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  • John Conlan
    … John Conlan was born in Clonlara, Co. Clare, Ireland on April 2, 1912. He became an electrician while working in Ardnacrusha on the Shannon Hydro-Electric Scheme which was completed on July 29, 1929. …
  • Artist-in-Residence 2024 - Annie Valentina
    … summer/fall 2025. Annie holds a BA in Theatre from Dalhousie University and is a past Merritt Award nominee for her 2014 play Alien . She …
  • A Long Journey to Freedom by Felly
    Time 0:02:31 Transcript It was never my dream to come to Canada. But I wanted to live in a country with democratic freedom. I was a member of the biggest opposition party in my country, DRC Republic democratic of Congo. The opposition party wasn't allowed to march or hold meetings. Me and some …
  • Brodowycz Natalia Wasyl
    … retirement age, and were active volunteers in the Ukrainian Canadian community. Wasyl passed away in 1993 at the age of 81; Natalia passed …
  • Ivy Edie Stevenson Williamson
    … Reason for entry into Canada: War bride Date of Entry: August 19, 1946 City of entry: Halifax, Nova Scotia Name of ship: Lady Nelson Country … My mother’s name was Ivy Edie Stevenson and she was born on January 26th, 1927 to Charles and Caroline Stevenson. She was 1 of 13 children …
  • Perfectly Delicious
    … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … work and care that goes into preparing the food. Just as bringing ingredients together creates new tastes, bringing people together can create … province. She started working in the food industry at age 15 . She studied culinary arts at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in …
  • The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family
    … 16, 1912, son of Giuseppe Ferrarelli and Maria Teresa Iaconis in the town of Castelsilano (Casino), Crotone, Calabria, Italy. Married Maria Rosa Cosentino born May 2, 1916. They were wed on December 24, 1933. She passed away on April 2, 2012. … The Giovanni Ferrarelli Family …
  • Perfectly Delicious
    … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … work and care that goes into preparing the food. Just as bringing ingredients together creates new tastes, bringing people together can create … province. She started working in the food industry at age 15 . She studied culinary arts at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology in …
  • Heidi L. Grundke
    … own to look for shelter and work. On these excursions we met some disappointment!- Halifax is a small city without industry, depending solely on small companies and … transporters', with all the young men hanging out of the windows, -a reverse role Halifax played during the war! And following a general …
  • Operations After Opening
    Shed 21 immigration quarters as opened in 1928, excluding assembly and medical inspection area.  (Cropped extract from Halifax Port Authority #10882) …

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