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Country of Origin: Sweden Ship Name: Aquitania Date of Arrival: November 22, 1949 Our journey to Canada, myself ( Arnold ja Heli ), Ilmar, and Miralda Rakfeldt and children, Helle, Tiia and Jaak Rakfeldt began on November 14, 1949 from Stockholm to Goteborg, Sweden from there to London, England …
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Private Victor R. Tomcko …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 26, 1964 I arrived at pier21 on March 26 1964 and took the train to Toronto where I was met by my aunt who had been living in the leaside district of Toronto and had bought a house there for $14,000! I stayed with her for …
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Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region, in northeast Italy. She is the second child of four of Romolo Milanese and Anna Pasqualini. A month after Ariella was born, the family moved to a small farm house …
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George and Irene Hinton …
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Filippo and Giovanna …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: MS Vulcania Port of Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: Monday, December 24, 1951 Age on Arrival: 24 Mario Pecile was born in September of 1927, in Fagagna, a small town in the Friuli- Venezia-Giulia region, in northeast Italy. He is the second …
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Evdokia’s (Eva’s or Kia’s) husband, Vasilios (Bill) Meditskos, flew and immigrated to Canada from Greece on July 9th, 1955. Bill was granted Canadian citizenship with the help of his sister who moved to Canada prior to Bill arriving for an arranged marriage. Bill then helped his family immigrate to …
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"Kay: A Story 85 Years in the Making" I always wondered what would be the one word to best describe my mother. It was a challenge to put it mildly, but the only one that really fit was "unique." Everything about her personality, cooking and even her golf game was her own. (The sentiment is sincere. …
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The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada and how they managed in their new country. The family members are: Bep [real name Berber], our mother, Hans and Kees, the 2 oldest [twins], Walter, Ime Christine Koster-Joost and Irene Klazina Koster-Cudnohufsky. The …