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… Families 1953 – Groote Beer When my parents decided to come to Canada in 1953, I was faced with a … My career was definitely taking off. I knew Pappa had his heart set on immigrating since his work situation was slowly killing him. He …
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… this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I felt the British could get on without me for another three … no idea that, before the war was over, I would watch my future husband set sail and then follow him myself a year later with our baby …
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… on March 31, 1926 in Woking, Surrey, England as Phyllis Irene West. Her parents were Robert and Beatrice West. She had 5 brothers and 4 sisters. She was particularly close to her … Phyllis Danroth …
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… country to another, from one country to another, you are expecting challenges. You expected the worse and I was prepared for that. But the one thing that I was not prepared them was for is racist challenges. I was prepared that thing will be difficult for me if I in the competition with a Canadian born in a job he may get it first before I …
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… 47 years and my brain kept repeating: “I know this door. It belongs here, almost in this position, but not quite…” But, how does one ‘know’ … was standing, somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary …
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… know, when you are working, life is so busy, you don’t have time to reflect. But once you’ve retired there is so much time. Actually I don’t … I worked at the United Church of Canada and did a lot of women’s leadership and intercultural trainings. The most important event I … It’s our first meeting in three years. This time, I am going to pass the torch to the younger women but I will stay involved. This is …
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… As a Lance Corporal in the WAAFs, Marjorie was a driver at Coastal Command, Northwood. There she met Squadron Leader John Werner Abrams, an American from San … the next week crossing Canada, watching some happy and some memorably sad drop-offs of war-brides and children. A pleasant rediscovery on …
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… the Greek Line. The excitement was unbelievable as we stepped onto the jetty looking at the “Olympia”, I realized its size as my eyes traveled … the “Olympia”. The ship was twice the size and it was a thrill to see the fastest passenger ship ever in a Trans-Atlantic voyage, a … had only been in service for one year and it still had that new car smell. I explored the ship and realized that this was not only a …
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… Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had … a return trip in July 2022 with her and with her kids and grandkids. “She doesn’t have a lot of recollection of that whole experience. From … “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional” …
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… Maria Zampini returned to the site of her arrival in Canada, 61 years later. Tony Antonitti had … in Montreal, they were looking forward to returning to the place where their parents, like hundreds of thousands of others, took their … “When Mom saw the picture, it was very emotional” …