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  • Francesco and Rosaria
    … would send him back to Italy and not sponsor him any longer. The next day he went searching for a job on foot as he did not have enough money for public transport. There were … one Doting privileges and honour solely to sons. United in marriage come thick or thin Till death do you part and ne'er to sin. To keep you …
  • Looking for Identity by Keyvan
    … principal came and in front of all the students told the Bahai’s to stop coming to school from tomorrow. At this moment I felt I lost my … except start to work hard to establish a comfortable life for my future in Kuwait. which I was succeed to have very professional …
  • After Almost 60 Years Apart, a Family Finds Each Other
    … that we have to use other ways, which tend to be less detailed and can lead us down the wrong path or to “dead ends.” However, not every … story is a good example of that. It all began when I came to work one day in May 2012 to discover this lovely email from a gentleman in … (1948) and Peter A O (1950). The family is known to have emigrated to Canada in December 1953, arriving in Halifax on MV Nova Scotia (the …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … about Canada’s history. One of the publishers asked, “When will you stop writing about children's books and write one yourself?” I couldn’t … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
  • Newcomer Uncovers Deep Roots in Canada.
    … I also had that grandmother who married a Canadian First World War soldier in England. He was killed in France in August 1918. She received … about Canada’s history. One of the publishers asked, “When will you stop writing about children's books and write one yourself?” I couldn’t … It’s sometimes difficult—I’ve been verbally attacked for coming here from the United States. Some of the Canadian media’s …
  • Luigi Antonio Pagano
    … and Lisbon. We reached Gibraltar at night and Lisbon during the daytime. We left the ship for a short time in Lisbon. I remember the … each of us a plate of spaghetti. Again, my sister and I found the food so sweet that we refused to eat it. At that point my mother was … warm. My mother kept looking out the window and saying, "Where have we come to, Siberia?". When we arrived in Montreal, my mother's cousin …
  • Annette Brunton
    … November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on … from the South of Holland, which had been liberated not too long after D-Day, had a small baby girl and one had a 7 year old boy from her …
  • The Children’s Trunks
    … and friends. Re-imagining the Pier 21 exhibit has given us a chance to bring some of the chapters in the site’s history to life by … video and clothing (and some items that our young visitors can play with). Ausma Levalds Rowberry Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [2013.1912.24] Ausma Levalds …
  • Deciphering Family Facts from Family Lore
    … that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher … did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for two months and was still … following year as my Dad had a conference in Rome, so they planned a 2 day detour to Revenna. I know that for my Dad there is a wonder in …
  • To Canada and Back Again: Immigration from the United States on the Underground Railroad (1840-1860)
    … Land was sold to refugees at a reduced rate and education subsidies were available. [4] Did You Know? After 1841 Upper Canada was … neutral way towards them. [5] After 1840, white citizens started to become fearful when fugitive slaves began to arrive in larger numbers. … earliest newspapers created to increase awareness of opportunities and services available for blacks in Canada West. Voice of the Fugitive , …

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