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… John Sirounis was born in Kastri, Greece on September 5th 1934, the 5th child of Demetrios and Aggeliki. … work. He asked John, "would you like me to write to our relatives in Canada to sponsor you there to give you a job they have business there, … you are too young". John got exited and said "Dad I am not young any more I am 16 already". On May 19, 1951 his dad took him to Athens …
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… and his oldest sister Restituta, whom he had never met before that day in May of 1953. His intention was to work in Canada and earn enough money to one day head back to Italy. But, he soon realised that the opportunities in …
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… routes from the same small town to Canada. In 1953 after an eleven-day journey aboard the small Greek liner the Nea Hellas, I arrived at … was also making the journey. Although the ship has been described as one of the nicest ships ever built, she spent the entire journey … in Etobicoke for twenty years and welcoming our three daughters, Anna, Netta and Gracie, we moved to Mississauga where we have lived for …
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… to you: some words you understand some you don’t. At that time two ladies asked me to give blood. I didn’t understand the word blood; I had …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Germany Ship Name: Anna Salén Port of Entry: Pier 21 Date of Arrival: November 16, 1951 Age on Arrival: 20 May it be known that I, Hans Escher, was born on Sept. … a pouch and a bell attached to the end of it, and would hold it under one’s face. If one was reluctant to put money in the pouch, he would …
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… on April 22, 1957 at 9:15 in the morning. I remember it was Easter Monday; we were all there on deck watching the boat "Olympia" being docked … huge ropes just like a tug-of-war game. Nobody spoke a word, each one deep in their own thoughts. To be on a new land, new continent, a … of itinerary I traced on the Canadian map, all kinds of recollections come back to my mind. The seven days at sea on the Olympia were …
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… when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another … who didn’t have a date. I can still hear my friend saying: “Oh, come on Hazel, you’ll only have to see him once. You won’t have to see … to spot the two Canadian Pilots waiting for us. My friend greeted the one she had dated previously and I found myself standing in front of …
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… (Carla). Their sons, Gary, Hubert and Hank, were aged four, three and one, respectively. A year later their youngest son Jack was born. After … reading an advertisement describing Canada as the land of milk and honey, felt that the best thing to do was to go overseas. The voyage … the Atlantic on the Zuiderkruis was for the most part not a pleasant one. They encountered massive storms, where the waves were large enough …
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… Arrival: April 1946 I left my home with my 14-month-old baby Shirley Ann. We were mustered in an old house in London, sleeping on iron … in trains. We waited at dockside until almost night. The crew had gone on strike - "More pay or more help." We slept in bunks; my daughter … Photo below shows Irene and her husband Reginald on their wedding day, March 20, 1944 Reginald and his wife Irene on their wedding day, …
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… Haitian boy and girl so I had Haitian siblings and together we went to Canada. Living in Canada was hard - it was like a fairy tale, but I was the strange beast … The Life of a Can-Haitian by Fraser …