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… shortly before its opening 25 years ago. Museum staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … was especially memorable: “The funny part about it was when we met the officer at Pier 21, it was the same gentleman that stamped our …
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… “We were led into the large assembly hall lined with benches where we had to wait until our names were called. Then we were processed and our … landed immigrant. “Unfortunately, or rather fortunately as it turned out, Hans had gotten sick just a few hours before our arrival. This meant that he had to be quarantined, and because he had become sick on board ship, the shipping company had to pay all the cost. …
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… shortly before its opening 25 years ago. Museum staff had noticed something strange in the Pier 21 exhibition - a discrepancy in dates. … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … was especially memorable: “The funny part about it was when we met the officer at Pier 21, it was the same gentleman that stamped our …
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… It may not come as a surprise for many that the head of the National Arts Centre used music as a tool to learn English. But while the circumstances surrounding Peter Herrndorf’s use of music were less than ideal, it helped steer him down a path to become one of this country’s best known champion of the arts. In 1947, …
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… ) is the analysis of causes and consequences . Sorting out causes and consequences is one of the most common sources of … perhaps errors—in constructing histories. Causal relationships can be hard to establish properly, especially when they are rooted in … was generally impossible for immigrants from India. All the passenger routes from Indian ports included stops in other ports and usually …
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… an email from Bonnie Pollock of Nova Scotia who wanted to find out more about her great-great-grandfather George Little. He arrived in … his children were. I discovered that George married Mary Coolin and had the following children: James (b. 1840), Thomas (b. 1841), John (b. … This is when I thought to myself “Another ‘Little’ from Nova Scotia? How odd! And not a common name here either.” Mary Ann had two older …
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… of Immigration at Pier 21. Fenton was born in the winter of 2015, so he’s recently turned ten ! Kids immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … Fenton the Bear is named after Fenton Crossman, a former immigration officer , originally from PEI, who worked at Pier 21 and other …
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… Christmas time as a moment of sharing. A moment of the year when we go to see family and friends. This Christmas tradition changes from one country to another. In this blog, I would like to talk about how Christmas happened at my home, and my childhood memories. I come from Burundi, a small country in Central Africa. Christmas is the …
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… of Immigration at Pier 21. Fenton was born in the winter of 2015, so he’s recently turned ten ! Kids immigrating to Canada from their home country often bring toys for comfort and a sense of safety . In fact, our Canadian Immigration Story … Fenton the Bear is named after Fenton Crossman, a former immigration officer , originally from PEI, who worked at Pier 21 and other …
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… after a 9 day voyage on the Dutch ship the "Johan van Oldenbarneveldt" out of Rotterdam. The majority of the passengers were, as we were, … Hungarian Revolution of 1956 on our way to a new life in Canada. We had been waiting in a camp in Holland since December so as not to make a winter crossing. The Canadian government sent us …