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… I was so happy that I cried, we all did. On that day when we have to come to Canada I was kind of sad because I won’t be able to play with … After that we got on the airplane and flew all the way to Canada. We come to a place call welcome house in Vancouver. I was so tired I sleep like a dead person all …
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… and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30, 1953. I took the journey that would … most of the people at my dining table all got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … in the office. At this time I was very hungry and she returned the can, to find out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
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… Families April 16, 1958 - Waterman After our 10-day journey on the S.S. Waterman of the Holland-America Line we arrived … on board, so it took some time to get onto the ramp and to finally set foot again on dry land. The dry land we first felt under our feet …
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… a train to Ethelbert, Manitoba. They settled in the small rural community of Ukraina. When they arrived they had no home to live in. … at the time. Zygmunt was born on September 17, 1938. Tragically, he died after being thrown from a horse on September 8, 1956. As the … just ended and the only people that were able to buy a tractor were soldier returning from the war. Finally they were able to purchase a …
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… and affection that has stayed with me forever. My father immigrated to Canada in 1952, and then in May 30th, 1953, I took the journey that … Ocean most of the people at my dining table got sea sick. On the third day of the voyage, as I was going to dine, a sick lady approached me … the office. At this time I was very hungry and when she returned the can, I found out that she had opened it for me! I will never forget her …
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… My story was just like David Copperfield. But I never gave up my studies. In order to continue my studies I had to do private coaching and sometime pulling rikshaw. This … forced to leave my job. After, few months another Board, hired me as a community relation officer. In this position I had great satisfaction …
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… school. Then, my parents enrolled me in high school in the picturesque city of Berezhany. There I attended school until 1939. September 1st, … west again with full force. At the same time, the allied forces (Canada, the United States, France and England) were fighting the … Ukraine. The border was patrolled and no one could cross. On the third day, a long, empty freight train was passing through the village and …
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… in county Surrey in a town called East Grinstead near the current site of Gatwick airport. George knew he had distant relatives in … at this time after successfully landing in June of that year in D-Day operations. After the war, George returned home to Montreal after … when she arrived in Montreal there were family members there to welcome her. Many war brides did not have this luxury and Ada knew she was …
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… to outline some introductory comments about her immigration to this side of the ocean extracted from my book " Pier 21 - 1951 Our Family’s … during the war itself were confined to evacuating out of the city into the farmland, these events were not very significant per se ; … Brigitta explained. "The army stormed in and occupied the whole city, pushing further westward. Steyr remained under Russian control …
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… The Trans-Atlantic Passage of Rosa (Mulé) Nobile and Daughters Maria & Carmela When my sister Carmela and I found out that we had been accepted to immigrate to Canada, we climbed on the bed and jumped and jumped for joy. In my 10 and her … cousins and assorted relatives and 'paesani's. Our home up to this point had been a tiny hilltop town of 700 inhabitants named Bombile, in …