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World War 2
Great grandfather Pietro fought in world war 2 -
Great grandfather comes to Canada for the first time
My great grandfather Pietro, came to canada with his two older boys. My grandfather and my grandfathers older brother. Theycame in order to work in Thunder bay building The Trans Canada railway. They left my great grandmother, Gina in italy with the two younger children. My great grandfather sent money back to Italy so Gina could feed and rasie the two younger kids. -
Grandmother comes to Canada for the first time
when my Grandmother came to Canada she did not know my Grandfather she meet him here. She choosed to come to canada because she had family here and heared good things about the country, She said she had trouble lerning the new language but she gor here at 16 and got to go to school which helped a lot. because she was born after the war she had no hardship. -
Great grandmother comes to Canada for the first time
Gina came to Canada because Pietro called her from Canada after his shift at the railroad and said to her come to canada with the kids its a great place to start a family and there are lots of jobs available. So Gina agreed with her husband and came to Canada. when Gina came to Canda the family lefted thunder bay and moved to Toronto to start a new life. -
Grandmother moves to Quebec for First job
my Grandmother moved to Quebec for 4 mounths to work at Roma cafe, because she was friends with the owner because they came from the same town in italy. -
Grandparents meet
Grandparents meet because my grandfathers family was friends with my grandmothers family. At the time there where lots of Italians immigranting to Canada because after the war the economy was bad and some town or cities were destroyed in Italy. -
Grandparents get married
My Grandparents get married in Canada -
Trudeau elected Prime Minister
Trudeau accepted immigrants where Deflnbaker made it more difficulit. Trudeau increased immigrants and allowed people to get sponsored in. -
Father was born
Father was born here in Canada in Toronto he was the second of two kids that my grandparents had. -
Job at Harris jewllerly store
after getting the job in 1975 my Grandmother has never stoped working in the jewllery industry. she is still currently work at Damani jewllers in woodbrigde ontario. My Grandmother was lucky to get a job where there is air condioning and a safe work place because many immigrants worked in unsafe factoires that payed very little money.
