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1917- she sings solos in church at age 6. |
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1919- her farther, Reverend White returns from
World War 1 and the family moves to Halifax, Nova Scotia |
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1929- after graduating from high school and
briefly attending Dalhousie University, Portia becomes a teacher and she
is18. |
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1941-Portia gives her first concert in Toronto with the help
of Edith Read and the Branksome Hall Alumnae. Portia sings an artist’s
contract and resigns as a school teacher. |