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… My husband Cpl. James Reid Paton arrived two days ahead of me on the Ile de France, a troop ship. I sailed from Liverpool. … a little boy named Johnie, age 3. He was coming to Canada to be with his father who was a Canadian soldier in the European campaign. His …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition of the Museum, there is a section called Treasures From Home, with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair …
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In the Museum’s Pier 21 Story exhibition , there is a section called Treasures From Home , with artifacts and props representing what immigrants brought with them as they sailed to Canada. The objects are contained in a large wooden case and include many different objects: a bicycle, a pair of …
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… My mother, Beatrice Whiteley , passed away at the age of 86. She loved her … 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 … Commonwealth Air Training Programme during the War, and had undertaken his Navigation training in Mount Hope, Ontario. On demobilization from …
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… Finding Support in the Bengali Community Time 0:02:03 Transcript I think whenever you meet your … people from your own community the first thing is that you will be relaxed, relaxed in a sense that very quickly you can exchange some … your health card it costs a lot. So we got worried and then, Bangladeshi friends they just gave us the information quickly that there are …
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… JoAnne Potter nee Vanderheyden I was born May 21, 1940 in Beek & Donk, Holland. After WWII devastated our … She took my sister, Helen along with her because she was still a small baby. The TB testing came out fine as well as news that Mom was two … although the potatoes were yellow and tasted different; the raspberry jam tasted oily. With the lack of space, there wasn't much room to run …
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… a young Catherine Christensen (right). We hear innumerable stories about seasickness from our Museum visitors who crossed the Atlantic and first arrived at Pier 21. They all laugh about it now, but … two heads together. That was our first beautiful kiss. We enjoyed the company of each other throughout our trip. We had many walks around the …
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… jeeps (one of which I drove up and then down the steps at the Old City Hall in Toronto during a Victory Loan gathering of thousands of … into Ordnance, and some of them, I'd think, "If I live through this, I'll live through the war!" I was then attached to the Royal Canadian … in many public events such as broadcasting, celebrations at City Hall, movie stars and mock battle events at Riverdale Park (Toronto). I …
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… As an eighteen-year-old army private, I arrived at the C.N.R. Station in Halifax, from Camp Borden, Ontario early one … After a terrible storm that followed us for the whole crossing, we finally made port. This crossing was filled with sickness and fear, but …
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… Federazione Giuliano Dalmata Canadese In memory of all Istrians, Fiumani and Dalmations who,forced to abandon their homes, … degli Istriani, Fiumani, e Dalmati che, costretti ad abbandonare le loro terr, trovarono nel Canada una nuova e generosa patria. July …