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  • Arie and Tiny Bor
    … were living in Indonesia. Arie, a mining engineer, was employed in the oil business by Shell Oil Company. They had two young daughters, Karin, aged 6 and Ada, aged …
  • Sape and Aaltje Post and Children
    … of course it was difficult to leave our extended family, friends and all that was familiar to us. I still have memories of seeing our Tante … dishes and personal belongings, it somehow made it nice after all!! Dad was employed at Todds Bakery in Oshawa. He would ride his … 4th 2000. Dad was able to return to Holland with his children one more time in his 90th year; a trip we will never forget!!! We thank our …
  • Gido Habib’s Ful Breakfast - Shahir Massoud
    … new Chef Spokesperson for HSN's in-house brand KitchenHQ and Butterball Canada. Shahir has embraced his new career in the food media world …
  • Quotes - Deciding to Leave
    … my wife and I and our 11- mouth old daughter arrived in Quebec City, Canada. We decided to leave our homeland of the Netherlands for a … mom and dad’s bicycles; mom’s special set of china cabinet dishes, all carefully packed for transport; most of dad’s carpentry tools; and … and Australia. Henk Knol wrote and told us the best thing would be to come. He also wrote a special letter to me, for encouragement to make …
  • Michael J. Molloy
    … Setting Up the Canadian Office in Kampala Time 0:01:31 Transcript I arrive on the fifth of September and to … flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I said, “Uh no don’t take me to hotel. I’m—Where, where is … Michael J. Molloy …
  • Fattoush Salad - Adelle Tarzibachi
    … The word fattoush comes from the Arabic word fatafit, which refers to leftover stale pita bread that is given a delicious second life by frying. Whatever the origin of its name, one … Fattoush Salad - Adelle Tarzibachi …
  • Lawlor’s Island Survey
    … Abandoned well, Lawlor's Island, September 2011. Credit: Photo by Steven … in public memory. This is true of a place quite close to Pier 21 in Halifax Harbour. Lawlor’s Island is next to McNabs Island, close to … for the other islands, and no joy for this one? Well, Lawlor’s has a complex history. It was the quarantine facility for Halifax in the …
  • “The only way to be safe is to leave the country.”
    … Roger LeMoyne (left) and Darren Ell (right). Interview with photographer Darren Ell. Darren’s work, along with the work of fellow photographer Roger LeMoyne, is the basis … or marine photography. There's a million ways to use it. I think it comes from personal convictions and curiosity about the world. And I …
  • Julie Van Rosendaal’s Newfoundland-style Chow Mein
    … dish of fried noodles, but in Newfoundland, where noodles were historically difficult to get, it is made with cabbage cut into ribbons. In … story, to its ingredients, to its execution — it was utterly and completely Newfoundland. It told the story of this place. It was as Canadian … Julie Van Rosendaal’s Newfoundland-style Chow Mein …
  • George and Evelyn DeLorey
    … Regiment at a social in the summer of 1940. Married March 19, 1941 at All Saints Anglican Church, Warlingham, Surrey, England. Had her first … and her children took the train to Grenack, Scotland. Sailed on the “Ile De France” on Friday October 13, 1944. Arrived at Pier 21 in … to her home. No running water, no phone, no electricity, no flush toilet, no busses, no sidewalks or paved roads… no pubs! Wood stove, an …

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