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… The year 2021 marks 110 years since my father’s uncle left his hometown of Fagagna, in the … opportunity to make a better life for himself and his family. Thank you to the Canadian Museum of Immigration for not only helping us …
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… My name is Carlo Brunello. I was born in Bessica ( Loria) in the province of Treviso in the region of Veneto, Italy in 1930. In June of the year 1954, I left the port of Genoa on the ship Homeland to seek my …
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… Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 13, 1964 Age on Arrival: 21 My Immigration Voyage from Scotland to Canada At the age of 21, I made … a young boy I played soccer in the streets of Partick. I completed a 6 year apprenticeship in plumbing (sanitary marine engineer) at Barclay …
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… June 1959 My husband Adolfo, or Adolph, Di Mambro was born in Cassino, Lazio, … Italian. I remember being scared at a scowl not a storm. A sailor told me, it was one of the calmest voyages he ever had. The variety and … we were on the train for Toronto. I wondered where my mother had taken me. The vast, open spaces were so different to Italy, with a shack …
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… August 1949 My father, Roberto Pellegrini was born in Osoppo, Italy (province of … escape. Sadly, my father passed away in 1997 so I never really got to hear all the tales like I would have liked to. As the years passed, my …
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… Life in Canada Time 4:29 Transcript Madan Kumar Giri (MKG): We were sponsored by Citizenship and Immigration Canada. That’s what was written in the letter. … They provided us everything, immigration. Our sponsor group from our community from the church were helping us to take us to the different … Starting Life in Canada: Cooking Nepalese Food in Charlottetown - Madan …
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… what it was like to immigrate to Canada through Pier 21. From the ship you sailed on, to customs and immigration in Halifax, to the train you took to your final destination, discover the past housed in the walls of our …
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… Services of Canada In honour of the thousands of Jewish immigrants who entered Canada through this port and made an enormous contribution to … adopted land. En l’honneur des milliers d’immigrants juifs entrés au Canada par ce port et en reconnaissance de leur grande contribution …
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… My mother, Maria Suzete deFreitas Nobrega, along with my brother Noel Hilario, arrived in Toronto in February of 1956. They hadn't seen my father, Mario Estevao Nobrega, for three years. The reunion was a happy one. They lived in the Kensington Market …
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… I will never forget leaving Glasgow, Scotland on March 12th 1957, with my husband Dick, our two year old son Leslie, and our one year old daughter Fiona. While waiting … Halifax. As we stood there looking at Pier 21, I realized that I had come full circle and all the memories of our journey to Canada came …