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… This meant that he had to be quarantined, and because he had become sick on board ship, the shipping company had to pay all the cost. … had a place to stay over Christmas. I don’t know what we would have done otherwise. Hans was taken to a hospital room and the rest of us … were well fed during our stay in Halifax, and especially on Christmas Day. For breakfast I received a bowl full of some strange stuff called …
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… and we arrived in Orillia on April 1, 1953 on a lovely sunny day. Orillia has been home for the past 60 years. I married my … to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we were very hungry. He …
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… as birthdays were not celebrated as we do today, there wasn't the money or thought of celebrating birthdays in those days. He had a tough … scarce and then he went to work abroad in France, Luxembourg and Germany. During the 1930's up to and including 1945, he was working abroad. He was working in Germany pre war in …
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… at Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada on March 22, 1948. (This day is special for me for two reasons: freedom day in Canada and, my … Germany with my mother, brothers and sisters, always hoping to some day come to a free country. Coming out of war ravaged Europe, Canada … our hunger. But my mother said, When we get to Canada (pronounced Kahn-aud-ah) we will be able to eat all we want. I owned a pair of …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 9, 2020) In May 2015, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 opened a new exhibition on … precedents, and public opinion. As a result, an individual’s desire to come to Canada is only one of many factors that determine immigration. In the interactive …
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… 21 Pier 21 is best known as Halifax’s receiving station for almost one million immigrants to Canada, and as a key embarkation facility … most of the people who passed through the waterfront facility only saw one of the most important areas of the site if something went wrong … such as handcuffs or shackles, appropriate to containing dangerous prisoners. [3] A person being detained in one of these cells would pass …
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… the other hand: I came to Canada in order to realize my dream. I was become closer to my dream: to be a singer. When I was grade 6, I take part in many competitions. And I usually get the first or second place during the competition. When I was in the secondary school, I am the top 10 singer …
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… (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have anything to declare. Whether entering the country at the border, … automobiles, gramophones, movies and watches also contained a duty. Many of these aforementioned items were later removed as dutiable items. …
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… Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day When one of Henry's friends, John K. McGuire, was killed on October 5, 1944 … Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day Ruby & Henry on their wedding day - October 1, 1945 Henry & Ruby on …
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… have passed and so much has happened. It’s August, 1999, a beautiful day. The sun is shining and the sky looks so huge. That was the first … supposed to be at a dance, but I was! Ed was with a group that had come over to the dance. He had run out of money to get back, so I … army in 1948 and served until 1968 and with his war service completed 26 years active service. Life was always interesting, living in …