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… "Bill" F39938 Sergeant, West Nova Scotia Regiment, Royal Canadian Army. Born on September 16, 1921 in Lockeport, Shelburne County; died … (Enslow) Williams; Married to Dorothy "Doris" Chaplin from England on May 28, 1943 in Lewisham, England, whom he met while overseas. They had …
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… of Origin: Italy Port of Entry: Halifax Age on Arrival: 3 years old My Family will be celebrating 50 years in Canada on March 2nd, 2008, … our ship docked. I immediately sensed an emotional sensation, as a young child would have experienced in the commotion going through the …
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… When I married my husband, Flt Sgt. William (Bill) Hawkins, a Canadian on June 24th … what vast changes would take place in my life. Gradually it dawned on me that I would actually be leaving the little town of Chingford Essex, … passport applications and permits in general for just about everything you could think of, even one from the Foreign Office. Then came the …
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… The mass immigrations of Italians to Canada from 1870-1914, 1920-1930 and … of challenges upon arrival in Canada, a vibrant Italian-Canadian community gradually emerged, significantly contributing to the building … many began speaking English amongst themselves in an effort to prove loyalty to their new country. Between 1940 and 1943, approximately 600 …
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… Time 0:03:18 Transcript We are family of four from Akureyri in Iceland. We had a … little house on hill in Akureyri. I always wanted to move to a different country, me and my husband often talked about it over the years but … lost all our savings that took years to build up. But, we had our own company that we could sell and we had money to leave, lots of people …
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… did immigrating to Canada mean to Morris Ladenheim in 1935? For a 7 year old boy, it meant being separated from his extended family … What did Morris Ladenheim eventually learn about those who did not come to Canada? He learned of the murder of his grandparents by the … camps that his mom’s sister Elka and her family were imprisoned in, with only Elka surviving. He learned of the escape from a camp by …
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… May 3 to July 28, 2024 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the resettlement and repatriation of Kosovar refugees. Approximately 7,000 Kosovar … Operation Parasol: Urgent need, swift action …
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… gateways to understanding. People from around the world continue to come to Canada, each with an individual journey worth sharing. All … of what it means to be Canadian. You can help provide newcomers with stepping stones Donations also go to support the Welcome Home to Canada program , which assists newcomers gain work …
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… Peter Biesheuvel and his son Brian visited the Museum early on a Saturday morning. I told my husband that I would meet them at 9:30 a.m., show them around the … Of Peter’s many wonderful stories about his early years in Canada, my favourite was this little tale which reinforces the value of doing …
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… All Aboard - On The Train “In this special train for immigrants, the passengers sat, ate, and … (Kenneth Robert Vandenberg, 1953) “Thanks to a word of advice from my Aunt Edith Hitman, mom and dad had brought a kettle along with them … stations where we could buy food, our family ran out of bread and jam. A very kind elderly immigrant couple from Germany gave us some …