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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other family members and friends immigrated … Antonio Fernandes Moreira …
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… tanks looking well fed and healthy. What a beautiful sight and to this day it stands vivid in my memory. No more curfews and an end to the … became friends of the Dutch. I met my Canadian soldier who was stationed in a school. They had dances and fun - something we did not have … out of the village in November 1945. I then had to wait for my turn to come to Canada. I left Holland in August, 1946 after a lot of waiting …
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… many of the Dutch war brides explain that they saw the Canadian soldiers as their saviours, romance was inevitable. I have two Dutch war … twelve-hour days, seven days a week and frequently cared for German soldiers. Johanna Silvester was active with the Resistance in the … “Netherlands-Canada Settlement Scheme”. The experiences of Dutch newcomers ranged from being housed in a chicken coop by an abusive farmer …
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… Wally. “We were the last passengers to leave the ship as Wally had come down with the German measles and we were put into quarantine,” … At night we washed our underwear in the bathroom sink for the next day because we didn't get access to our suitcases. This was an … fork, put the fork down and reached in and with her bare hand picked one up and put it on his plate. Gerry's eyes almost fell out of his …
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… Inscription on the Cross worn by the Sisters of Service – “I have come to serve” Born in Windsor, Ontario, Florence Kelly moved with her … aunt to children everywhere. She was not your “typical nun.” The day she entered the convent, her youngest brother bet her that she … next five years. Ships were arriving almost daily, sometimes 3 in a day, a flood of immigrants from the displaced persons camps of post-war …
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… My Story - Hilda MacDonald My name is Hilda MacDonald. I was born in 1925 in Beilen, in the northeastern province of Drenthe, Holland, which today is referred to as The Netherlands. My parents, Roelof Bolding and … the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day …
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… 29, 1922 - Nov 29, 2010 My mother was born in Rotherham, Yorkshire on June 29, 1922, the third child of Esther Barrett and John Metcalfe. … in 1942 in Newcastle on Tyne. She remembers nursing German POWs - one in particular was very young and frightened, quite a sweet boy, she … and Earl quickly became engaged. Mother's wedding was on Easter Monday (April 2) 1945 at 11 AM in St. Stephen’s Church in East Dene, …
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… On Jan. 2nd 1949 Antonio Bevacqua his wife, Rosa Maria who was 8 months … the ship stopped at many other European ports to pick up immigrants. One stop was Spain. It was a very rough crossing and Rosa was very … the men. It was so rough the little family only went on deck the First day. Guiseppe & Domenico went with ther father in the daytime. Guiseppe …
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… a new store-bought coat. I was getting too big to have a re-modeled one! We loved to see a movie in the theatre on the ship and on Sunday, … whose mothers were ill. I decided I would not get seasick, but one day I couldn’t bear the thought of food and didn’t go to the dining …
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… of 1945 when the North Atlantic was at its worst. Thus, she became one of Canada's 50,000 War Brides to make the long journey to join with … I suspect some of these trucks may have had difficulties later on! The crankshaft milling machine used a fluid that turned out to be …