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… insists on being on a first-name basis with royalty. She negotiates uncompromisingly when she’s offered a job. As a young person, alone in a …
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… sponsored us to move to Canada. The transition for me was not that easy. I had to start from the beginning again. Students in my class … I became a more social individual, and I wanted to give back to the community. Currently, I am a part-time student at the University of … working with Immigrant Services Guelph-Wellington to help out other newcomers in this country. Now, I can say I am a proud Canadian who is …
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… slaves were brought to the French stronghold at Île Royale in present day Cape Breton, while additional numbers of slaves arrived between … shut down in 1816 after a significant decrease in Black migration. Today it is the site of the Armdale Yacht Club. 1815-1816 – Refugees …
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… Clyde McNeil, on January 28, 1943. Irene Cecilia, was born October 26, 1943, at Ruskin College, Oxford, England. Canadian mother-in-law … in London, England and wanted her daughter-in-law and granddaughter to come to Canada. Arrived in Halifax on the ship, Ile de France (carrying wounded troops and ward brides & children). It …
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Time 0:04:18 Transcript Perhaps growing up in a military lifestyle gave me the courage to face new environments and an adventurous spirit to explore the world. And yet, never in my wildest dreams had I imagined that one day I would be travelling halfway across the world all on my own. But as …
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… routes from the same small town to Canada. In 1953 after an eleven-day journey aboard the small Greek liner the Nea Hellas, I arrived at Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia and became a … stood more than 70 years ago and still remembered it like it was yesterday. Canada has been good to us, and we like to think that we have …
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… the fall of 1952 and they were married on December 6, 1952 within 30 days of her arrival in Canada. After their marriage they lived in … as our liberators in the spring of 1945 also influenced my decision to come to Canada. There were also many reports from Canada that it was a … The women and children had to sleep in separate cabins. During the 11-day crossing I was sick for six days due to the small pox …
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… and I sang together with brothers and nephews. In Uganda, we were competing with many musicians, and because we were not from there, and … centres and being able to reach them for support, it was all not easy. My hope was gone. I feared I was going to die, away from my family. Our music mission there wasn’t fulfilled but …
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… we had no children, had to stay aboard the "Queen" until the following day. Women and children were taken off first, and rightly so. This gave Grace and me time to enjoy the beautiful summer day, walking the decks and breathing in the fresh air, which, because …
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… was very, if I were to sum up my childhood, I would say it was a very comfortable, safe, solid childhood where I had the opportunities and … that I had grown up with, and that was part of making my life so comfortable, up to that point. Oral History 14.02.27PS with Peter …