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… by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) The fourth element of historical literacy identified by the Historical Thinking Project ( www.historicalthinking.ca ) is the analysis of causes … perhaps errors—in constructing histories. Causal relationships can be hard to establish properly, especially when they are rooted in …
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… Abandoned well, Lawlor's Island, September 2011. Credit: Photo by Steven Schwinghamer Historians tend to pay close attention when a public site seems “silent” in … Lawlor’s Island Survey …
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… September 23, 1951 - Concetta; June 12, 1954 - Michele Age on Arrival: 26 - Concetta; 23 - Michele Born in the south eastern community of … was the catalyst for life-saving changes to Ontario's labour laws. We thank our parents for their courage of love. We want to acknowledge and thank them for taking the risks they did to come to a new country, not knowing the language, not having work and …
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… of going to Canada! This dream became a reality in the summer of 1952. We left the Netherlands, Mom, Dad my brother, my sister and myself with … go up to the top bunk to get the glasses. I did so but was afraid to come back down. My crying brought a woman, and later my mother, to …
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… looked to get them as far from Europe as possible, he explained. They were fortunate to be accepted to immigrate to Canada to join his future … a high fever and was put in the ships infirmary,” Peep recalled. “When we reached Halifax on, I believe March 27, I was carried off the ship … wastepaper basket. Not much to enable a conversation.” Not unlike the way many of us are measuring our days in meals and snacks, childhood …
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… Tell us about your customs and traditions: In the Canadian Immigration Hall at our Museum, the exhibition is … My favorite place to take visitors is the impact section. Here, we tell the amazing story of the contributions that immigrants have … architecture to science, from dance to hockey. In this section, I always get to thinking about the changes to Canadian culture when new …
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… Iran, and Egypt. They were all agriculture students and so we could compare and contrast agriculture in our respective countries. We played … At my workplace, we have a map with pins for places where everyone has come from. They are from all over the world and we get along remarkably … But, I feel that racism and discrimination are still prevalent in our community, just like I experienced 35 years ago. To that end, I am …
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… Settling in a new country may pose many challenges for immigrants There are … to name only a few. Though there are countless other adjustments we may discuss relating to immigration, one important and certainly … relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the …
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… The Immigration Story of Tullio Idilio Callegari (Italian Immigrant) In 1954, shortly after my 22nd birthday, my father, Gio Batta, passed … leave my home and my country because there was a lack of work. There were other men in my home town who were leaving to go to Canada and …