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  • Wincenty and Ewa Warelis
    … him her maiden name Kurdziel, which he later changed to Kurdzer. One can only imagine how hard life must have been for her, not knowing if … and move to the USA. The USA had stopped taking in immigrants at that point, but Canada had opened its gates. They all sold their land and made plans to come to Canada. On October 20, 1926 in Lasocin, Poland, a certificate …
  • LCpl William A. Fuller
    … in Europe Men in gas masks Family Portrait William and sisters Ada and Eva William and Daphne Fuller nee Hurst wedding William and Daphne Fuller nee Hurst wedding William and Daphne Fuller nee Hurst …
  • Lunshof, Geert and Geesje
    … like bunk beds and were housed in the hold of the ship. During the day we had access to common areas everywhere. It carried immigrants … he brought back a couple of loaves of bread and an enormous jar of jam. It was the first time we had ever seen or tasted white bread. We … In that classroom were other Dutch immigrant kids who had recently come and later we were told that our teacher, Vivian McBay, had just …
  • AIR image testing
    … Covid pandemic. Why would I have left my home if I didn’t have to? To come somewhere where I don’t know anyone? That was then. Now, I … family.” Ibrahim Sahary “I left Egypt in 2017. As a journalist and a community organizer I could not stay any longer, I had already been … many times, I did not want to go back to prison. I came here with my daughter Laila. At first we both worked at Amazon in the warehouse. I …
  • Stante, Carmine Nicola
    … CIERA ANCORA LA NEVE. MENTRE NELLA LONTANA FOSSACESIA IN PROVINCIA DI CHIETI ERA PRIMAVERA INOLTRATA, RICORDO ANCHE BENISSIMO CHE ERAVAMO … GIVANOTTI MENTRE A SPETTEVAMO IN FILA ABBIAMO CANTATO "QUEL MAZZOLIN DI FIORI" COME SALUTO A QUESTA TERRA BE NEDETTA. Edit. note: English/French …
  • Austrian Canadian Council • Austrian Society Ottawa
    … interior, contributing diligently to Canadia´s cultural mosaic. Wir, die hier gelandet sind, haben am kulturellen mosaic Kanada’s mitgearbeitet. In dedication to the 50th anniversary of our post war Austrian immigrants. …
  • Royal Netherlands Embassy and Consulate General of the Netherlands
    … Netherlands In commemoration of the 185,664 Dutch immigrants who landed at Pier 21 to start a new life in Canada. Ter herinnering aan de 185.664 Nedherlandse immigranten, die op Pier21 aankwamen om een nieuw leven in Canada te beginnen …
  • Immigration from the US - Biographies
    … in Dearborn Michigan with his mother, father and older brother. He studied physics at Kalamazoo College where he met his wife Janet. At that … Columbia where a group of Swarthmore graduates were starting a farming commune. Peter stayed for three years, later moving to Vancouver to … PhD and obtained a position in UBC's Faculty of Education. Changing Awareness Back to the Land Richard (John Galones) Allon was born in 1943 …
  • Home Children Canada • Les “Home Children” au Canada
    … most worked as domestic servants and farm labourers. En l’honneur des cent mille enfants britanniques âgés de six à quatorze ans, orphelins ou non, qui ont été expédiés par bateau au Canada entre 1869 et 1948, pour la plupart à titre de travailleurs domestiques et d’ouvriers agricoles. …
  • Toivo Edward and F.L. Pat Frantsi
    Toivo Edward and F.L. Pat Frantsi …

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