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  • Filena Bruno Fiorita and Family
    … for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, … how seasick many passengers were during the voyage to Canada. She was not affected and was immediately put into service helping other …
  • A Welcome Sign?
    … MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … above where passengers disembarked, were written the words “Welcome Home to Canada.” The Welcome Home to Canada sign, visible from the deck of a ship as it arrives …
  • A mystery, archival film footage, an old suitcase, and a 75th anniversary
    … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … The family moved around for a few years working on farms in various communities before finally settling in the village of River John, where …
  • Looking for Identity by Keyvan
    … came and in front of all the students told the Bahai’s to stop coming to school from tomorrow. At this moment I felt I lost my … So I didn’t have any choice except start to work hard to establish a comfortable life for my future in Kuwait. which I was succeed to have …  which was place for most of the singers, actors, actress, artists to come & take their photos. That made a comfortable life for me & my …
  • From Banker to Culturepreneur—an Ode to Joy
    … help .” After leaving the bank, she was approached by her cousin, Eddie Bullen, a successful jazz musician. He had developed a show that … made-up word,” she says, “How I've labelled myself is inconsequential compared to what I am doing.” “The events offer the musicians financial … to keep growing, while they entertain and educate Canadian audiences.” “I focus on the music that gives me an opportunity to make a …
  • A mystery, archival film footage, an old suitcase, and a 75th anniversary
    … called Canadian Notebook , released in 1952. The film focuses on newcomer families working in four corners of Canada and in four major … The family moved around for a few years working on farms in various communities before finally settling in the village of River John, where …
  • A Welcome Sign?
    … MacKinnon captures something felt by many- the feeling of being welcomed in Canada – the feeling that the country represented a chance at … above where passengers disembarked, were written the words “Welcome Home to Canada.” The Welcome Home to Canada sign, visible from the deck of a ship as it arrives …
  • Becky Forshaw Angus
    … (nee Forshaw) was born in Dumbartonshire, Scotland in 1911. In 1941, she met her soon-to-be-husband, Albert "Chub" Angus, while he was on … spirits. Chub was liberated on May 2nd, 1945 and was repatriated to Canada in July, where he was immediately hospitalized. He continued to …
  • Ron Baylis
    … Type: Immigrant Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: March 26, 1964 I arrived at pier21 on March 26 1964 and took the train to … during the next 10 years and joined tennis and badminton clubs. One day I was invited to go on a moonlight hike on the Bruce Trail which is … hikes in the Niagara area. I even met my wife on a Bruce Trail hike so she was able to be my assistant leader. I continued the business for 20 …
  • Ellen M. Nielsen, Birthe and Inge
    … Second Story: After Visiting the Museum in 1999: In the late 1920's we were a young family living in Aarhus Denmark. My father due … who had always lived in an urban setting, close to people with whom she could socialize. He left the west and moved to South Western … Nielsen , Inge and Birthe) sailed from Copenhagen Denmark on board the S/S United States on August 7, 1929 and landed at Pier 21 in Halifax on …

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