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… Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day When one of Henry's friends, John K. McGuire, was killed on October … Kaspard that he kept in his pocket when he landed on Juno Beach - D-Day Ruby & Henry on their wedding day - October 1, 1945 Henry & Ruby on their 60th Anniversary Henry at …
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… We welcome Education Groups including: school groups, cadets, Guides and … identity, history, citizenship and diversity. November to April Open: Wednesday to Sunday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. May to October Open: Seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Proudly supported by J & W Murphy …
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… Museum of History. And it’s one of the most beautiful ship’s bells I’ve seen in my career as a curator: that lovely filigree patterning on … the arched lettering "Empress of Ireland." It’s a magnificent bell—weighs nearly 600 pounds. It’s also, for its beauty, a very sombre, … over a thousand people. So the bell has a certain dark power that way. And we present it right beside two screens where we portray the …
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… Date of Arrival: March 29, 1958 Age on Arrival: 18 I first decided to come to Canada when I was 17 years old. I wanted to come to Canada, because I wanted a better life and future. It was post WWII and my family wasn't doing great we lived on a farm and we weren't financially stable, that's why I …
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… George was called into service in 1939. He left Montreal to Halifax via train and departed from Pier 21 aboard a troopship for Britain. … at this time after successfully landing in June of that year in D-Day operations. After the war, George returned home to Montreal after … when she arrived in Montreal there were family members there to welcome her. Many war brides did not have this luxury and Ada knew she was …
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… July 19, 2021) Introduction As the Research Intern here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, as well as a History and … traditionally, “how” has played a more prominent role in history than “why.” [3] Yet, discussing why individuals made particular choices or … would not normally be recorded in widely available historical texts, we can achieve a richer understanding of a time period. [4] By …
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… sons Keith and Denis arrived in Canada at Pier 21 on April 4, 1950. We travelled on the Empress of France from Liverpool, England. We travelled to the South of Ireland as the sea to the North was too rough for their normal route at a speed of 26 knots. Ralph had a job waiting with George A. Chase in Sussex, N.B. …
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… crossing. She relied on kind passengers and crew to care for me. When we arrived at Pier 21, my mother was weak and had lost a lot of weight. She had no idea how long the train … Mary Fitzpatrick and Deirdre Anne …
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… My name is Santina Tersigni. I was born in Sora Provincia Frosinone, Italy, February … In 1963, I married another immigrant by the name of Gino Rybba and we had three Canadian children: Angela Gina 1964, Jamie Martin 1970, … Santina Tersigni …
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… "But Why Would You Leave the Boston States?" This was a question I came to … the Pier 21 section of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 we talk about the "pushes and pulls" of immigration—those factors that … and listening to the oral histories in the BMO Oral History Gallery, I’ve come across several people who said that they didn’t feel at home …