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… Perfect Pairings is a project-based program bringing together diverse community members in the design of recipes blending elements of their … other, no matter their differences. The Museum’s Public Programs and Community Engagement team will provide support for participants by … This assignment may include shopping (and/or foraging) for ingredients together, cooking in each other’s kitchens or in another …
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… Museum offers personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many … able to discover things like: Where and when your ancestors arrived in Canada Street addresses where they lived Marriage and death records Census records Gravesites Who we can search for Searches are not limited to people who immigrated …
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… Alberta where they lived until 1959. They had four daughters and one son. In July of that year, they moved to Calgary for two years and had one more son. In 1961, they moved to Edmonton, Alberta where they …
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… are not limited to people who immigrated through Pier 21 . "That's a common misconception," says Jocelyn Bourque, Genealogical Researcher … too is a popular service- in fact, there is a backlog of requests. "Coming in person, you're going to get faster service," says Bourque. …
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… The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is delighted to welcome Katarina Marinic as Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Katarina’s work … project and exhibition. As Katarina explains, “past and present will come together in a continually moving display of images, representing … Museum’s fourth Artist-in-Residence from June until November 2019. The compensation for this six month program is $15,000. Quotes: “The family …
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… listening to the oral histories in the BMO Oral History Gallery, I’ve come across several people who said that they didn’t feel at home until they came to Canada, and I count myself as one of them—I have a very clear recollection of my first footstep in … of multiculturalism, recent changes to provision of health care, etc. Prime Minister Pearson had helped give Canada a reputation as a …
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… Winnipeg General Strike in 1919 exacerbated anti-foreign sentiment as many European workers were involved in the disruptive work stoppage. … persons with chronic alcoholism, those suffering from tuberculosis and anyone certified as being mentally or physically defective. An … the governor-in-council (i.e. federal cabinet) to deport immigrants at any time within that period if they became a member of an inadmissible …
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… to Canada 1951: left Plymouth May 19, 1951, arrived at Pier 21 on May 26, on the S.S. Europe . By train to Vancouver, BC, was taken to … Started working June 3, 1951, and retired from the saw mill November 26, 1985. First two years pulling lumber on the big green chain, next … join them as inspector, still being at the same mill, worked the next 26 years as inspector. I married in 1961 and have four kids, two boys …
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… Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui … how immigration is shaping Canadian cuisine , and how food connects newcomers to their heritage, adapts to new tastes, and builds new … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …
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… Raymond, with two members of the Rainbow Community Garden. Contributed by Raymond Ngarboui Raymond Ngarboui … how immigration is shaping Canadian cuisine , and how food connects newcomers to their heritage, adapts to new tastes, and builds new … I shall tell you what you are." Raymond Ngarboui calls himself a soldier for economic and community development ; the Rainbow Community …