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… for Canada for good. I knew nothing about Canada. My Dad was the only one who knew how to speak English. He could speak German and French … them in many decades. Some of my Dad's brothers eventually came for a visit to Canada. My Mom's brother and his wife visited us twice. I … Dini and Frits. Godfried Lindeijer was a bachelor in Rocky Mountain House, Alberta. In Photo 2, the family must have responded to a shout …
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… the capital city of Drenthe. I was a proud Dutch war bride who came to Canada through Pier 21, Halifax, on July 22, 1946, after a five-day … We were forced to abide by curfews and strict orders to keep the house in darkness among many other new regulations. We had to carry … MacDonald who served with the Royal Canadian Army Service Corps at one of the many celebrations honoring the Canadian soldiers. We …
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… Boyle family in Canada and the Thomsons urged the young couple to postpone their marriage until the war was over, but eventually Grandpa … they were told to stand by for news of their evacuation to Canada at any time. But not before Beth was christened at St. David’s on July 2 … family on Vancouver Island. The next day the two women along with many others boarded a train for the run to Greenock where they were …
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… Whenever I have talked about this trip later on, I have always mentioned how well this journey was organized. It must have been a mammoth … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on …
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… As part of our travelling Canada: Day 1 exhibit, we asked visitors to share their thoughts on immigration to Canada by writing on … behind their friends, family, good jobs and the sense of security that comes from being surrounded by people who understood their native … Story I came to Canada 2013. I lived in Regina. I am happy to visit in Moose Jaw Museum. There are a lot of interesting histories, …
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… Families Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their utmost to shield us from the negative effects of the war. Dad … After working a few months at a chemical plant, he applied for a study visa to the U.S. Two months later he was gone and he managed to stay …
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… in late 1972. This important movement of refugees from Uganda was one of the earliest programs to resettle non-Europeans in postwar Canada and as such, a significant milestone in the history of refugee settlement in Canada. [3] The first … by the time you get anywhere near they say ‘Oh no, it’s closed now. Come tomorrow.’ So people were really, really completely …
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… Dutch Coalminer becomes National Parole Officer In 1946, at age 14, I was eager to get … we had come through the war with little or no harm. My parents had done their utmost to shield us from the negative effects of the war. Dad … After working a few months at a chemical plant, he applied for a study visa to the U.S. Two months later he was gone and he managed to stay …
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… Them to Adapt. It is reproduced with the permission of the subject and Ms. Barnhill. MR. AND MRS. GEORGE MACBURNIE: This widowed War Bride, … However, in 1940 she became a member of the Land Army where one was working on the farms to grow produce. In 1942, she met her future husband, George Robert MacBurnie, at a dance. As did many Canadian soldiers, George MacBurnie, stayed in England until D-Day, …
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… Olive. In 1944, she married Bob Cunneyworth, an Airman with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In doing so, she set the wheels in motion for what … of 1945 when the North Atlantic was at its worst. Thus, she became one of Canada's 50,000 War Brides to make the long journey to join with …