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… The trauma of a long quarantine stripped a young Michael Frederiksen of his languages. Michael left Denmark with his family and arrived in Canada in late June of 1951 while the epidemic was raging. Not long … I lost facility for both mother tongues, Danish and Russian. Much of my childhood memories became blurred or lost during that time.” Michael …
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… was restricted in terms of having a decent living. Up to this point there were two classes of people; the very rich and very poor. A person … a stable, young and growing country, which was enticing immigrants to come to Canada and help to develop. Finally on April 14, 1928, Dad, his … away March 12, 1987. Now I shall say a few words of Mom's, mine, and my two brothers - Mayan and Bill - recollection of the trip to Canada. …
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… So, the club that we belonged to, you could go and play a multitude of sports. They’re very affordable. So, in that hometown, the way … they were electing a new executive and I ran for the executive… I made it on board. And I been on the board since 1973. I’ve been the president for many, many years and worked in different roles. …
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… letter simply addressed to “Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia,” arrived on my desk. The first line read, “I don’t know if anyone is ever going to … for his ship to depart from Pier 21 and to take him overseas to join the war effort. While the anxious soldiers were counting down to … the war. Ann wrote, “So with sounds of Dunkirk for background ‘music,’ my brave mother made the necessary arrangements. Stored furniture, …
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… The OCEAN CROSSING on the GROOTE BEER October 20-28, 1953 Tuesday Oct 20th departure day finally arrived. My fiancée had the use of her father's car for the trip to Rotterdam …
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… would have lost Margarita Bruehler nee Sosnowsky to Paraguay if her brother hadn’t come down with the chickenpox. Margarita’s early childhood memories are … canned food, clothing, coffee, even chocolate. Via the Red Cross my mother was able to locate an aunt living in Chilliwack, B.C. “The … How a Chicken Pox Quarantine Brought one Family to Canada …
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… Netherlands and in the spring of 1953 her parents decided to move. “My parents had decided to leave our home in Apeldoorn to seek out new … The Second World War had itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk …
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… DeBoard who were living in Iroquois, ON. Eddy was in the Canadian Army and became a good friend of my father at the end of the war. After a couple of weeks working at the … family. Somewhat unreal that two Canadian veterans started to mold my life in Canada. Grant and I became very good friends. I was …
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… new home. A year and a half later, Quinto went back to Tuenno for a visit. This is when he met Rita Leonardi. Rita was also from Tuenno, … to visit family and also enjoy it when family and friends from Italy come to visit here in Canada. Their biggest passion is spending time …
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… and covered with drawings and handwritten messages in different languages. During Pier 21’s years as an immigration shed, suitcases and … political refugees as they were transported to Canada.” If these newcomers couldn’t understand or speak English or French, the tags … the tags link visitors to the building’s past, they are also a way to communicate through time to the future. A message might be read by …