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… her “little Holland” her whole life, and wasn’t able to return for a visit until 20 years after she landed in Canada at Pier 21. Mum passed …
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… Hi Molly, It’s me. The man who loves you. I was so lucky to have you as a wife and to be with you for 25 … have touched you more. I remember that first kiss in Corner Brooke. I can still taste it today so sweet so giving so wonderful. I remember …
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… about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my family from Germany and want to tell you the story of our journey. …
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… about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time so I don't remember too much. I came here with my family from Germany and want to tell you the story of our journey. …
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… Bruce Campbell Bolin was born in 1946 in Detroit Michigan. He grew up in … got a draft notice for the Vietnam War. To avoid the draft, he went to Yale University for a degree in economics, and Cathy went with him to … Columbia where a group of Swarthmore graduates were starting a farming commune. Peter stayed for three years, later moving to Vancouver to …
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… 1954 aboard "The Nuiderbrun"; father, mother, and ten children. Two of my brothers (John and Clarence, aged 12 and 13) traveled on to Sutton, Ontario where they were for one year, under the care of my father's brother who was a farmer and his …
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… “Two days later I, my younger brother and sister was sent of to a small country school. … that I could stay out of school to work, I started at 13 with my 18 year old sister and 17 year old brother in the field. First job was cutting and packing celery, then into Tomatoes, Tobacco all summer. From 7 to 6 pm Then home for a quick supper, and of to the tomato …
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… Historic and contemporary stories, research, collections and resources on Immigration-related topics—these are websites worth visiting. Angel … Society Canadian Race Relations Foundation Chinese Canadian Women Ellis Island The History Education Network Huffington Post - Born …
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… How can I share my story? You can share your story by filling out the online Story Form. Is there … Frequently Asked Questions About Your Story …
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… Vita Seidler contracted the measles shortly after emigrating from Russia with her mother and siblings in December of 1928 to join their father in Montreal. “…my dad met us in Montreal…Ah, the excitement! I got off and we went to … but they called it a lounge, and that’s where he slept for a while, you know. “I was there a week and I came down with the measles. …