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… and I left our home in Broughty Ferry, Scotland, on our journey to Southampton, England. We were to sail on the Aquitania to Halifax and … travel on to Dundas, Ontario where we would be met by my father. He had left five months earlier to obtain a job and secure a place for us to stay. I remember how huge the ship seemed when we boarded in Southampton. Our journey …
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… his first crossing of the Atlantic (on the HMCS Snowberry), not sure about his plan of action (as he was actually on route to the … a British castle class) was on loan from the UK and was much older and had been in service as a British ship previous to its transfer to Canada (so he would not have the commissioning pennant for that ship). We have …
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… learn and with his excellent work ethics he would succeed in Canada. How challenging it was to find accommodation in a city where he knew … where she was visiting her family. After getting engaged, Helga had to return to Europe to organize her immigration to Canada. She has landed as an immigrant at Pearson International Airport. They got married in Toronto and worked hard to build their lives. The …
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… during the time that Pier 21 was open as an immigration facility. Sometimes I even do this on my own. One of my favourite ways to imagine … now suddenly under the scrutiny and at the mercy of a Canadian Customs Officer! Looking at some of the items in the photo can help us imagine … the image, in the top right-hand corner, I notice a washing machine (complete with an attached hand-operated clothes wringer!). For some of …
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… August 1949 My father, Roberto Pellegrini was born in Osoppo, Italy (province of Friuli) on April 8, 1920. He was just a young man when he had to join the Italian army during WWII. He seldom told us stories of … to 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 …
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… to Canada and join other relatives here. They left Cassino to go to Naples, June 18, 1959. They sailed first to Genoa, Italy then … the ship. I remember the ship leaving. There was no family to see us off. I remember the lights on the coast. Near the straits of Gibraltar, … a storm. A sailor told me, it was one of the calmest voyages he ever had. The variety and quantity of food was great. We definitely did not …
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… their ship and the date are unknown. Nevertheless, the photograph is a compelling piece of history, in part thanks to the immigrants’ … He became a well-known musician in Halifax, an orchestra leader and a sought-after pianist for silent movie theatres. He was also interested in photography and took hundreds of carefully composed photographs of Halifax people and landscapes. Locating and …
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… with her first because I felt I would be homesick if I left China. Sometimes I made her unhappy and I also was unsure. I learned about … Canada had many different cultures, we could live freely and a less competitive life without pressure. I decided to go to Canada with my … business quickly to earn much money in Canada. Hoping summer is coming soon, and then I can have a fine beginning. Return to Moncton …
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… came to Canada in the wake of the Vietnam War and the victory of communist North Vietnam in 1975. Those escaping Vietnam became known as … its own people . Those targeted included military and political officials from the deposed government, business leaders, professionals, … ended and the communist organization Pathēt Lao emerged victorious, 300,000 fled across the border to Thailand. The outflow of people from …
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Welcome to Turtle Island , a new artistic installation by Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk, has been installed on the glass map of Canada in the Museum’s Canadian Immigration Story exhibition. Melinda Robertson and Shannon Monk got excited when they saw the Museum’s glass map of Canada, with …