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… me, when they left Rotterdam, the Netherlands. After sailing for 2 weeks they landed in Halifax at Pier 21. They had two other daughters, … South America and Canada). Canada won out, 3 consecutive times! On the way over here they said that they were going to raise their children as … 1910 when they converted to the Baptist faith. Catherine (who had come from Austria) had asked for professional people to help populate …
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… and all the changes they have to face while transplanting their way of life requires a lot of courage. Immigrants cannot go through a … and, perhaps most importantly, fostered a sense of community. Since day one of my arrival in Canada, I have been lucky enough to have a … tools I needed to make the transition from my homeland. Since then, we’ve called each other brothers and sisters. When my kids were born, I …
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… DEVOLD KOPPERNAES I had the good Fortune to meet Johan on his first day in Canada in the spring or early summer of 1951. Johan grew up in … a fish plant and a number of fishing boats. The family's assets were confiscated by the Nazi's, but they survived until the end of the … Johan under his control over night. He made Johan an offer; either come home with him for the night or spend the night locked up in a room …
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… where she would marry our father Alceo D’Angelo. Our father had come to Canada previously in 1955. Travelling with my mother were two friends, Santina Romano and Marcella Pico. Her friends were … the Sobey Wall of Honour. In July 2014, almost fifty six years to the day, my mother returned to Pier 21 by ship. We took her on a Canada/New …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… through Pier 21 in 1956. On October 21, 2000, 49 years to the very day that our first kinsfolk, Nicola Covelli, arrived at Pier 21 to celebrate his arrival. We were deeply moved by this re-creation and the wonderfully, moving … degrees and become an admired teacher - and his wife would be a native Nova Scotian. On my side: My grandparents and great grandparents came …
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… For 150 years, millions of people have come from far and wide to call Canada home. And while they each experience the challenges and … in their adopted home. In time for our country’s 150 th birthday, we have selected a small sampling of unsolicited expressions of … Thank You Canada …
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… Here is my short biography of where I immigrated from and how and why I am here. I was born towards the end of 1938 in a small village in … pulled the wagons, the plow and provided us milk at the end of the day. We lived outside the war zone and when food got scarce in 1945 my …
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… Our parents, Mary (Maria) Jacobs and Adrian (Adrianus) van Dongen were married in January 1951 in Rijen, Noord Brabant, Holland and came … war so they had a great respect for them. Canada required only a ten-day boat trip. As it was, Dad was seasick for the entire ten days and … shifts at a factory in Chatham. Talking about it later Mom recalled, “We didn’t have much money but we were happy.” The land on that farm …