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Field name | Value |
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Title | Oral History with Sidney and Joanne Sytsma |
Date | 24 Mar 2010 |
Document Type | Oral History (Audio) |
Name | Sytsma, Sidney; Sytsma, Joanne |
Interviewer | Bankson, Cassidy |
Date of Recording | 24 Mar 2010 |
Duration | 00:07:34 |
Reference | 10.03.24SJS |
Library / Archive | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
Description | Sidney and Joanne Sytsma arrived from the Netherlands between 1948-1951. They relate their experiences leaving Holland during the late 1940s for Canada. Sidney describes life on-board the Volendam crossing the Atlantic and explains how male and female passengers were segregated. |
Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Journey Conditions |
Country (from) | Holland |
Country (to) | Canada |
Places | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Ports | Rotterdam, Holland; Dover, England |
Nationality | Dutch; European |
Ships | Volendam |
Keywords | luggage, possessions, clothing, finance, shipping, segregation, family, seasickness, children, food |
Language | English |
Copyright | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |