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Glimpses
of Life in America
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We left England on a cold October morning in 1954 aboard the SS'Atlantic' to sail to Quebec - from where we travelled by train across the Canadian/American border to St Paul and Minneapolis to start a new life in America..
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| I look very sad and perhaps a little confused - I clutched my favorite toy - a stuffed Kaola bear named Sydney Perth Brisbane. Here I am with my mother in front of the car that took us to Southampton. | ||||||||||
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| My Grandparents accompanied us to the ship. | ||||||||||
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| Here we are with my grandfather - He tried to put on a brave face but I later found out he thought he would never see us again! | ||||||||||
| Pictures of the Home Lines vessel 'Atlantic'nd of us aboard can be found on the Home Lines page | ||||||||||
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| We travelled on a train with a observation compartment so we were able to see what our new homeland looked like! | ||||||||||
| next stop St.
Paul and Minneapolis!
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