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  • Ariella Milanese
    Ariella Milanese was born in October 1936, in San Lorenzo di Fumicello, in the province of Udine, in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region, in northeast Italy. She is the second child of four of Romolo Milanese and Anna Pasqualini. A month after Ariella was born, the family moved to a small farm house …
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  • Giovanna Rocca e Saverio e Giovanni
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  • Pasquale, Maria e Joseph
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  • The Barr/Britannia Colony, Part I
    by Daniel Meister, PhD Introduction: The Context of Colonialism “Let us take possession of Canada. Let our cry be CANADA FOR THE BRITISH.” - Isaac Barr [1] At the turn of the twentieth century, the two largest groups of immigrants to Canada by nationality were Americans and British. British …
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    The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral histories, and other materials from public and private sources.  Please check with Collections staff before sending offered items to the Museum. Physical artifacts and archival material must remain with the donor until the …
  • Exploring Pier 21’s Immigration Quarters
    by Steve Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 20, 2021) Introduction: Accommodation and Detention at Pier 21 Pier 21 is best known as Halifax’s receiving station for almost one million immigrants to Canada, and as a key embarkation facility during the Second World War. However, most of the people …
  • Pasquale e Maria Maione e Family
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