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Field name | Value |
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Title | Oral History with Anna Lavigne |
Date | 18 Mar 2014 |
Document Type | Oral History (Video) |
Name | Lavigne, Anna |
Interviewer | Sanchini, Laura |
Date of Recording | 18 Mar 2014 |
Duration | 00:10:38 |
Reference | 14.03.18AL |
Library / Archive | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |
Description | Anna Lavigne arrived from Italy as a war bride in 1945. She describes her preparations for coming to Canada, her journey across in the Lady Rodney and her experiences on arrival in a new country. |
Theme(s) | Departures: Port Conditions and Organisation; Arrivals: Ports and Early Experiences |
Country (from) | Italy |
Country (to) | Canada |
Places | Switzerland; London, England; Shippagan, Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada |
Ports | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
Nationality | Italian |
Ships | Lady Rodney |
Keywords | war bride, railway, Red Cross, shipping, languages, accommodation, cold weather, children, food |
Language | English |
Copyright | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 |