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… uh, yes , there’s a justice process, influenced by the international community, but he’s already dead. I’ve known many people, colleagues, … a little thinker in a big country of thinkers, and together, when we combine our efforts, I’m convinced we have or will have a world of … due to his ethnic background. This discrimination encouraged him to become an advocate for peace and human rights. Fredrick earned a master’s …
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… Pasquale Martinis, “My Lucky Day” July 18 1956 My origin. I was born in the northern part of Italy, … and seven grandchildren. So, you know now, why I call it my lucky day. Thank you, Canada. This is my family in Italy. My two older …
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Sketch of the Woodside Tavern by Mary Louise Doyle. Dartmouth’s Woodside Tavern is a simple building in the parking lot of a shopping plaza— a small island of brick in a sea of asphalt and parked cars. With dartboards, pool tables, and long tables lined with rows of wooden chairs, it claims to be …
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… my family (parents and 2 older brothers) from the Netherlands to PEI, Canada in March of 1953. The decision to immigrate was made by my … while my brothers stayed with my father in separate quarters. The days spent in Halifax were with friends we had made on the boat. During … A house was made available to us, which had been partially furnished by the Jones’ for our arrival (until our crate of furniture and …
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… The voyage on board the Waterman from Rotterdam to Halifax took 7 days. On the first day of their journey they found 5 more single young men on board and … with her family on the Zuiderkruis at Pier 21 on January 30,1952. She was 17 years old and arrived with her parents, one brother and 3 …
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… Shop to buy cigarettes, chocolates and other small items. After 2 to 3 days sea voyage, the Mess Hall was thinning out more and more due to … at Pier 21. It certainly looked different then compared to the present day. Everyone was happy the voyage was over and now reality finally set … to the backyard of the Employment Immigration Center in Ottawa (Albert St). There we stepped off the bus and stood in the yard where the …
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Joan's husband Gerald Wilson . Joan's daughter Sandra . Joan with her parents Gerald and Joan Wilson A telegraph Joan sent to Gerald Joan in uniform Joan in uniform Joan in uniform Joan at the War Bride's Club Joan with her husband and granddaughter Sandra and Ken Sandra with father Gerald and …
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… am David & Regina Hartman's third daughter, and the first one born in Canada! Mom was 4 1/2 months pregnant with me, when they left … 1910 when they converted to the Baptist faith. Catherine (who had come from Austria) had asked for professional people to help populate Russia and although she also had peasant Germans come, she also requested professional …
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… The following is a quote from a speech Don gave on Remembrance Day 2009: “It was September 1941 when I enlisted in the Canadian Army and the 31st March 1946 when I left. Four and half years in the army and thank …
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… When there is a war in a country, it can become difficult for its citizens to leave... People lose their … challenges. The most important challenge, and certainly one that we can relate to, is fear. Growing up in Burundi during the civil war, where there was violence every day, my family faced so many difficulties but… we managed to stay. …