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… on February 16, 1952. Grete was seasick the whole trip except for one day and therefore spent almost all her time in the cabin. Anngret was … at Union Station and was left to look after their belongings for about 4-5 hours. Guenther immediately got a general labour job with an … September 1955. Guenther, Margaret, Ann and husband on their wedding day, Flower girl is Katherine. June 1968. Margaret and Guenther, …
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… and Daniel. His family meant everything to him and he showed it every day. He had four grandchildren; Todd, Adam, Lauren and Heather and at …
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… my wife and I and our 11- mouth old daughter arrived in Quebec City, Canada. We decided to leave our homeland of the Netherlands for a … a bed; mom and dad’s bicycles; mom’s special set of china cabinet dishes, all carefully packed for transport; most of dad’s carpentry … and Australia. Henk Knol wrote and told us the best thing would be to come. He also wrote a special letter to me, for encouragement to make …
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… with bunks three high and the men and boys in the hull. During the day, we were placed in a type of day-care, a large playroom from which we were not free to come and go as someone stood on guard at the door. I believe we talked …
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… while and decided to immigrate to Canada in the early part of the 1950's. On October 31, 1953 Antonio sponsored by his brother. … on December 19, 1954 aboard the Conte Biancamano following a seven day crossing of the Atlantic Ocean. The family reunited and started a … he could find work to support himself and his family and perhaps some day have the ability to own a small home and live in freedom without …
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… be free of the Nazi tyranny. Many friendships blossomed in those days and indeed, many Canadian soldiers returned home with Dutch … paintings and cooking utensils. Enough to fit into the required 6' x3' x3' sized trunk. They had only enough money for their passage and … away to a small area where a nurse oversaw their care and feeding. One day my parents had finished their dinner and came to fetch me from the …
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… there. WOW! It sounded like a great place to visit. Subsequently one day in August I found myself leaving home with my parents on the way to … our heads placed at opposite ends of the bed for sleeping. The next day, at sea, when allowed up on deck, I was amazed to see we were part … at Pier 21. Sometime later, we disembarked our ship and entered Pier 21’s reception area, amid much confusion. Someone placed a sticker on …
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… housed in a wooden shed, which figured somewhat in my life. On Sundays I had to accompany my grandmother to that faraway church. Her … an affront, a provocation, a frontal attack. The decision to come to Canada was a piece of cake. Luebtheen had a bus service to the … a journeyman wheelwright. It is a shame that one is compelled to leave “Die schöne Heimat”; the home place, it had so much to offer. Many …
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… to join his father, so I had him look after my son and they would chum around the ship together, otherwise I would not let him leave our cabin alone. Our cabin was below water level and away from the outer hull of the ship, so we had no window to look out of. We shared …
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… recognize the extraordinary life of Madame Mirdza Dambergs, an accomplished Prima Ballerina and teacher, along with her husband Nick, who also … The Dambergs family arrived in Halifax through Pier 21 on Valentine's Day after a rough sea voyage across the Atlantic. The weather in …