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… ERNEST WILLIAM WELLS (BILL) of the 17th D.Y.R.C.H. (HOUSARES) after WWII who was from Strathmore,Quebec. Still married to this day 56 years later, with nine(9) grown children and several grand … with her and she was expecting another. She said she was ill all the way over with morning and sea sickness and that the other women were …
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… quickly turn mushy). Add the green onions and the rest of the ingredients except for the eggs and the oil to the green herbs and give a stir to combine. Add the eggs and mix well to combine. The batter should have the consistency of thick yogurt or …
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… 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 French, learning about Canada and its history, adopting a new way of dressing, mannerisms, contribute to society,etc. She wanted to …
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… Langley managed to survive the sinking, by crawling out of a porthole wearing these pyjamas. And that was the grim fact about Empress of … they’re important because John Langley was an Irish immigrant. He’d come to Canada just the year before. The ship Empress of Ireland … and we get this kind of life-sized sense of the fateful voyage that day in 1914. Return to our Empress of Ireland video gallery. → …
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… soldier stationed overseas in Kent waiting to go to France during WWII. In 1945 she married that soldier named Ralston Ripley . Ralston … Pier 21 (she was the first one off the ship) and driving to northern Nova Scotia to a small community called River Philip was the start of a … and friends behind in England, Olive familiarized herself to a new way of life: without shops to visit daily and very few neighbours close …
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Luncheon with a Fascinating Canadian Date: Friday, May 8, 2026 Time: 11:30am Location: Fairmont Royal York, 100 Front St. W. Toronto, ON In support of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. For event information, sponsorships or ticket sales, contact: Ellen Sikorski or visit our Canadahelps …
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… Ralston was born in 1918 in River Philip, Nova Scotia. His parents, Willard and Annie Ripley, raised eight … the farm. Four of them are veterans of World War II. Ralston's war service started in February, 1942, when at the age of 24 he enlisted at … small arms and infantry battle tactics. He went overseas in July, 1943 via the Queen Elizabeth I. (continued as instructor at Witely and …
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… Pier 21 today, as it was in years past, is a building. For visitors past and … I have seen. Heather was one of our summer students. It was a quiet day in the exhibition and she saw a man sitting alone on one of the …