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  • Striving for a Dream by Yafet
    … Time 0:03:12 Transcript I never thought I would say “No” to come to Canada until the day I actually had to leave my country. As a kid I always wanted to come to a western country, where kids had their own bedrooms and where … because we had to flee. We hid in a truck which delivers food to soldiers in the borders and we started our journey. When we got to the …
  • Emerging Lens Film Festival Opening Night Screening
    … Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026  Time: 6:00 pm Location: In-person event at the Museum Language: … world set against the backdrop of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Birchtown. What to expect:  A screening of the short films … 40 Acres The Museum elevator will be temporarily out of service. Accommodations will be available for any visitors requiring assistance. …
  • Reginald W. and Dorothy E. Haines
    … (Miller). Reginald and Dorothy Married January 1, 1935. In the early days of their marriage, Dorothy worked as a nurse's aid, and Reginald … to the time of immigration, goods were rationed. Dorothy made a little food go a long way, and even with soap at a premium, Dorothy still … spring breakup. This is in May, in the south of England the ice on a pond might get to one inch thick and would last four days or so. They …
  • Peter Stein and Family
    … down grandmother's neck and refusing to eat spinach or other food supposedly good for you. We were treated as little princesses, … because the regular dinner hour was only around 7 o'clock. For holidays we went to the Tatra Mountains in Slovakia, to the Adriatic Ocean … decorated with flags for a national holiday. We crossed a bridge on foot to the Hungarian side. Trembling with fear, that the guard will …
  • Alois Wilhelm Escher
    … of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house … and cigarettes for the prisoners in a WWI - POW camp he passed each day when mined at the collier. Al told his family in America in later … was of utmost importance. Since Al's brother, Theodor had not yet become a citizen of his newly adopted country and, therefore, could not …
  • Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • Flying Officer Daniel D. Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • LACW Sarah Sharpe Platana
    … I began these reflections on November 11, 1997, Remembrance Day, a day which has always been of particular significance to me, and …
  • 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 …
  • Italian Culture and Traditions
    … and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. … tarantella alone. Holidays Italy’s state holidays include New Years Day, Easter Monday, Labour Day (May 1) and Christmas Day and a list of …

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