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… Sacrifice, Courage & Kindness I am one of the WW2 British evacuee children, better known as a CORB kid or … lived there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with my parents on the …
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… The following are edited sections of Susan Stein’s memoir. They pertain to the family leaving … and looking back over the many years of my life, they are the right ones to start writing my memoirs. Born and raised in Bratislava, then … because the regular dinner hour was only around 7 o'clock. For holidays we went to the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, to the Adriatic Ocean …
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… One six-year-old made the best of long weeks of quarantine in Pier 21’s … recall much else to be honest. Yeah. It certainly wasn't traumatic in any way, shape or form.” Thanks Gerald, we needed to hear that. Let’s make those our instructions for the day, get your rest, play a little bit and know that one day those might …
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… English Translation from Peter Hessel's Diary Aboard the M.S. Anna Salén in the northern … I didn't want to spend my last few days in Germany completely without money. On Saturday night we were shown a movie called "Der …
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… 50 to 60 other men between the ages of 18 to 25. The bus went on the Autobahn through the Russian Zone (later East Germany or DDR). The Russian checkpoint was … at Pier 21. It certainly looked different then compared to the present day. Everyone was happy the voyage was over and now reality finally set …
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… year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … French) For centuries now, newcomers have adapted recipes and ingredients to their new situation in Canada to some very delicious results. … This heart-shaped glass pendant was whittled by a Canadian soldier, Frank Englehart, during the Second World War. The glass was …
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… Catherine Read nee MacKinnon When France capitulated in June, 1940 the threat of invasion of … giving an account of recent bombings and remarking, "now the Germans can swim across the English channel and invade Britain." In July, I heard about the C.O.R.B. for the … Catherine MacKinnon Read …
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… Single Men and Women October 28, 1953 – Groote Beer Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of … and musicians among the passengers. The latter was usually the best one of the comics was a returning missionary from Africa on his way to … York. On entering the shed we were welcomed by a number of people, many belonging to the order of The Sisters of Service in their grey …
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… Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He had money in his pocket and a full stomach. He was a grandfather and a …
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… are funny, some are sad, and all show the resilience required by newcomers. Here are a few interesting ones: Twice as hard John Vandenburg, … me . At that time, I was not aware of the atrocities the Germans had committed. The Second World War was never discussed either at school in …