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… military heritage and history in perhaps greater depth than they have done previously; and thus in this sense to begin viewing Pier 21, at … of the Grand River Territory at Brantford, Ontario was embarked in one of these, the Pasteur . [1] He proudly wore the distinctive black … War , as so many other Six Nations band members were doing and had done a quarter-century prior during the Great War. [2] Indeed, his …
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… , Brigitta’s other half - in marriage, that is…and I thought that one of the brief stories she told me about some events that preceded … years of age, travelling alone, with very little cash and without any knowledge of the English language. For many newcomers the … of the stream.” Brigitta went on "My family, consisting of my mother Anna, father Victor, sister Elizabeth and I, lived in the sector …
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… was given to the Communists and Fiume became Rijeka, part of Croatia. One day, the Cuccaro family returned home to find that a Croatian family …
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… idea to take smoked horse meat, not knowing if we would have enough money or food upon our arrival to Canada. As the large crates were … although the potatoes were yellow and tasted different; the raspberry jam tasted oily. With the lack of space, there wasn't much room to run … easy storage and transportation while sucking two of his fingers but one day he and his doll looked too far out of one of the many …
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… Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where … to work in the mines to make a better pay. After two years of saving money and working hard, he called his wife Vincenza (Pileggi) Cosentino, …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … farm south of Rotterdam. It paid about onethird of a miner’s wage, but one day each week, I could attend an agriculture school. After I moved … It was approved a few months later. I also met a 17 year old girl, Annie van der Zee. She was a member of the church in town, Zwijndrecht, …
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… birth? It all began in 1942 when my father and mother died within 15 days of each other. They left 7 of us. Four boys and three girls, the … on the family farm when I was 6 years old to 19 years old. There are many stories to be told from this period in my life. We owe our life to … Bernardi was the translator from English to Italian, for all us that day. There was from 30 to 40 guys from my hometown of Poggiana Di Riese …
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… Children April 2, 1954 The move to Canada seemed imminent. My father’s parents along with some of his … The actual trip by boat across the Atlantic was a very difficult one. It was very rough seas when we crossed, and I can still visualize … had to stay clear of the railings. My father was sick for the entire 10-day crossing. Because of space limitations, the men were segregated …
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Time 0:04:14 Transcript (Translated from Korean) When I went to university, I decided to study fine art. At that time, the war in Korea made everyone poor, so my family said, why study art? There is no money. Still I knew it was what I wanted. At that time, the Korean art field was very …
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… Brazil Community, Toronto, ON Comunidade Brasileira, Toronto, ON Viemos em busca de sonhose e a … Brazil Community, Toronto, ON • Comunidade Brasileira, Toronto, ON …