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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 …
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… “Idi Amin was our neighbour,” says Moni Sood, looking relaxed and content as he sits beside his wife, … or came home, it was in a convoy,” says Moni. “If you were there, you got off the road. If it meant going into a ditch, you went in the …
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… their six children, Grace, Ida, Harmen, Albert (myself), Gerard, and Wouter (Walter), who ranged in age from teens to toddler. My parents had decided to leave our home in Apeldoorn to seek out new … itself been a trial. Under Nazi occupation, my father, Herman, had become involved in Resistance activities, a risk which was finally …
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… served in the Central Mediterranean and in North and West Europe. While with the 4th Company RCE, he was wounded in Sicily on July 22, … Engineers (SORE) until repatriated to Britain on August 14, 1945. While Harry was serving in the Italian Campaign, his wife Hilda was … Institute. Harry retired in August 1970 and died on December 30, 1977. As a result of his wartime service Harry received the …
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… went over and I thought, We’ve got to be in port if we’re not moving. So I undid the port hole just a little bit and here was Halifax lights … it, I was so relieved, to get safely here. And I—I’ll never forget coming into Halifax and then two soldiers came on and they took the … that we started on the train across Canada. Biography: Gwendoline Goodey was born in Hampshire, England in 1920 at the Bordon Military …
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… eating breakfast with my mom and gardening with her. I missed, the soil, the rain, the food, everything. I can’t bring it with me; I can’t get it package and get it shipped to me. Canada has become from there to permanently here. After living for four years here; … heard we were from Canada. Our last day came, we didn’t want to say goodbye, we gave them new books, pencils, pens. They were overjoyed. …
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… the General Stuart Heintzelman. She was a merchant vessel. She sailed out of Bremerhaven, Germany, the voyage lasting eleven days, many of … my family behind on the outskirts of Salzburg, Austria. They and I had endured the life of refugees, called displaced persons, from … days of seasickness, when I realized that the way to take my mind off my misery was to ask for a job in the ship’s gallery, where I was …