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… Adventures in Genealogical Research at the Scotiabank Family History Centre On March 13, 2012, I received an … from Bonnie Pollock of Nova Scotia who wanted to find out more about her great-great-grandfather George Little. He arrived in Canada from …
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… Sarah Theresa Roberts (Quinn) left her home in Wicklow County, Ireland to work … in the factories during World War II. It was in London, England that she met her future husband, Thomas Roberts of New Brunswick, Canada. … In May of 1946, Sarah, along with her first born, entered the sea for the long voyage to Pier 21 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Sarah spoke …
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… was more special than important I would say uh. But it was remarkable because it start my life right so that day, so it was—I was—it was … didn’t expect that. I thought that people here was more like a dry, or less friendly, because that’s the idea sometimes we have about people … Biography: Yolanda Garcia was born in Bucaramanga, Colombia. She completed an undergraduate degree in systems engineering from …
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… Doris Whalen, nee Kendell, arrived in early Spring of 1946 with her baby daughter, Jacqueline, at the Port of Halifax aboard the Scythia. She had only a few hours notice to leave her home of Birkenhead, …
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… of 1943. It was at my regimental dance and Marie shouldn’t have been there because her and her girlfriend Mary were to go to another … regimental dance in the same town. I knew as soon as I saw her that she was going to be the one for me. It so happens the farm that Marie … at wasn’t too far from where my regiment was camping. We were able to see each other every once and a while. Marie often went into town to …
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… Mary J. Coleiro (mother) had just lost her husband in 1952 and in 1957 her youngest of four … Toronto. The loss was too great to bear so a year later, in June 1958, she decided (at the age of 52) to leave her native land (Malta) and be … and son-in-law. Since she had no sufficient means to make her dream come true, the three remaining daughters (all well employed, two school …
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… Rebecca Teitelbaum's recipe book contains 110 pages of recipes collected in a concentration camp. (Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre … collecting familiar recipes conjured and preserved memories of the past and nourished hope for the future . The recipes are written two to … the recipes featured on the eat make share page of the Museum's website . A reproduction of the recipe book, showing Rebecca's Orange Cake …
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… Rebecca Teitelbaum's recipe book contains 110 pages of recipes collected in a concentration camp. (Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre … collecting familiar recipes conjured and preserved memories of the past and nourished hope for the future . The recipes are written two to … the recipes featured on the eat make share page of the Museum's website . A reproduction of the recipe book, showing Rebecca's Orange Cake …
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… seen: Warsaw, Poland and Versailles, France Last known destination: Canada The Scotiabank Family History Centre needs the public’s help … have any information that can help reunite Irene and Maja please email Reference Services Manager Cara MacDonald at reference@pier21.ca . Dear … Museum of Immigration, Pier21, My name is Paula Rinaldi and my mother is a Holocaust Survivor from the Warsaw Ghetto, her name is Irene …
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… Time 0:02:21 Transcript When I was little I used to love going to my grandmother’s house. It was filled with … in Hyde Park with her dog. A few handsome Canadian soldiers walked past, and she coyly unleashed her dog and yelled to the soldiers to … to paint and draw. Eventually, she supported herself as an art teacher. I always viewed my grandmother’s choices as somehow connected to …