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… Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he came to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an unexpected softness from … and his cousin, Mario, ventured off to the land of opportunity - Canada. He purchased a third class ticket for which he paid 110,000 … roads in the middle of the forest, bringing down trees, rocks and building tunnels and bridges. Subsequently another team would lay down the …
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… the tube. This amazed them as they related this to me. The following day we left by train to go to Liverpool for departure to our new … passengers. This ship was not an immigrant ship as many were in those days with barrack type accommodation. The command of the English … for the job of hand washing the truck. On board we did have a few days of rough weather and the various remedies for sea sickness were …
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… him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if … the USA. The USA had stopped taking in immigrants at that point, but Canada had opened its gates. They all sold their land and made plans to come to Canada. On October 20, 1926 in Lasocin, Poland, a certificate …
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… and the Growth of the Dutch Community. The Postwar Wave and Its Predecessors.” (unpublished manuscript). Curtis, Herb. The Scholten Story . Oromocto, N.B., 1996. De Jong, Gerald. The Dutch in America 1609-1974 . Boston: Twayne … Recommended Resources - Netherlands …
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… like bunk beds and were housed in the hold of the ship. During the day we had access to common areas everywhere. It carried immigrants … he brought back a couple of loaves of bread and an enormous jar of jam. It was the first time we had ever seen or tasted white bread. We … In that classroom were other Dutch immigrant kids who had recently come and later we were told that our teacher, Vivian McBay, had just …
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… Covid pandemic. Why would I have left my home if I didn’t have to? To come somewhere where I don’t know anyone? That was then. Now, I … family.” Ibrahim Sahary “I left Egypt in 2017. As a journalist and a community organizer I could not stay any longer, I had already been … My husband tries to make me feel better but I feel like there is no community, no friends. It's very isolating. But I know that life is …
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… war so they had a great respect for them. Canada required only a ten-day boat trip. As it was, Dad was seasick for the entire ten days and spent the whole trip in bed. From Halifax, they traveled to … each other again. The farm near Kenilworth is still in the family today and, for us kids, will always be the place we call home. This year …
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… which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … he gouged himself badly with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted …
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… which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … he gouged himself badly with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted …
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… which was seeking settlers and made attractive promises to such newcomers. However the Russian Czars of that period reneged on promises … all made for great entertainment. The local children were always welcome to gather in the doorway and watch the action from a safe … he gouged himself badly with his shaving razor. He and his fellow soldiers spent the next days combing through the mountains of twisted …