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… The Immigration Story of Lorenzo Cosentino (Italian immigrant) Lorenzo left his town of San Nicola da Crissa, Calabria (Catanzaro) with several friends and relatives. … 1951 on the ITALIA (Aquila). They arrived in Halifax (Pier 21) on June 26, 1951. They all departed Halifax by train heading to Toronto where …
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… Children March 1953 - Groote Beer At the age of nine I emigrated with my family (parents and 2 older … to go on deck for fresh air to make us feel better, which was easier said than done because we were all very sea sick. As we got longer into … while my brothers stayed with my father in separate quarters. The days spent in Halifax were with friends we had made on the boat. During …
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… five War Brides boarded a train in Lancaster, England. We were on the first lap of our journey to Canada. On the journey down to … Our emotions were mixed; sadness, apprehension, excitement. Each day as we ate our meals first class passengers would stand and stare at … was from The Flower Town. I was asked if I wanted anything, "Yes," I said, "some of that wonderful fruit I saw in the stores". My wishes …
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… year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … French) For centuries now, newcomers have adapted recipes and ingredients to their new situation in Canada to some very delicious results. … This heart-shaped glass pendant was whittled by a Canadian soldier, Frank Englehart, during the Second World War. The glass was …
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… then she got married. She missed us and we missed her. She said, ‘Mom, come, live with me! I applied for family reunion’. So my husband and I … to do something to cheer myself up. I enrolled an English Class in the community center near to us. I became a student when I was 65 years … something for the society. I like to be a volunteer to pay back to the community. Every spring, we plant trees. In 2013, we knitted many …
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… Wincenty was born on August 15, 1871 in the village of Biedrzychow, Poland. He was the son of Damian Warelis and … Wladyslaw was killed in the war. Nothing is known about Stefka who was said to have married at a very young age and died shortly after from a …
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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 … for training. They advertised in the local newspapers overseas and set up more embassies to process interested applicants. And lots of us … case it was the St. Patrick’s Church at 131 McCaul St in Toronto. To set foot in a new country might sound challenging, but living ‘room and …
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… - on my behalf. I married my husband Frank, before we had even met. He was living in Ottawa, Canada, having arrived here in 1950. He became … photographs. After 3 months of corresponding, Frank proposed and I said yes (at the age of almost 20, I was not yet married and considered …
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… MEMORIES OF A WAR BRIDE – a ‘blind date’ in World War II I was not the least bit interested when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another …
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… of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of Naples. Well, … Saturnia. I guess I must have gotten better as we boarded the next day to a journey, which would take us 12 days to arrive in Halifax. The … war. My dad had met the Prince, Umberto of Savoia, during World War II and he must have told him to visit whenever he is in town. Well, we …