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  • William Henry Heystee
    … 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 …
  • Irene Ferguson McNeil
    … 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 …
  • Never Ever Give Up by Bipasha
    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 …
  • Do Everything in Love 1 Corinthians 16:14 by Fred
    … 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 …
  • Mary Moir Cathcart
    … 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 …
  • 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 … 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 … his relatives of an earlier generation had gone to the Denver area via Ellis Island, but he had no sponsors in the U.S. He considered New …
  • Stronger by Pankaj
    … I was born and brought up in Uganda. Immediately the question was “how come you are not black?” My answer was just like in Canada, Africa has … hands went up to ask the question. “But why such a sign?” Discussion commenced and all agreed that we all are equal and we should not be … made by different societies, races, etc. are assets to the future of Canada. Return to Guelph …
  • Add Your Story to the Virtual Sobey Wall of Honour
    Guidelines for Stories Word limit: 500 – 750 words Photo limit: 4 (high resolution) Stories cannot include logos, promotion, or links The Museum reserves the right to make small edits, and may redact any personally identifying information before publishing online Stories cannot be changed once …
  • A Match Made on the North Atlantic
    … two heads together. That was our first beautiful kiss. We enjoyed the company of each other throughout our trip. We had many walks around the …
  • Walter L, Violet L Drew
    … with nine other men. He took our son on a walk around the deck each day as I did not feel well. Children had their dinner earlier at 5:30pm … in alphabetical order. Then we took a train to Toronto. It took days and they had to put ice in the roof to cool us off because it was so hot. …

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