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… – Galicia in Poland – and our eventual settlement in Canada. During WWII, when Germany invaded Poland, my grandmother’s home in Kalusz, … feed the engineers and our family with whatever they found. Along the way, my mother had met and married Wolodymir Malinowksi, who became my …
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… I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … way it goes. The family properties were established, but the ancestors die or leave and slowly nature takes over. How did you start writing … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
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… I don't quite believe it, I'm actually going to Pier 21, Halifax NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've …
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… Finding Support in the Bengali Community Time 0:02:03 Transcript I think whenever you meet your … Bangladesh. In 2003, Jebunnessa left her home to complete graduate studies in social work in Sweden. After completing her master’s degree she … to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, where her husband began his doctoral studies. Currently, Jebunnessa works as an activist, singer, radio host …
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… aboard the ship that I met my future husband, John Devai. By faith, we were both fortunate to have been located to Chatham, Ontario where … the nationalities of the passengers and the important news of the day. I was one of 1100 passengers that came to Canada on that …
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… John Hugh Mac Eachern left via Pier 21 as a young man from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and as a member of the Royal Canadian Airforce on his way to England during World War II. Flight Sergeant Mac Eachern was …
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… and her son who was the driver piled in to their car to go to Naples. We were immigrating to Canada. Our journey was starting at 3 am and … the modern ships I am sure that it must have looked quite small by today's standards. The ship interior was like a hotel and fancy …
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… the maiden voyage of the Zuiderkruis. Since the Zuiderkruis was on its way to Indonesia, most of the crew on this luxury liner were Japanese. … who was seasick most of the trip was Maria. The three girls spent most days in the children's play room and Hans spent his days roaming the … 60 to 80 hours per week (except Sundays), every week of every year for 26 years. Since the sponsors for the family were situated in both …
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… brother they were all well established and they had no intention to come and start from scratch. But I told them my assessment is that it … there is less chance that I’ll move back to Pakistan. If you want to come to Canada, it’s good for your children, for you children’s future, … And found jobs here much easier, at that time. It wasn't that—the competition was not that high, and luckily found job in one place and …
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… Berthold Herman (Bert) Seiler, 1911-2004 We will remember Berthold Herman (Bert) Seiler as a devoted husband and … during this period of inflation, which extended from 1914, when the WWI broke out, to 1923, when Germany's monetary system collapsed. In … unsold western grain constituted one of the severest problems of the day. Conditions worsened, including economic confusion and unemployment …