-
… a displaced persons camp in Austria, they came to Canada. This trunk accompanied them on their voyage across the Atlantic after the Second …
-
… for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration … 1935) for all ports of entry. These do not include passenger lists. Commemorative Ship Photos: Available for purchase in person on the day …
-
… they had done what was wanted. We were all thrilled one day when Wing Commander Whittle came to have his rocket tested - it was a forerunner …
-
… music festivals in his village. It gave him great joy when he had the chance to sing and dance at these events that would last into the wee … of the Church. It gave the strong moral values that he still has today. At the age of 16, his father passed away as a result of a blow to … rest of his life. He wanted to learn a trade. So at 19, he chose to become an auto mechanic and went to a garage as an apprentice. Later, …
-
… Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? …
-
… and Sicily, and the Netherlands and Germany. I was in Holland on V.E. Day after I spent three months in the hospital in Belgium because I had …
-
Time 0:04:42 Transcript …
-
… at Westinghouse where he worked in Hamilton. Given that my purpose in coming to Canada was to financially help my parents, I had thought it … on her seventeenth birthday. As we got to know each other, I became completely captivated. During all this time, I had been surprised to … that if Canada didn’t meet my expectations I should not be ashamed to come home. One day, when the many British emigrés at Westinghouse …
-
… my mother I was closer to New York and knew that I would be there one day. I was fortunate in that I could speak Yiddish and could at least …
-
… like everyone else. Growing up in a small knit cultural & religious community in Ontario, everyone knows what you’re up to ALL the time, so basically my whole community knew that I was learning to ride a bike, but no one … poetry and had the best sense of humor always making everyone laugh. Coming to Canada changed all of that…. Reality is many immigrants …