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  • Alexandra Dochmacka and Sofia Bain
    … Sofia Dochmacka Bain I am very proud, that Dr. Dehav invited me here today, so, that I will have the opportunity, to tell you about two brave … up by the retreating Russians, as well as several buildings on the edge of the town went up in flames, set by the Russians. The shells … waiting, the Jews, were told to kneel, undress, and crawl to the pit's edge. These people were then shot. During the night, the Germans and …
  • Kucha Family
    … Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for … Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) left from his homeland of Fot, Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp on the … left the port of Bremen, Germany and sailed to New York, New York, U.S.A. They arrived through Ellis Island, New York and then went on to …
  • Stanley Sape Vander Meulen
    … Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … of a long, centuries-old-line of skilled carpenters, specialized in house design and construction as well as cabinetry. Jacob provided … the development of mass-produced plywood and gypsum in four-by-eight foot panels. Among Stan’s skills was the ability to do ‘takeoff’ on a …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 1
    … 2020) Introduction Before the arrival of Europeans, Algonquin and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations were the primary inhabitants along the … narrows”). In 1535 , French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered a Haudenosaunee village, Stadacona, where some 1,000 inhabitants lived … corn, fishing, and hunting. In 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain established a trading post and habitation , and named it …
  • Eric Wicherts
    … this fascinating story while the wind and snow was whirling around our house near the Zuiderzee. The war came, we went to school and then occupation. Then the … to book passage. I went alone first so that my wife and child could come later after I was established. In Rotterdam (now one of the …
  • Quotes - Travelling
    … knew where I was and in the event of the ship sinking, no one would come to my rescue, I panicked. Visions of water rushing in through the … shares our cabin. Spirits are high and everyone is talking to everyone else finding where everyone is going in their new country. Across the … the mess. Since our cabin is in the bottom of the ship, no portholes can be opened so the atmosphere is not to pleasant for a little while, …
  • FrancoAntonia FulviaLiviana
    … January 6, 1954, my husband Franco and I left our home in San Lorenzo de Arzene with our two little girls during a terrible snowstorm. Fulvia … month birthday when we arrived in Canada. We travelled by train to Venice where we had to transfer to Genoa. We were so worried about missing … room during the first few days; he greatly enjoyed the abundance of food. My baby, Liviana, also did well. One of the stewards named Luigi …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 2
    … according to their need. Cafeterias and dining rooms provided food and beverages, while representatives of the Salvation Army, Young … later sought out an urn for hot water in order to make baby food. The nursery was equipped with all necessary amenities for …
  • Charles J. Lutton
    … Port of Entry: Saint John, New Brunswick Date of Arrival: February 26, 1928 Age on Arrival: 24 CHARLES JOSEPH LUTTON/"C" COMPANY THE IRISH … – bright and warm. April 22, 1944 (S. ELIA FIUMERAPIDO / Map. 891266 Scale 1/50,000 Sheet 160 1) The Bn change over was completed by …
  • Deportation from Canada during the Great Depression
    … In the 1930s, Canadians experienced a profound economic recession complicated by drought and the collapse of trade: the Great Depression. … entered Canada per year , an enormous drop from an average of about 126,000 per year during the 1920s. [4] Clifford Sifton, one of the … Throughout The World”, The American Journal of International Law , 26:4 (October 1932), 671. ↩ W.B. Williston to G. Robertson, Cochrane, …

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