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… In the year 1947 the first immigrants left Holland under the motto of "we need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had … Beer. Then for me came a difficult time be cause we had to say good-bye to friends and family but some how that also past, the packers … Martin O. Kloet …
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… also known as fry bread, always starts a conversation. It usually involves a critique of other people’s bannock and detailed accounts of who makes the best! I always cringe when Elders come to the restaurant and order it — they are my … critics. However, I’ve tweaked my formula over the years and have finally come up with what I think is the perfect single recipe — at …
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… Edna Forbes and Franklin Alexander Monroe. Residing at 100 Harmer Avenue, Ottawa, he graduated from Glebe Collegiate in 1939. An … them for the remainder of the war. While in Ajax, he met his wife to be, Jessie Bernice (Bunny) Wight and they were married August 7, 1943. … police officers, rounded up a suitable truck to transport them in, and drove downtown. Working until late at night, the men deposited …
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… Families Before 1956 The TAJTI family of Matramindszent, Hungary Welland City Directories show that the surname was … said Istvan lived at 446 South Main St., in Welland. A daughter, Anne, was born the next year in Canada. The Tajti family was Roman … on names, where the people located (some went to Beckley, West Va.) etc. The following is about Zoltan and his life in Canada: Zoltan …
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… Catherine Read nee MacKinnon When France capitulated in June, 1940 the threat … 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 first time. However, evacuation was never discussed in our family. In August, …
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by Lindsay Van Dyk, Former Junior Researcher (Updated November 19, 2020) Introduction: The Arrival of Black Refugees Related to the War of 1812 Nova Scotia has been home to people of African descent for over 300 years. Some individuals came as slaves in the service of white masters, but many others …
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… One of the things I love most about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at … is wildly different. But as diverse as our genealogy research can be, one thing that comes up constantly is the regret that people didn’t … about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that they had lives …
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… journey to Canada and the better life they sought. Life was difficult in Southern Italy in the 1940s and 1950s. Luigi had returned from three … offices and his documents were examined. From there he made his way to the overhead walkway connecting Pier 21 to the baggage area and then Customs. After a …
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… Introduction CANADA HAS A LONG AND VARIED HISTORY of people arriving here because they were fleeing war, violence, or persecution. …
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… Ryszard (Richard) Zdzisław Stefan Paudyn 1921-2008 Richard was born in Warsaw on November 27th 1921. He was baptized in St. Andrew Catholic Church in Warsaw. His parents were Wanda (nee Blichewicz) and Stefan Paudyn. …