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… The S.S. Marine Perch left Malta with 121 other Maltese immigrants bound for the shores of Canada on May 8 1948. … in most cases, the trip across the ocean was not a smooth one. At one point, traveling across the Bay of Bisque, the waves were so rough and …
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… and place in a large bowl. Set aside. Step 2: In a food processor, combine chiles, onions, cloves, cinnamon, cumin seeds, mustard seeds, … Federation. In 2016, he won top prize at Ottawa’s Gold Medal Plates competition, followed by a silver medal at the 2017 Canadian Culinary … to celebrate the vibrant culinary scene in Canada and introduce our upcoming exhibition eat make share: a taste of immigration . This …
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… MY FATHER - F/O Thomas Roberts [Bob] Millar RAAF Observer 422612 104 Squadron … visit. Bob was a very dear friend & I admired him greatly & was deeply sad when I learnt he was missing." I grew up in Sydney & came to UK in … The search ended abruptly because of an ROV cable break but, one day, may begin again if sufficient funds can be found for a diving …
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… nursing skills in world. The nurse can work can work in most of the Commonwealth countries. Having graduated as a registered nurse, and … I retired 10 years ago, I have been involved in volunteer work in the community teaching healthcare, first aid and CPR for people who came in … 2 were born in Hong Kong and 2 were born in Vancouver. They studied very hard in school with very good marks. They worked part time …
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… uses for duct tape that I have seen in action are taping the hem of a pant leg that was just stepped on and pulled out, placing the tape on the back side of socks that have a hole to make it less noticeable and using … works like a charm!). The next item on my list would be sandpaper . It can be used in a pinch as an emery board, to remove fuzzy pills on a …
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… Stuhm Family Immigration History My Father Karl and my Mother Leni, farmed in East Germany, in a small village … with officials and told us, his children, years later that the next day he would have been taken away to jail. In the middle of the night, … to West Germany and again stayed for some time with relatives in the south of Germany in the Bodensee area. . . My father being a journeyman …
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… two years earlier and were living in Toronto. They sponsored me to come to Canada. I intended to work here for a while and then go back to … went from Naples to Lisbon, Portugal and then on to Halifax. At one point we hit very bad weather for days and the ship seemed to be flung … and her husband until my family arrived. Toronto seemed to be a big city to me and I was excited to have arrived at my new home, but I …
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… Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and Mom) came from Oudewater, Holland where they owned a “dairy” store selling butter, milk and cheese. Dad … Mom and Dad packed all their belongings, sold their business and said goodbye to family and friends. The Streng family left Rotterdam on … a daycare unit which entertained six of the children for part of the day. Tony and Len, however, were considered too old for daycare, so …
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Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Holland Date of Arrival: Thursday, May 29, 1952 Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, NS Leonardus Streng (Len) (born 1908) and Adriana Streng (van Rhijn) (Jane) (born 1911) Children: Len, Tony, Corrie, Mary, Beth, Jane, John, Jack Len and Jane Streng (Dad and …
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… a displaced persons camp in Austria, they came to Canada. This trunk accompanied them on their voyage across the Atlantic after the Second …