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… commitment to family and fellowship, the Shriners are a brotherhood dedicated to providing care for children and families in need. This … envers la famille et la camaraderie, les Shriners sont une fraternité dédiée à fournir des soins aux enfants et aux familles dans le besoin. Cette plaque souligne leurs contributions et leur service communautaire …
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I left my hometown of Lee on Solent on the 20th of March bound for Canada on the ship Scythia. My family was in Lee on Solent throughout the Second World War, my father being an air gunner navigator in the R A F. I met some wonderful people while crossing the Atlantic, two of which I am very close …
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… months later, she began working in a bookstore. Her husband Clayton completed his doctorate and now works in a Montreal laboratory. At the …
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… The departure from Naples, Italy, was rather pleasant including the stop … Bronco, the 29,000 ton ship started to toss, dip, heave, wobble from side to side and fore and aft, it was like the waves were doing a bad … by dark grey skies, howling wind storm, and buckets of rain. My Mother said: "My God, what forsaken place has your father brought us to?" You …
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… Born in Amsterdam on August 8, 1927 to Wihelmina Heijstee - van der Heijden and Richardes Heijstee, the middle … only $50 in his pocket. Arrived on June 24, 1951 at the port in Québec City. Experienced a week of sickness while crossing the North Atlantic … as our liberators in the spring of 1945 also influenced my decision to come to Canada. There were also many reports from Canada that it was a …
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… MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … above where passengers disembarked, were written the words “Welcome Home to Canada.” The Welcome Home to Canada sign, visible from the deck of a ship as it arrives …
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… MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … above where passengers disembarked, were written the words “Welcome Home to Canada.” The Welcome Home to Canada sign, visible from the deck of a ship as it arrives …
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… August 22, 2018 Halifax, NS Saputo Family commemorates arrival in Canada with $1M donation to the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier … to be able to share this moment with our children and grandchildren,” said Lino Saputo during the announcement event at the Museum. “We are … Saputo Hall is a hub of activity where public and educational programs come to life and visitors gather for exhibition openings and guided …
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… An Immigrants Story and Commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the End of World War II Gentlemen, Sixty years ago, Antonio Nicolini was a prisoner of war …
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… Children March 1951 Our family immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in March of 1951. We were a family of eight children, … 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 …