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… March 4 to June 24, 2026 A Community Presents exhibition created with the Canadian Romani … the first national exhibition about Roma , a distinct and diverse peoples and the largest ethnic minority throughout Europe, often called … Resilience on the Move: Roma People in Canada …
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… this story on behalf of my late husband, Dr. William H. Holland. He was born in Nijmegen, the Netherlands on January 4th, 1926 and was … 21 on September 25, 1952. He continued on to Kitchener, Ontario where he set up his medical practice. He served the Kitchener/Waterloo …
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… by train from Halifax to Ontario, to begin their new life, settling in South-western Ontario. After arriving in Canada seven more children … to provide opportunity for their children in a new country. We want to say thank you for choosing Canada. Their grandchildren dedicate this …
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… (Story told by her younger sister, Mary K. (Bowes) Astephen) Jean was 28 years old when she came through Pier 21 in February 1946. Travelling by rail from …
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… My mother passed away at the age of 86. She loved her adopted country so much … in 1981. We came with the War Brides, but to join my father who had come as an immigrant. As an RAF aircrew trainee, he had been a member …
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… my parents have used every interaction they’ve had with Canadians as learning experiences to continuously refine our proud Canadian … was continuing to grow back home in Kampala, Uganda. Shortly after completing their education and returning home, they gathered their families …
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… Pier 21, Halifax Date of Arrival: August 28, 1928 Age of Arrival: 5 The Kiperczuks (mother Darja, father Lukjan, sisters Matrona and … days later. Once processed by Canadian immigration, the Kiperczuks set out for Quebec, where their family expanded. The surname was …
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… and white photograph of a group of adults and one baby dining aboard the passenger ship the Saturnia. The photograph shows two women seated … a table, one of which is holding the arm of a baby seated in front of her. A male sits at the left and appears to be raising a glass. He is … napkin. Another male stands next to him, leaning on the back of the chair, wearing a tall hat that was also likely fashioned out of his …
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… in Dietetics, Lt. Mollard enlisted in March/44 with the RCAMC. She was posted to the Halifax Military Hospital, where she remained until her discharge in 1945. During her service, she …
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… recounted by Vito Spatafora, December, 2023 Vito was born in 1949 in the small town of Vita, which is in the province of Trapani in Sicily, Italy. In November 1953, he and his loving mother, Nicolina crossed the Atlantic Ocean on the ship SS Conte … had the run of the ship, to his mother’s chagrin. After many days at sea, Vito and Nicolina finally landed in Halifax, at Pier 21. They were …