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… countries before immigrating to Canada in 1951. He was very much a pioneer because his move fostered the immigration of other family members … us during this initial part of our journey and stayed throughout the day until we familiarized ourselves with the Porto. That evening after … particular stop, in the darkness of the night, my father and I briefly de- boarded before carrying on our way. On January 30th, 1960, it was a …
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… individuals, or 37 percent of the movement, chose to resettle in Canada. [1] The Netherlands experienced a surplus of farmers after the … warm enough for a Canadian winter. The Afman fammily spent a boring day in Halifax awaiting their evening departure. They wandered the city buying bread, jam, and butter having been informed that the prices aboard the train …
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… a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … at the time. Zygmunt was born on September 17, 1938. Tragically, he died after being thrown from a horse on September 8, 1956. As the … just ended and the only people that were able to buy a tractor were soldier returning from the war. Finally they were able to purchase a …
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… position at the National Research institute, was (am) married with one small daughter. However, long before the war, I read, as a child, a … while the wind and snow was whirling around our house near the Zuiderzee. The war came, we went to school and then occupation. Then the … to book passage. I went alone first so that my wife and child could come later after I was established. In Rotterdam (now one of the …
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… as the head pastor there until his retirement 15 years later in 1981. One year after retirement, he drowned while ice skating. His wife … belonged to the American Army and had fought in Normandy. The Longest Day, and in the Market Gardening Attack, called in the film "A Bridge …
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… Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) Introduction “If one thing caused scenes at Pier 21, it was sausages.” This statement … exhibition sheds light on an interesting yet underexplored aspect of Canadian immigration history: food confiscation. Food can be a … 1951 with their funds for train tickets yet to arrive and a Dominion Day (later renamed to Canada Day) weekend upon them, Harry, Heidi and …
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… The journey from Supino, a small community in the Province of Frosinone, started early February of 1964 as the family prepared to immigrate … opportunity. In Supino, Gaetano worked as an electrician for the telephone company and Angela stayed home on the family’s farm to raise the … Gaetano said to his family that this is English bread and to this day the family refers to white loaf bread as English bread. After two …
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… I gave the matter much thought and tried to persuade my best friend to come with me. His parents would not agree to let him go, so it was off … in Southampton, we discovered the SS Canberra ( the ship I was to sail on) was involved in a collision with another ship in the English Channel. The ship would be laid up at dockside for three days, for repairs to a large hole in her bow. I was a teary eyed young …
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… The migration of the New England Planters was the first significant migration to the Atlantic colonies in British North America. In … of Nova Scotia, and in the Upper St. John River Valley of present-day New Brunswick, between 1759 and 1768. They left a legacy that can … of Lawrence’s Proclamations, every head of family was entitled to one hundred acres of wild land and another fifty acres for each member …
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… easy task seeing as I am the youngest of eight children (seven boys, one girl). After completing my studies in elementary school, I studied … am able to rest and leisurely work in my garden. I met my wife-to-be, Vanda Gatto, through a Young Christian Workers Group at our church. We … and Elsa, of whom we are very proud. I was very fortunate to have met Vanda and to have built a life for all of us in Canada. I am the …