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… breeze was sweeping the air in the sunny mid-morning of Tuesday, June 26, 1951. The USNS General Harry Taylor , a U.S. merchant ship which … for the moment when the uncomfortable ocean crossing would finally come to an end. We were taciturn while the sound of the waves striking … the start of a new beginning from the moment they would set foot on a new land and stepped over the threshold of Pier 21. The …
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… the Museum. The Museum offers exhibitions and programming to a large audience here in Nova Scotia, but we reach far beyond our home province … her multigenerational Chinese-Canadian family’s story. This exhibition coincided with the 100th anniversary of the Chinese Exclusion Act, a … to play in how Canadians see and imagine this country now and in the future. Thank you for joining us and we hope to see you at the Museum …
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… HILL in headlines. The MONASTERY itself in ruins, could be seen on the top of the hill. The town of CASSINO had been practically obliterated … of Canada/Pipe Band - Holland 1945 Debert Camp, Nova Scotia – 1942 Top, left to right: Morgan, K. Nixon, E. McConnell Bottom, left to …
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… Second World War was a difficult time for many, and for young "inlanders" like me there was the added frustration of not knowing what the … being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, …
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… marched through Pier 21 and onto the Queen Elizabeth , bound for service in Europe. After flying thirty-two missions and marrying his … Campbell. Born and raised in Germany, Barbara married a Canadian serviceman and sailed to Pier 21 with her husband and one-year-old …
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… Antoon Tap …
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… Families September 26, 1956 – Skaubryn Our journey to Canada began with a dream of opportunity and space to raise a large … were storms to endure as well. At one point I was sleeping on the top bunk and woke up soaked in seawater, the porthole had leaked. We …
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… 1910 Immigration Act that allowed for the admission to Canada of bona fide agriculturalists who had sufficient means to commence farming in …
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… March 29, 1953 were all of these things and more. Fifty years to the day of their arrival at Pier 21 the three surviving members of that … spirit in Leonard Read. All four men had completed their National Service and were ready for the next stage in their lives. The four … throwing darts wildly during storms, and indulging in better food than they had seen since their childhoods before the war. When …