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… his 10 days leave, in April 1945, we made arrangements for me to come to Canada. We felt if we waited until after the war, my departure … when there were thirty-five foot swells. We were not allowed on one side of the ship in case we were washed overboard. Staff wet the … I enjoyed 58 wonderful years together, before his passing on August 26, 2002. Although I missed my family and friends in England, I …
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… register me on my actual birthdate. Like many around us, my family was poor. Many children didn’t go to school. I went to school until grade … from Milazzo to Rome to get a health check to ensure we were fit to come to Canada. We had to be in perfect health – no disabilities or contagious diseases. We also had to get a shot before leaving. My husband left in May 1959 on the ship Saturnia, …
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… and pick cockles and muscles for family feasts. Growing up, Joyce took tap dancing lessons and she loved to read -a hobby that continued … Joyce’s family carried on in London with mandatory blackouts, regular visits to the fallout shelters or trenches, and worked for the war … in the county of Middlesex, in April of 1946. At 21 years old, Joyce set sail across the Atlantic Ocean, leaving her country, her family, …
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… mother told us stories of how she would end up on the floor from her top bunk on the ship. Her biggest memory crossing the Atlantic was, as … 1961 they purchased a car and their first home in a community on the south shore of Montreal. After moving into their new home, they decided … have maintained ties with them, and have gone back over the years for visits. My parents remained in Chateauguay until 1980, when they move …
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… He served overseas and was wounded at the Sicily Landings. Mary sailed into Halifax on October 15, 1944 from Greenwich on board the Ille de France. It was a very bad crossing, hitting the tail end of a …
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… the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, faith and … my grandfather would not allow her was the blessing of a marriage to a poor, hardworking, gentle man named Giulio Alessandroni . My …
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… the Alessandroni Family had landed at Pier 21, Halifax. There they set foot to a new adventure, a new chapter of a family full of love, …
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… Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. They met in a dance hall in Glasgow, called the Locarno, and were …
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… who immigrated to Canada three years before and were looking for an au pair girl for a Canadian family in Halifax. They were sailing back … It did not take too long to have my passport processed in the large shed. Since I was brought up in the Lutheran Faith, a very nice lady, … in the middle of the summer, for I loved swimming and seldom had the chance to swim in salt water. During my spare time I walked to horse …
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… Lynn Thomson, was a beautiful, young (only 16 years old), Glaswegian lass. My father Harold Melville Rees , was a handsome, charming, funny … years old, my mother, Jeannie Lynn Rees, was the youngest war bride to come to Canada. By having her name inscribed on the Wall of Service I …