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… for meals. I was fourteen years old at the time and found a lot to do. One thing in particular that I remember was playing table tennis … gymnasium, and movies. So one was kept quite busy was well as the all day brunch. Every day my mother would take the dog out to exercise on a special deck for …
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… Just the other day, to my surprise, I learned that I have been wearing a treasure every time I do my gardening. My father came to Canada from France in the 70s for … never told me that”, I replied. “I would have never thought that one day, my Canadian daughter would be coming over to my house to help me …
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… September and Zareby in October of the same year. He spent time in Radom POW camp but escaped and returned to Bialowieza. After the Campaign … to avoid this rock......just hang on! You will go under water but will come out the other side of the rock. This must have taken huge faith … coastline. In the following investigation to determine if the leak had come from Danesfield, all personnel were interviewed and asked if they …
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… Canada as the land of milk and honey, felt that the best thing to do was to go overseas. The voyage across the Atlantic on the … below deck. Our mother suffered seasickness for the entire ten-day trip. The Zuiderkruis docked at Pier 21 on February 12, 1952. I was the youngest passenger on …
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… go to see a movie and dance every night. All the things I loved to do! Luckily I was not sea sick like many others around me. It was a … fee we paid to cross the Atlantic Ocean. I knew to buy food for the 2-day train ride from Halifax to Niagara Falls, Ontario (where my …
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… Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: MS Vulcania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: October 21, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 The Immigration … – Mario Pecile – who was from his hometown in Italy and would become a lifelong friend. A local family provided them with room and … Day. As well, Mario’s father-in-law, Luigi Zuttioni, was an Italian soldier during the Second World War. Luigi was captured by U.S. soldiers …
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… two kinds of quarters: “accommodation” for people who were delayed due to minor issues, and “detention” for people held for security …
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… on April 22, 1957 at 9:15 in the morning. I remember it was Easter Monday; we were all there on deck watching the boat "Olympia" being docked by hand; gangs of men pulling huge ropes just like a tug-of-war … of itinerary I traced on the Canadian map, all kinds of recollections come back to my mind. The seven days at sea on the Olympia were …
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… DEVOLD KOPPERNAES I had the good Fortune to meet Johan on his first day in Canada in the spring or early summer of 1951. Johan grew up in … the position of being unable to assume the leadership of the company due to the Norwegian and pursue his education in Washington State, … Johan under his control over night. He made Johan an offer; either come home with him for the night or spend the night locked up in a room …
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… Age on Arrival: 3 years old My Family will be celebrating 50 years in Canada on March 2nd, 2008, immigrating from our southern roots of Rende ( Cosenza) located in the Province of Calabria, Italy. I was only 3 … as an immigrant in a new land. The plaque of " Michele and Concetta De Buono and Family" hangs on the Sobey's Wall of Honour with pride.You …