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  • Carlo Brunello
    … my fortune in Canada. After a long and stormy voyage of thirteen days, we docked at Pier 21 in Halifax. On our arrival, we immediately had to board a train. It was to bring me to Hamilton, … - Karina, Levon, Vincent, Oliver, Mateo, Amanda, Louis, Jeanne, Noa, Sofia, Esteban, and Evelina. Now at almost eighty years of age, I …
  • What Your Donation Makes Possible
    … and enriched by immigration and migration.  Learning and illumination We are a museum of stories and stories are gateways to understanding. People from around the world continue to come to Canada, each with an individual journey worth sharing. All continue to …
  • My Suitcase by Nina
    … my Master’s in India. But I knew we were moving away. I was going to come as a foreign student’s spouse – and I knew this would limit me … found a job in Lethbridge, Alberta, I said “now it’s time for me to complete my dream.” Over the next 15 years, I worked at the University … my undergrad, Master’s, and PHD. It took me from 1976 until 2004 to complete my dream of education. I am still working towards my dream …
  • Students for Change - Richard Tshimanga
    … Becoming a Refugee CMIP 21 · Students for Change Time 1:51 Transcript … expensive. And I was not always able to pay? pay, because I had no income, no resources and all that. I later incorporated politics into it. …
  • Crash Test Dummy by Arthur
    … the beauty of buildings, and I’ve always had a strong aspiration to become some sort of designer. I remember being at the top of the twin … as the French Immersion and the IB programmes, simply because as newcomers we did not know about them. I even had to stay an extra year in … it was the challenges of being a frontrunner that allowed me to become so proficient in finding my own path. Perhaps I wasn’t even a …
  • Immigration Records and Family History Research Help
    … online services, but all previously submitted requests will be answered. We provide in-person research services for people who are able … locate immigration records, manifests and passenger lists . Research we can help with: Someone arrived between 1865 and 1935 The Scotiabank …
  • Missing My Mother As I Make My Home in Canada by Amarjit
    … of my neighbors doted on the only little girl in this place. I felt completely free and a sense of belonging. When I was ten we moved to … I was excited as I was now going to live in Canada. We did not have computers then but I went to the library to read about Canada, it … initial year I started to adjust. I got involved with the Folk Fest, a community that celebrates different food and culture. This was the …
  • Maksymchuk Andrew Anna
    … had endured enough. He had heard about the promise of free land in Canada. His pioneering spirit stirred within him, yearning for a free … and Victor, 3, were amongst the second group of Ukrainian settlers to come to Canada. The first had arrived in 1891. On June 6, 1930, the … sail for Canada. They arrived at the now historic Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, on June 17, 1930 and boarded a train which took them to …
  • Albert Samuel Davis
    … home on 1 July 1902 with his brother Fred Davis . He and his brother were found wandering in the streets of the East End of London by the … the time of the 1901 census on 31 March, the family was living at 47 High Street, Bow, in east London, which would appear to signal a … in Bell Road, Bromley-by-Bow, and Albert's mother Florence Mary Davis, nee Downes, who died of consumption 4 months later on 31 July 1901, …
  • Forgetting Danish During a Nine Month Quarantine
    … and is made up of over 500 islands,” Michael wrote. “I believe that is why Mor and Far loved the west coast of Canada so much; it reminded … roots.” That is a good reminder for all of us to get outside when we can and where we can to enjoy the natural beauty of spring in Canada. Thanks Michael. …

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