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… Don Whitfield (Marie’s husband) on the occasion of Marie’s 80th birthday: “I remember the first time we met in the summer of 1943. It was at … that time weren’t very large and at that time neither were Marie and I. When she hung up the phone, I thought what the heck, we were close … bombing raids and the buzz bombs and made use of bomb shelters. The good part of this difficult time was how I was welcomed into Marie’s …
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… throughout our long journey to Canada, and we have remained very good friends. We sailed from Liverpool the next morning on March 13th. … was her 13th crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. Fiona had her first birthday the day we sailed. We arrived in Halifax March 19th. I remember the … buried in the snow. Our destination was St.Catharines, ON, and to this day, we have stayed in St.Catharines. In the year 2000, my daughter …
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… in Bayfield, Westmorland County, New Brunswick on March 21st, 1912, the youngest son of Norman and Annie (Grant) MacRae. Hugh enlisted in … Centre, the Canadian Army (Active) at Edmundston, N.B. on the 8th day of October, 1942. He served in Canada, the United Kingdom and …
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… Country of Origin: Portugal Date of Entry: April 14, 1955 Name of Vessel: Saturnia António and … of pursing a better life for themselves and their children. They had become aware of the opening of immigration to Canada, and although other … an "endentured worker", having the prerequisite "hardened hands". On Good Friday, April 8, 1955, António boarded the ship Saturnia in the …
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… Angela Bianchini nee Toneguzzo On June 23, 1958, my mother, Angela (Toneguzzo) Bianchini boarded the Queen Frederica in Genoa, Italy to join her husband in Canada. Not knowing when she would see them again, saying good-bye to her sister, brother and mother was extremely difficult. Her …
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… “Two days later I, my younger brother and sister was sent of to a small country school. … I was hired with my sister in the Tobacco factory. And the money was good.” (Lea van Muren, 1952) “As might be expected, the transition to a … under the principal’s desk when mom brought us to school that first day. I do remember crying while mom towed me down the hall to the …
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… married on Feb.3, 1953 and left Holland for Canada within days of their simple wedding. They were allowed to bring $40.00 maximum and a … whole way over which I believe took more than a week. Winter was not a good time to arrive in Canada. A farmer picked them up in a horse and … in the woods, and my father started working on the farm the very next day. The rest is history..... …
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… The Nelly left Bremerhaven, Germany on July 11, 1951. I had a good voyage aboard the Nelly. In order to be processed by immigration … a bush camp near Hurkett at Black Bay, a Bay of Lake Superior, after 3 days and 2 nights of train travel. Great Lakes Paper Co. sponsored and … Canadians refused to work this area. After training and pay on a daywork basis, which lasted about two weeks, I was put on piecework. I …
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… Clarence Melville Wright . I received notice to sail for Canada on the Queen Mary in June 1946. It was a very enjoyable trip. MacKenzie … she would treat me like one of her own. She did that and we became good friends. The only thing I didn't like, and still don't like is the … in the winter. Other than that I adopted ways of Canadian living and today I'm proud to be a Canadian. I am a member of the Nova Scotian War …
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… (Updated October 2, 2020) Introduction Travellers approaching Canada’s border by car are asked by customs officers whether they have anything to declare. Whether entering the country at … for hospital use and settler’s effects. Over the years, the list of goods for which a duty had to be paid was expanded. In 1879, items …