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  • Om Prakash Sharma
    Our greatest glory is not in never falling but by in rising every time we fall. Confucius The Story of My Life Om Sharma, June 2, 2008 I was born in Sillanwali, Sargodha in West Punjab, India. My birthplace became part of Pakistan, so at the age of 10, I had to move with my family to the newly …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and never more so than this year. The past significance has always been the reminder of the father I never knew, a 21-year old RCAF Air Gunner who lost his life over France …
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  • Margaret Van Toen
    Let's Pier into the Past by Joy Forbes & Helen Weeden Pages 8-12 only based on mom's story - Margaret Van Toen. MRS. GOLDBLOOM Now, let's head over to the Resource Centre where you can look up more information about your own family's trip. There are all kinds of documents to browse through, with …
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  • Salvatrice Puma Randazzo
    Country of Origin: Italy Date of Arrival: November 30, 1957 …
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  • Julius and Katharine Stollar
    My Dad arrived alone in Halifax On June 10, 1929 on the Megantic. It was 1935 before my mother could join him in Canada (Raymore, Saskatchewan). She arrived with two children ages 8 and 6 on July 1, 1935 aboard the Aurania. The children were Irene (8), and Emil (6). She lived in Newmetker, Hungary …
  • Joseph Paul Wanko
    Joseph Paul Wanko arrived in Canada at the age of 4 in December 1928. His father, Max, immigrated to Canada first in 1926. He hoped for more freedom and opportunity since his business had been taken away and some of his land confiscated by the new "regime" in Hungary (now Yugoslavia) after WWI. …
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