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Time 0:03:22 Transcript My memories of the ten day voyage were very mixed. I was excited to be on a ship but I saw so many sad people that I was confused. I remember people crying hard and waving handkerchiefs in the air. I looked over the side and saw big fish following the ship. I now realize …
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… family was on their way, but their brief quarantine left him jobless. His daughter, Gysje Koenderink, recalled an exciting crossing in which … Wally. “We were the last passengers to leave the ship as Wally had come down with the German measles and we were put into quarantine,” … wrote. “Wally was put in the sickbay of Pier 21, Dad and the three boys in the men's dormitory and Mom and the two girls in the women's …
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… and Women July 9, 1953 – Waterman My five day journey from Rotterdam, The Netherlands on the ship SS Waterman was smooth and without incident. … Having been discharged from the Dutch Army only three months earlier, this didn’t bother me. Upon landing in Halifax at Pier 21, we were … Ontario. It was good that I did not understand too much English, but I can remember him using the term "S.O.B." directed at me. So I was …
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Time 0:03:50 Transcript My life was simple. I was happy with my role of young bride and mom in Carpinone, a small Italian village of the Molise Region. And then we decided to emigrate to Canada. My husband came few months earlier, so that he could prepare for us, and on November 10, 1966, my son …
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Time 0:03:09 Transcript Some people are born lucky but the account my fate was written with tears. I was born in a village of India in Uttar Pradesh. I lost my father when I was only two. My mother became a young widow and was always sad and unhappy. My childhood was a tale of tears. I was badly …
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… The Museum would like to hear from anyone with a story related to Canadian immigration. Personal and family experiences of immigration are an important part of everything we do, and you can help the Story Collection grow by sharing yours. Criteria for … story meets the Museum’s mandate: “explore the theme of immigration to Canada in order to enhance public understanding of the experiences of …
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… that respect everyone , where everyone can contribute. Where everyone ishelpful, important, and those are the values I find in Canada. I have … uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older … to go on deck for fresh air to make us feel better, which was easier said than done because we were all very sea sick. As we got longer into … train and were detained for the weekend in the detention facility. This was another experience whereby the men and the women were …
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… name of a country from a bowl (three countries were chosen -- America, South America and Canada). Canada won out, 3 consecutive times! On the way over here they said that they were going to raise their children as real Canadians, … 1910 when they converted to the Baptist faith. Catherine (who had come from Austria) had asked for professional people to help populate …
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By recording peoples’ immigration stories through oral history interviews, the Museum contributes important documentation on the human facet of immigration and makes it possible to share these stories with the greater public. Transcript We can learn a lot about immigration from government records …