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… Several War Brides set sail with their children from Southampton, England at the beginning …
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… Tymoschuk, and three of my older brothers, Max, Jako and Alexander, set sail from Rotterdam aboard the Volendam on July 10, 1929. They … died shortly after arriving in Canada. Travelling by train my family settled and began farming in the Swan River Valley in Manitoba. While …
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… worked for Siemens & Halske in Berlin. When the Russians entered the city, she fled to the West German part. The political situation in …
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… skinny kid that just barely survived. We left war-torn Europe for a better place. My parents chose Canada because the Canadian soldiers … milk jugs so I could gain some weight and strength. That didn't always sit well with my sisters, who felt I was "spoiled." In 2002, I had the … of our arrival; he was 80 years old. We together absorbed every bit of history that Pier 21 offered. An incredible memory. We have our …
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… 0:00:53 Transcript: One of the larger objects in our exhibition Refuge Canada is this rigid inflatable boat. It represents some of the most … refugees make when they escape persecution by sea. We invite our visitors to sit down in this boat and contemplate the dangers of those voyages. A … Refuge Canada - The Inflatable Boat …
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… that the winters were brutal. On hearing this, he hopped a train for Southern Ontario and rode it as far south as possible, ending up in Windsor, Ontario where he settled. In …
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February 11, 2023 to April 23, 2023 Credit: City of Toronto Archives, Fonds 1244, Item 867A During the First World War, national security fears and wartime prejudice drove the policy of internment, which lasted until 1920. During this time, Canada interned 8,579 people identified as “enemy aliens”, …
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… Travel Certificate in London, England. She boarded the Aquitania in South Hampton with her infant son Donald on August 8, 1946 and arrived … Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Ottawa, Ontario, St. Catherine's, Ontario, Calgary, Alberta and finally back to Ottawa. She was always very active …
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… and programming every February. In 2020, Stephanie received the city’s Community Development Award and the Sankofa Award for Volunteer … was featured in Chatelaine magazine and is a 2022 recipient of the Accomplished Black Canadian Women Award. Return to Soft Landing Soft … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …
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… and programming every February. In 2020 Stephanie received the city’s Community Development Award. Return to Soft Landing Soft Landing is a … excelled in areas of entrepreneurship, environmentalism, science, and community activism. The project is funded by the Canadian Museum of …