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  • Shaping a Community: Black Refugees in Nova Scotia
    … Some individuals came as slaves in the service of white masters, but many others arrived as free migrants seeking a new homeland. During and … by the Black Loyalists (1783) and the Jamaican Maroons (1796). Over one third of the Black Loyalists and nearly all of the Jamaican Maroons … slaves were brought to the French stronghold at Île Royale in present day Cape Breton, while additional numbers of slaves arrived between …
  • Dutch Culture and Traditions
    … people in the northern parts of the Netherlands skating along the canals. Soccer is also another tremendously popular sport in the … and 42% of the population claim to follow no religion. [3] Holidays New Year's Day ( Nieuwjaarsdag ) - January 1 Good Friday ( Goede …
  • Donato, Imperia e Gianni E
    Donato, Imperia e Gianni E …
  • Stories
    Stories in Italian Andrea Nicolosi and Maria Soccorsa Children's Stories Amerigo Lupinacci Elise Marini Robert Sapienza Family Stories Addolorata Salvatorelli-Di Falco Adolfo Di Mambro Antonino Masciotra Cesidio Mariani Domenico Stagliano Gabriella Frainetti nee Di Giovanni Giulio Cesare and …
  • A “Little” Coincidence
    … in Genealogical Research at the Scotiabank Family History Centre On March 13, 2012, I received an email from Bonnie Pollock of Nova … Knowing I would not be able to determine which ship he arrived on, I focused my search on determining where in Ireland the Little … James (b. 1840), Thomas (b. 1841), John (b. 1844), Peter (b. 1847), Ann (b. 1848), Margaret (b. 1854), George (b. 1856) and Mary (b. 1858). …
  • Jozwiak, Yarosh,
    … who was Polish, and Catarina Sahajdak, who was Ukrainian. Mary had one sister Hanja, and two brothers, John (Jan) and Michael. She arrived … died in Welland, Ontario from heart failure on December 24, 1986 (on her birthday) at the age of 79. She is buried at Holy Cross … Road in Welland Ontario. John Yarosh, born Joannes Jarosz on January 26, 1905 in the village of Dubowce, Tarnopol, Austria, to Terentius …
  • Tajti Family
    … arriving in Quebec City on August 21, 1925, and went to Welland, ON. He had left behind his wife, Anna Katona and sons Pal and Zoltan. Anna and the boys sailed from … said Istvan lived at 446 South Main St., in Welland. A daughter, Anne, was born the next year in Canada. The Tajti family was Roman …
  • Reflections on a Green Door I: New Beginnings
    … belongs here, almost in this position, but not quite…” But, how does one ‘know’ a door? I was standing, somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … “Customs and Excise” hand painted in black with yellow outlining. One can only wonder why the final letter of Customs is smaller and …
  • P/O Arthur James Cannon
    … and Mont Joli, Quebec as a tail gunner. In September 1943 he was stationed at Middleton, St. George, England. The crew of which Art was a … and committees such as the Community Club, Parish Council, Rural Telephone, the Knights of Columbus and St. Mark's School Board. Art also … reside in Regina until 1981, during which time James (4) and Christa Anne (2) were born. Lois and family are currently living at Grenfall, …
  • Soft Landing
    … Seven beautifully crafted one-minute films about the impact newcomers had on Canada and the impact Canada had on them. From Jamaica , … connections between people of African descent and Northern Inuit communities. Described Video From Ghana , Margaret created and manages … Video From Liberia , Leo founded Empowerment Squared to help young newcomers to integrate. Described Video Each one of these individuals has …

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