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… the tube. This amazed them as they related this to me. The following day we left by train to go to Liverpool for departure to our new … in a large wooden box, to our final destination in Canada. The first stop on this journey was a stop at Cobh, Ireland. This stop was to have … passengers. This ship was not an immigrant ship as many were in those days with barrack type accommodation. The command of the English …
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… housed in a wooden shed, which figured somewhat in my life. On Sundays I had to accompany my grandmother to that faraway church. Her … beginning of the war, only nationals were allowed to attend the church service. The so-called “slave labourers” huddled outside, listening … an affront, a provocation, a frontal attack. The decision to come to Canada was a piece of cake. Luebtheen had a bus service to the …
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… Lina and Vincenza and I left Naples on March 8, on a clear and sunny day. The trip was without incident until we were midway through our … ropes. I remember that we had a cabin down below and I slept on the top of a bunk bed when all of a sudden there was a crashing noise as if … arrive to Toronto. There we met my father who was already here having come to Canada in 1951. He hugged me and raised me to his chest and …
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… Leaving the United States Time 0:01:30 Transcript And I had come from a family where my father had been drafted and served five … he was a war vet as how he might react to my plans to avoid military service, well turned out to be a nonissue in my family. Both my parents … nearby, the grandparents I knew the best. By then my grandfather had died, but my grandmother, she was under the attitude that the president …
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… Don Whitfield (Marie’s husband) on the occasion of Marie’s 80th birthday: “I remember the first time we met in the summer of 1943. It was at … by train with many other war brides, arriving in Toronto on Canada Day 1946. Marie and Don settled and raised four children in Etobicoke. …
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… led to her return to Canada in 1981. We came with the War Brides, but to join my father who had come as an immigrant. As an RAF aircrew trainee, he had been a member … bunks six deep (high). As a concession to the women and children, the top three layers of bunks had been chained up out of the way. This …
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… worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial administration. She …
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… "Buon Compleanno, Papà! … On your 70th birthday, we gift you this permanent … → Installation Dates Month Order and Payment Received by March 2026 February 5, 2026 June 2026 May 7, 2026 November 2026 September 24, … the stories and the legacy of Canadians who came seeking a better future for themselves and their families. …
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… being 20 years of age, was placed on the Reserve list for Military Service. The voyage on board the Waterman from Rotterdam to Halifax took 7 days. On the first day of their journey they found 5 more single young men on board and …
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… farm where Rosalind's brother George Davies picked them up the next day. The family then stayed with George for about one year. During the … or sleigh. Rosalind was a member of the United Church and attended services when held at North Derby or Pella School. There were no churchs in the community so all services, funerals, and some weddings were held in the schools. Mail …