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… of Arrival: March 11, 1957 I was born on the 15 of December 1937 in Schwenningen/Neckar in southern Germany, the third child of four girls. … required to present to the Canadian Consulate in Karlsruhe. Two weeks before we were to leave for Karlsruhe, my girl friend backed out. … fell sea sick for two days, oh that was so terrible, I thought I would die. We finally arrived in Halifax late evening. As we approached the …
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… Xianqin Yang was born and raised in Shandong Province, China. After completing an undergraduate degree and master’s degree in microbiology, … not get a visa for the United States, she decided to continue her studies in Canada. She received a full scholarship from the University of … in June 2007, Xianqin accepted a position as a research scientist in Lacombe, Alberta. Return to Main Gallery …
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… Maria Rosaria (Teti) Pagano and my sister, Maria Grazia Pagano. We came to join my father who had immigrated to Canada in 1958. We came … and I found the food so sweet that we refused to eat it. At that point my mother was worried that we would get sick if they did not eat. …
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… prison, and had an opportunity to become a 'guest of General Eisenhower' in the USA as a sought after engineer. My future wife had been … a new country would offer me a new beginning. So, on that fateful day, I struck out on my own, leaving everything I knew behind: my … and picked up some more emigrants at Southhampton where more signs of WWII were evident in the rubble of bombed buildings and more sunken …
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… after they settled in Canada in June of 1950. “Soon after Labour Day, school started for John and Roger,” Jennifer wrote. “It was very … and friendliness of teachers and children helped a lot. “Alas, however, they didn’t go for more than a week before Martin & John developed unusual coughs which we realized …
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… We were forced to leave Latvia in 1944 to escape the approaching … farmers, but hunger is a powerful incentive. My aunt had immigrated to Canada and was living in Red Lake, Ontario and she was able to sponsor … found a small snapshot of my family at the railing of the ship two days before we docked in Halifax. I also discovered the ship was the …
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… Welcomed and Welcoming As I awoke in my upper bunk I immediately noticed … the throb of the engine that had accompanied us for the past eight days had ceased. The North Atlantic is not very pacific in the early …
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… August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier … to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. The gift is a way to acknowledge where the Saputo family’s Canadian journey began. … said Lino Saputo during the announcement event at the Museum. “We are proud to support the Museum, and play a part in sharing the …
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… arrived in India to face discharge. Patricia Marian Saungikar nee Evans Joined W.R.N.S. as Aircraft Mechanic in February 1957 after … after 5 years at her own request due to marriage and emigrating to Canada. Due to the restrictions in the Indian Navy about marrying … the train with a change in Montreal; they arrived in Toronto, Sunday evening. On a very cold February day they made their way to …
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… help .” After leaving the bank, she was approached by her cousin, Eddie Bullen, a successful jazz musician. He had developed a show that … made-up word,” she says, “How I've labelled myself is inconsequential compared to what I am doing.” “The events offer the musicians financial … to keep growing, while they entertain and educate Canadian audiences.” “I focus on the music that gives me an opportunity to make a …