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… was pregnant with her second child my grandparents decided to come back to Italy. So my father was born in Castelfiorentino on the 20th of November of … are 3 more family commemorative plaques also located on the Sobey Wall of Honour: Moise and Giorgia Rotilio Family Angela Maria Rotilio …
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… experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or work. The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on …
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… experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or work. The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on …
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… experience We encourage visitors to capture their visit and share on social media. Please be respectful of other visitors, staff and volunteers so as not to disrupt their experience or work. The Museum reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to withhold or withdraw permission to photograph on …
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… that define Canada. Donate Legacy Giving Adding the Museum to your will is a simple process with a lasting impact. Pier 21 Club Donate $2100+ annually and join our leadership giving circle. Sobey Wall of Honour Commemorate the arrival of your family to Canada with a plaque on the …
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… you know, or worry anything about that, or ice, or anything like that. So that one thing struck, you know—that is cold and snow and no leaves … worked in the new Michelin tire plant. Daxa attended the Nova Scotia Community College for book-keeping and secretarial administration. She … the Lung Association, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, and the Keshen Goodman Library in Halifax. Return to Main Gallery …
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… Time 0:02:31 Transcript It was never my dream to come to Canada. But I wanted to live in a country with democratic … The opposition party wasn't allowed to march or hold meetings. Me and some members of my party had been holding meetings at different places, … there: Indians, Chinese, Blacks and whites working at the immigration office, I says wow ! My kids will have a future in this country, my …
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… Living in a multinational country we are used to live in a diverse society. I started learning Farsi, official language of the country and my second language, since the … the planet is one big nation, just divided by borders which I hope will disappear one day as it is happening among European Union. … One World, No Borders by Saeid …
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… Time 0:03:07 Transcript My name is Elva Simundsson. Traditional Icelandic names tend to have meaning so my name means … guest. The next day, he came back and said to Thora: “You may as well come home with me.” She needed a place and he needed a wife. They were … still farms. The neighbours were all of Icelandic ancestry and the common language in our community was Icelandic. Afi Johann lived with …
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The Thiessen family wearing luggage tags, September 1950, DI2013.848.2. Hundreds of old-fashioned luggage tags adorn two walls in the Museum. They are left by visitors and covered with drawings and handwritten messages in different languages. During Pier 21’s years as an immigration shed, …