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… cruise liner built to carry 1800 passengers. For this voyage, however, she carried some 6000 troops! It was so crowded I never did find my … 1945, I returned to Canada on the hospital ship Letitia. I was 26 at the time. This was a memorable trip in several respects. The ship … outriggers carrying searchlights beamed on the red crosses on each side. We found this a little scary for, although the war was over, we …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t … stories of people starting school in Canada. Some are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t … stories of people starting school in Canada. Some are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few …
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… It was difficult keeping an eye on him while I was sick. Fortunately, there was an older boy from my hometown who was also on the boat. He, his mother and sisters were going to Montreal to join his father, so I had him look after my son and they would chum around the ship together, otherwise I would not let him leave our …
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… in Windsor, Ontario Died: September 1, 2004 in Walkerton, Ontario at the age of 85 Regiment # A58235 First Canadian Division, RCASC (Royal … France, Belgium, Holland and Germany Demobilization: January 22, 1946 (26 years, 7 months) In May of 1942 Private Kelly embarked from Pier 21 …
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… du dévouement des religieuses, Sisters of Service, qui accueillirent les immigrants dès leur débarquement ici au Pier 21, Halifax, Nova …
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… so many refugees. We stayed on the boat for weeks until they finally let us in. As a young boy living a refugee camp, we played soccer in … soccer ball from socks and newspapers. I remember that I had to save coins and beg the bigger boys in the camp to take me to the cinema to … like when the fires started in one zone and spread to the next. While the adults were busy putting out the fires, the children were …
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Toivo Edward and F.L. Pat Frantsi …
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… 24, 1954 Ship Name: Roma Port of Entry: Halifax Age on Arrival: 19 At the age of 19 in April of 1954 Angelo Cuoppolo left his home town of … had only been told of Toronto by their father Giovanni, who had come to Canada in his youth to work and help support his family back home. Having earned his citizenship, he was able to pass this on to his two youngest sons, with the hope to give them a …
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… known as Jan Willem. I vividly recall boarding the S.S. Waterman. I can still see my mother standing between many people as I was thinking if I would ever see her again. She took a deep breath and I could see her pain. I will … Johanna Schel …