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… that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher … did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for two months and was still … was able to clear up the story of my Dad’s great-uncle Patrick O’Brian (do you know how many people had that name at the turn of the 20 th …
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… food. Entries in his pay records show that he was paid one dollar a day and an extra ten cents a day when in the trenches. He called the Germans "Fritz" and referred to … over the top", referring to his own Battalion, the 20th, and a few days later another entry says "We're winning", both entries refer to …
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… parts of Canada. My story is a little different. Not only did I come a different way, (by train) and from a different direction (from … Montreal so I went back onto the ship and arrived at Montreal the next day. My ultimate destination was Eastern Canada and therefore I already … of this big city, the first major North American city that I had a chance to visit. I stared with awe at the huge buildings, particularly …
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… farmers, but hunger is a powerful incentive. My aunt had immigrated to Canada and was living in Red Lake, Ontario and she was able to sponsor … set in. The men were separated from their families and required to do cleaning of the ship. That left my mother to care for a toddler and … found a small snapshot of my family at the railing of the ship two days before we docked in Halifax. I also discovered the ship was the …
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… Beatrice Whiteley , passed away at the age of 86. She loved her adopted country so much that a trial return to the UK to live, in the … led to her return to Canada in 1981. We came with the War Brides, but to join my father who had come as an immigrant. As an RAF aircrew trainee, he had been a member …
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… Departed Dec 19-1926, arrived Pier 21 Halifax, December 28 1926. Our 9 day voyage – Mother with 3 children ages 6, 4, 2, I was the oldest – … other, but we all survived. When we arrived in Halifax we had to go down a rope ladder to a barge along side. There were steamer trunks … of service at Christmas time 1977 and am enjoying my retirement. I do volunteer work with church, and the legion and enjoy golfing, …
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… we looked like a herd of people. My parents remembered that day, and told me that they will never forget it. They did not know what … worried about how to pay for the food, then she worried about what to do for us to get us warmer. It was a cold month of March and we did not … heat in those little houses. I recall my father Vincenzo telling mom ‘don’t worry! Look they have chimneys and there is smoke coming out, it …
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… He returned home to Nova Scotia through Pier 21 in a full body cast due to a broken neck and tried his very best to deal with his physical … missed by family and friends. His crew members who died that February day and "second family" as he referred to them were: F/O Richard M. …
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… Because his identification documents had been lost or destroyed due to the war, Martin could not emigrate. Emery Hartman, Martin Markus’ friend had the proper departure documents to come to Canada. Instead of going to Canada, Emery had decided to travel …
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… London Hotels brochure, etc. My mother never returned to Europe again due to WWII, having children, and finally too old to travel. She was though everything Canadian. Her desire was to become the best Canadian she could be, dedicated to learning English and … of origin. She lived until 95 years of age and was thankful every day to have lived those years in Canada. …