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… Jeffery. The crossing was uneventful but we do remember that, as each day elapsed, England seemed farther and farther away! Our arrival in Halifax was a typical March day: cold and wet so we were not too inspired. We vividly remember the … could see no future for our family. When I left the U.K. at the age of 26 I had the dubious distinction of never having paid any income tax, …
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… both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … to meet up with each other while on leave in the UK and also in Germany when the war ended. What joyous reunions those were! They each …
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… both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … to meet up with each other while on leave in the UK and also in Germany when the war ended. What joyous reunions those were! They each …
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… both Canada and the US had enacted Homestead Acts offering land to any settlers willing to live and make improvements on the land. This … of the century lured settlers by the thousands from Russia as well as many other countries. My great-grandmother, Justina Flaig, fled … to meet up with each other while on leave in the UK and also in Germany when the war ended. What joyous reunions those were! They each …
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… 1896 to 1905, is such a cliché in Canadian immigration history that one hesitates to use it. For all its overuse, this quote—and more … for it at the cost of Indigenous people is not often mentioned alongside the celebratory uses of this quote. Sifton resigned from … might look to his other use of the “sheep-skin coat” description: If one should examine twenty people who turn up at Hamburg to emigrate he …
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… for a green card in the United States, they applied to come to Canada as refugees. The family qualified for refugee status due to the danger they would face if they returned to El Salvador. Through the … church in Winkler, Manitoba, the family was able to come to Canada in December 1988. Although Grace was 19 when she arrived in Canada, …
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… who met, fell in love, and wed, after having only seen a picture of one another. Arriving in Canada in 1951 with only $15 in his pocket, … decided that she was the woman for her son. After a few letters and one striking photo, Sia arrived alone, by ship to Canada: first to … welcomed everyone. Their generosity and kindness were reflected each day through their connections with customers, family, friends, even …
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… der Laan, the youngest of five children. The oldest being my brother Han, 17 years my senior, three sisters, Adre, Mien and Gre, then yours … truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I … In 1950, my brother decided to immigrate to Canada with his new bride, Annie. Their trip to Canada was made on a troop ship, the facilities on …
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… pulled the wagons, the plow and provided us milk at the end of the day. We lived outside the war zone and when food got scarce in 1945 my …
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… the extraordinary life of Madame Mirdza Dambergs, an accomplished Prima Ballerina and teacher, along with her husband Nick, who also made … National Opera, had a long record of achievement. She studied under many of Europe's famous teachers, such as Feodorova and Preobrajenska … and performed in most of Europe's capitals. Mirdza was known as one of the ‘Greats' in ballet and was awarded The Cross of Merit, by …