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… On August 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to our departure, he set out for Canada with his strong faith in God and a relentless drive …
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… She was obliged to read the Old Testament to her grandfather on Sundays. As soon as he dozed off, Karline read the New Testament however, … a large attic room at the village school and attended classes from Monday to Saturday noon. Parents or guardians sent whatever food they … she read the newspaper to the hired help who insisted that she sit and rest upon its delivery. She managed all this as well as bearing …
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… On August 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, … family and limited resources, had no other option than to immigrate to Canada as countless thousands had done before him. Three years prior to our departure, he set out for Canada with his strong faith in God and a relentless drive …
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… tools available for anyone to use. Our team recently spent some time completing both of these assessments, in order to measure how far we have come on this journey of preserving bits and bytes! DPC RAM – Rapid … is incredibly helpful for identifying goals. The Collections team has completed the RAM in 2021, 2022 and again in 2024, with the aim of …
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… May 3 to July 28, 2024 This year marks the 25th anniversary of the resettlement and repatriation of Kosovar refugees. Approximately 7,000 … of Kosovo refugees into Canadian society. It will also include a set up of a military cot used at the bases to quickly settle the refugees. “We came here about…Stenkovec from the airplane. …
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… was standing, somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a … appears to be somewhat haphazard and it is painted a rather odd shade of green. Not what I would consider institutional green (think of … the 1950-60 era, hospital rooms, etc.) but more the colour of marine paint, as if someone had part of a can of bottom paint left over after …
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… a friend, they were in the Soo, making $2.75 an hour. That got me to come to Sault Sainte Marie. I looked for this place on the west side. I ended up in the company yard, and I seen a man, big Churchill cigar in his mouth, and I … me. Right away, he stood up and said Mr. Rosset, you got a job in this company. He spoke my dialect. He said he pays his top wages $2.25 an …
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… for the other islands, and no joy for this one? Well, Lawlor’s has a complex history. It was the quarantine facility for Halifax in the … of much historical work, including an energetic restoration and commemoration project by Parks Canada . I can’t propose a single answer … in the case of Lawlor’s: Dr. Ian Cameron, a medical doctor and an accomplished historical researcher, has done a great deal of work on the …
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… of Canada’s six national museums, housed in an original immigration shed where almost one million immigrants took their first steps in … Video chat with a Heritage Interpreter in the “Assembly Hall,” former site of medical and civil examinations for new arrivals. Once the … the Heritage Interpreter will explain the significance of the historic site, and lead an interactive discussion about the Canadian immigration …
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… or marine photography. There's a million ways to use it. I think it comes from personal convictions and curiosity about the world. And I think it comes from a desire to do something useful with my abilities. Do you … “These guys are brutal, so do not get in their way.” I haven't done combat photography. I haven't been in a full-on war zone, so I don't …