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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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… 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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… Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … they were told not to cry because they were, were afraid that the soldiers would hear that, and they will, uh, capture us. And then my … again, you know. Whatever left. But most of the time, the soldier destroyed, pretty much everything. But there was something left. …
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… but when the curling match was over, I was happy to see that dad had come home. He figured that running back was a little much. In open … came. Wave after wave is going over the side. Finally, a fisherman comes to try to give us a hand. He is able to latch on, and Ron was … my temperature through the rectum until about 11 oclock, the nurse comes in and says I'll take the temperature the regular way. And I …
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… breeze was sweeping the air in the sunny mid-morning of Tuesday, June 26, 1951. The USNS General Harry Taylor , a U.S. merchant ship which … for the moment when the uncomfortable ocean crossing would finally come to an end. We were taciturn while the sound of the waves striking … language and unfamiliar traditions of the new land would confront everyone. And it is understandable the fact that the subdued multitude of …
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… A Story 85 Years in the Making" I always wondered what would be the one word to best describe my mother. It was a challenge to put it … Years In my opinion, a person's birthday was considered a special day, and my mother's was no exception. She was born on July 21, 1925 as … Some new additions were added in the process. First, a sister Anne was born in 1930, but she had unfortunately died of an infection …
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… Coming to Canada This is not only my tale of coming to Canada, but also that of … 1943. In late 1943, I moved to Woking, Surrey, as my husband was stationed close by at that time and my son, John, was born in September, 1944. The next day, Joyce gave birth to a daughter, Gillian. Joyce and I visited one …
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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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… Canada on March 2nd, 2008, immigrating from our southern roots of Rende ( Cosenza) located in the Province of Calabria, Italy. I was only 3 and half years of age at that time and have little if any recollection of the trip. In the summer of 1999, I did have the … seven children on this voyage to Canada. Filomena , Pasquale, Franco, Anna, Julianna, Mario (me), and Silvanna. My Mother Concetta was …
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… of 17 when his father passed away. He immigrated to Canada on November 26, 1955 at the young age of 19 via the Olympia with only a few cents … over the family’s riches hoping that she too would be prosperous one day. She immigrated to Canada on November 2, 1958 at the young age …