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… Joyce Margaret Pinnow was born in 1924 in London, England to her parents, Ellen Maud (née Brazier) & Robert William Olave … Growing up, Joyce took tap dancing lessons and she loved to read -a hobby that continued throughout her life. She was about to start her …
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… Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Collection Policy The … Collection Policy guides collection management practices at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 (the Museum). As stewards of … to local, national and global publics. The Museum recognizes that we cannot tell the comprehensive story of Canadian immigration history …
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… year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the … French) For centuries now, newcomers have adapted recipes and ingredients to their new situation in Canada to some very delicious results. …
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… He was dressed in his best slacks and blazer with a crisp, white shirt … Rossi was arriving at Halifax's Pier 21. This time, however, he had come by car from Toronto not by boat from Naples. He was 68 not 18. He … papers. We entered a train simulation that features cabins where you can listen to immigrant stories or even record one of your own. My …
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… MY FATHER - F/O Thomas Roberts [Bob] Millar RAAF Observer 422612 104 Squadron … and enlisted in May 1942, being sent overseas to Britain, via US and Canada in March 1943, just after I was born. He sailed from Pier 21, … The search ended abruptly because of an ROV cable break but, one day, may begin again if sufficient funds can be found for a diving …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t know anybody. The Museum’s collection features lots of …
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… Sisukas Suomalainen The Finnish word "Sisu" is frequently used to describe the Finnish … an island off shore from Helsinki. There several months later he would die. Pa remembered how his sister and mother cried when they found out …
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… It was July 11th, 1951 when Sape (Sam) and Aaltje (Elly) Post boarded the Volendam in Rotterdam with four children in tow. Kees (Keith) … awaiting a new adventure, with our only known English being "Thank You Very Much". Our Father owned his own bakery in Dokkumer Nieuwe … farm in Nestleton where we slept in an attic on straw. Within a day or two the family Rienstra arrived with 11 children, so definitely …
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… MEMORIES OF A WAR BRIDE – a ‘blind date’ in World War II I was not the least bit interested when a friend I worked with asked me to go on a “blind date” with a Canadian who was in London, England on leave. He had met with another …
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… Imagine going to a school in a new country where you don’t speak the language. Where the teaching methods and curriculum are different. Where you don’t know anybody. The Museum’s collection features lots of …