so closely linked with that …
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… are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, just before his departure for Canada. John Vandenberg, Netherlands, arrived 1951. (DI2016.260.1) “I did not like attending school in Montreal and learning two …
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… are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, just before his departure for Canada. John Vandenberg, Netherlands, arrived 1951. (DI2016.260.1) “I did not like attending school in Montreal and learning two …
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… cared for German soldiers. Johanna Silvester was active with the Resistance in the Netherlands and risked her life repeatedly during … the late 1940’s and 1950’s. A poll taken in 1948 indicated that nearly one third of the Dutch population was prepared to leave the Netherlands … “Netherlands-Canada Settlement Scheme”. The experiences of Dutch newcomers ranged from being housed in a chicken coop by an abusive farmer …
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… The Trip to the Land of Milk and Honey The Recollection by Simon (Sid) C. Treur I arrived with my parents …
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… Guigan was born to Canadian serviceman Ralph Benjamin Collicott and his war bride Kay on a Halloween night. The moon was full as bombs fell … that the little people lived in those hills. If you ever caught one, your every wish would come true.” Kay was reluctant to leave her family and beloved Ireland …
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Leaving Home and Coming to Canada Time 6:33 Transcript But we used to walk around the the, the hills of Salzburg. We used to watch the skiers, it was really great. And then uh, we got the okay to go to Canada, very rapidly, because, and I hadn’t mentioned this before, the third sister Boezsi …
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… Many times, Canadians ask us why? Why a person can decide to leave his or her life behind. Our lives were not easy in Bolivia. It is a developing country with many challenges to overcome. Often people did not agree with the decisions of the government … My wife Cinthia and I, owned a restaurant downtown La Paz. I remember one day, because of the protests, we had to close our doors for almost …
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… her baby was frightening for British war bride Audrey (Hawes) Doyle Ash. Audrey was onboard the Queen Mary when she and Patrick were put … meningitis,” wrote Audry. “Myself and my son, with four other mums, one with two children and one with one and one without a child, were … we made it work.” If the war brides as a group had a catch phrase I can’t think of anything better than “making it work”. “When we arrived …
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… nursed the sick. She married Thomas Charles Roberts of Garn, Caemarvon, Wales who was district manager of Pearl Assurance Co. They made … at the age of 43, leaving Rosalind, three sons Idwal, Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and … river was starting to break up and they had to jump from one piece of ice to the other to cross. Once on the north side of the river Jack …