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… in the war and away from their own families to the Thomson home for Sunday dinner and Douglas, the 19-year-old Canadian, became a regular … at St. David’s on July 2 (the Sunday nearest Canada’s Dominion Day) wearing a robe made by one of Jan’s friends, cut from her own … a train for the run to Greenock where they were tendered out to the “Ile de France”, anchored off shore. The ship had started its journey …
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… meant another $3 to $4 a month. Ellen and I lived at Annie Scott's house in the Hydrostone area of Halifax during that time. Our first … on July 2nd. I was not allowed to see my wife and daughter until four days after her birth. We were on special duty down at the Pier on the … just to get there. My bedding and supplies would be sent the following day. It was the spring of the year and the roads to Canso were …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other … to bring in men and supplies. He stated that, while the job was very easy, the cold was extreme. When the ice thawed in the spring of 1956, …
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… our country was at war. I joined, November 11, 1941 and remained until December 11, 1945. I requested to be a driver and loved the job. Basic … I became a motor mechanic; I took a course, and got 10 cents a day more! I used to give driving lessons to kids coming into Ordnance, … which was not great for sea-voyage ailments. We had two meals a day, in order to give room to the great numbers of troops being fed. In …
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… Mrs. Dambergs to head the ballet department. Nevertheless life was not easy in the beginning. The Dambergs family arrived in Halifax through Pier 21 on Valentine's Day after a rough sea voyage across the Atlantic. The weather in Halifax when they arrived was a depressing mixture of ice and snow and rain. Although they had work almost immediately, their …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 26, 2020) Introduction During the early postwar period, Canadian … “Canada’s 50,000th DP Starts New Life in New Home,” Globe and Mail , 26 February 1949, 17. Oral History with Ausma Levalds Rowberry, … and Mail , 12 January 1954, 15. “Missing Millionth,” Globe and Mail , 26 May 1954, 6. “Missing Millionth.” Badgley, “As Long as He is an …
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… 1952. A few years later in 1955, just down the street from the house he had co-owned, a new house was purchased and another daughter Cesarina was born same year. To this day, his 95-year old wife Lina still lives in this same home. He lived …
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… by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Canadian immigration history can be researched using a staggering variety of sources . There are … One of these individuals is Fenton Crosman, whose career with the Canadian immigration department spanned from the 1930s to the 1960s, at …
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… arrived with her first born, a son who was just shy of his first birthday. He was a toddler and she carried him in her arms as she … wasn't good. I didn't like what I saw. I thought, what the heck have I come to? I took a train from Halifax to Ottawa with John, nobody met … feel the cold too much and I couldn't believe that there was so much ice. Everywhere, even on the sidewalks." My mother never adjusted to …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated August 21, 2020) Origins of Canada’s Refugee Determination System The origins of Canada’s refugee determination system can be traced back to 1922, when the League of Nations (a predecessor … Canada’s Refugee Determination System …