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… oldest child in a farming family. He enlisted in Gore Bay on the last day of 1915 at 16 yrs. of age. …
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… to as being very lonely. Nevertheless, she spent many happy holidays on her grandmother's farm where she played with her cousins in a … and completed customized embroidery work. In those days a woman's dowry consisted of all her linens bearing her initials embroidered on … landed a job was a great feat. Now this is where Irmgard's destiny comes into play. She was asked to stand in as a bridesmaid. The …
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… about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that … been born in the 19th century! So when you think about it, while you don’t know someone who was alive in the 19th century, you probably know …
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… boarded the Arosa Kulm on December 8, 1953. After a very rough twelve day voyage they landed in Halifax on December 20, 1953. They continued … he continued as an independent contractor. The testament to his work can be seen in many projects throughout Calgary and around the Province … in Coquitlam, BC with her husband Brian and daughter Kassandra. Today Alfred and Liselotte still live in Calgary, travelling and enjoying …
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… a bush camp near Hurkett at Black Bay, a Bay of Lake Superior, after 3 days and 2 nights of train travel. Great Lakes Paper Co. sponsored and … Canadians refused to work this area. After training and pay on a daywork basis, which lasted about two weeks, I was put on piecework. I … were Russian and Ukrainian and few spoke any English. After a hard day's work in the bush felling and hauling with horses, the workers …
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… in the winter. Other than that I adopted ways of Canadian living and today I'm proud to be a Canadian. I am a member of the Nova Scotian War …
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… took this picture of me, with daughters Dawn and Virginia on Mothers Day, May 12, 2002. Margaret Mew (Felteau) …
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… and after war ends, and how legacies of dispossession continue to this day. Broken Promises is curated by the Nikkei National Museum and the …
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… 1055 Marginal Road Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4P7 Tel: (902) 425-7770 Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 Email: info@pier21.ca Parking There is a large paved parking … of $12.00 per day. Weekends, evenings (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) and holidays complimentary. On-street metered parking is available near entrance. …
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… 13, 1964 Age on Arrival: 21 My Immigration Voyage from Scotland to Canada At the age of 21, I made the decision to leave Scotland to get … knitting and sewing clothes for the children. We did what we had to do to survive. We lived in Merkland St ., Partick in a three storey … by train, switched trains in Montreal to Toronto. Arrived on a Saturday at Union Station and I remember it was snowing. I didn’t bring a …