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… sleeping on iron bunks. We left two days later for Liverpool, a port city. We traveled in trains. We waited at dockside until almost night. The crew had gone on strike - "More pay or more help." We slept in bunks; my daughter slept in a cot attached to the bunk with netting so she wouldn't fall. Washing facilities were limited. Food very good - …
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… Christine Schlechta was a 10-year-old German immigrant at the time of what she recalled as a magical quarantine Christmas. “It was Christmas Eve, … because he had become sick on board ship, the shipping company had to pay all the cost. It also meant that we had a place to stay over … The Magical Quarantine Christmas of 1951 …
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… Did you know that the Museum offers personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many … able to discover things like: Where and when your ancestors arrived in Canada Street addresses where they lived Marriage and death records …
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… personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many generations? A … immigration history at the Museum. Working alongside our researchers, you may be able to discover things like: Where and when your … gift. A visit to the Museum this winter can help you connect with your past and make a new memory. …
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… In 1952, the government of Prime Minister Louis St. Laurent passed the first new immigration act since 1910. The Immigration Act of 1952 was not a significant departure from prior legislation as it largely codified existing practices and established a … reversing or otherwise interfering in immigration proceedings, unless they related to a Canadian citizen or a person with Canadian …
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… The Empire Settlement Act of 1922 was an agreement between the British government and several commonwealth countries designed to facilitate the resettlement of … offered female domestic workers from Britain assistance with their passage and guaranteed work at standard wages. British subjects already … Empire Settlement Act, 1922 …
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… Time 0:05:05 Transcript In 1958, I left Hong Kong for London, England, to study a nursing program. The … nursing skills in world. The nurse can work can work in most of the Commonwealth countries. Having graduated as a registered nurse, and … Our children will have better chance to have university education Stable political situation Better health care system No racial …
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… I asked, “Who is going to take care of you when I’m gone?” We also said goodbye to our family members in our village of Campodimele, as … the Atlantic Ocean. We were not prepared for the choppy waters and the seasickness that was a constant companion to each of us with the … remember feeling trapped, unable to freely move around, and anxious to see our final destination. We arrived at Union station late at night …
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… As we are all immigrants in this life, we search for a safe haven where to rest, replenish and then move on to our final destination. George was this lighthouse, …
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… moved in to Halifax just six months ago… To get the worked visa in Chile it was not so hard. There I had documents, papers, experience and … arrived in Canada, I realized that here nobody knew me and I had no past. Here my papers were empty, my life history was a blank page that … now… Sometimes, I would like to recover my life as historian, researcher and History teacher. Sometimes, I would like to be close to my …