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… Nova Scotia was 2852 nautical miles and probably took better than one week. The accommodations in Third class were cramped and many … of Pier 21, eyes bright with hope but apprehension in their hearts, one wonders what passed through their minds as they saw the foreboding … grey building with a brick centre feature and barred windows. The day of arrival began in much the same way for all the arriving …
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… about a few essential items to have stocked just in case. At a minimum one should always have dark grey or black duct tape (insert chuckle … works like a charm!). The next item on my list would be sandpaper . It can be used in a pinch as an emery board, to remove fuzzy pills on a … shop can be made. When time is of the essence and “the show must go on,” it is always helpful to have a band-aid solution at the ready. I …
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… at Pier 21. He left Halifax by train and spent 5 days traveling to Edmonton Alberta. When he arrived he tried to find a job. At one point he became quite discouraged as someone asked him how he … to visit family and also enjoy it when family and friends from Italy come to visit here in Canada. Their biggest passion is spending time …
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… My name is Ursula Bargenda. I was born in Berlin, Germany in 1927. My husband's name is Manfred Bargenda and he was born in … fortunate to find a job which meant that he would leave Berlin on Monday, return on Friday, repair the truck on Saturday, have a day off on … life and the fact that he had to drive through the then Russian Zone, crossing the border from East to West, was very worrisome. These …
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… 19, 1905. I was the second youngest in a family of three brothers and one sister. My oldest brother, David, went to New York in 1914, my … with my mother I was closer to New York and knew that I would be there one day. I was fortunate in that I could speak Yiddish and could at …
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… music festivals in his village. It gave him great joy when he had the chance to sing and dance at these events that would last into the wee … rest of his life. He wanted to learn a trade. So at 19, he chose to become an auto mechanic and went to a garage as an apprentice. Later, … 7 years experience, he and a friend opened a mechanic's shop in 1955. One day a chance came, when he was talking to a customer who told him …
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Time 0:02:45 Transcript From its creation out of Lake Agassiz to today, Lake Winnipeg has long been generous to those who understood its opportunity. lt has been a supplier of food to my family and other peoples from lceland who settled along its shores. Lake Winnipeg also provided the spark that …
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… Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? …
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… flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … looking around and I hear from the back of the thing, “Well, did you—come here to look around Molloy or are you going to get to work?” So, … anyways. And so, what do we do? And a brilliant clerk who had come along had this—had brought along a numbering machine. You know—it …
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… Being quarantined at Pier 21 meant a rough start to their Canadian adventure for … “With the escalation of the Cold War, the atmosphere in Europe was one of insecurity. The Second World War had itself been a trial. Under … in suggesting this country when her family sought a new home.” Well done Blom family. Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (S2012.182.1) …