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… no longer exists? While the Scotiabank Family History Centre at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not hold copies of all … records on microfilm , and information on all ports of entry into Canada. There remain some misconceptions about the nature of these … comprehensive book of names and signatures of every person who entered Canada through a port of entry. In the past, ship manifests and …
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… My parents, both born in 1907, had experienced two world wars and the turmoil, destruction, and hunger that followed. But my father had an … oil. What did Germany have to do with the Korean War on the other side of the globe? Hans' and my educational future was unsatisfactory …
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… snow storm. We had a bad voyage over on the Mauretania as I was very sea sick and she never left my side. When we arrived at Pier 21, Mum tried to hold onto me, luggage …
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… Home Children Canada Les “Home Children” au Canada In honour of the 100,000 British … âgés de six à quatorze ans, orphelins ou non, qui ont été expédiés par bateau au Canada entre 1869 et 1948, pour la plupart à titre de travailleurs domestiques et d’ouvriers … Home Children Canada • Les “Home Children” au Canada …
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… by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated July 21, 2021) “The problem is a vexing one” A Formal Agreement with the Government: the … Russia led many Mennonites to consider leaving Russia, and delegates visited both Canada and the United States to appraise the land available … a decade of military reform, and in particular the growing threat of compulsory military service. [3] In that environment, it is …
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… Atlantic Crossing - HMS Chitral October 24, 1941 - November 2, 1941 The Personal Account of Elmo Hugh Munroe As Told To His Daughter Mary … War I, was born there and had married Eunice Carroll in 1919 after the peace. Dad inherited his Mother's beautiful smile and his Father's love …
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… A gift in your Will preserves Canada’s immigration stories, forever. Here are two stories from caring and compassionate Canadians like you … 21 as a crown corporation, I jumped at the chance. My eight years there were the most rewarding of my professional life. On the left, … life. She was inspired to make a legacy gift in honour of the place where both of her parents made their first steps in Canada. We strongly …
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… the examination of the role of customs as a vital part of a newcomer’s experience in Canada through the firsthand accounts of a former … Canada Customs officer at Pier 21 and of immigrants who passed through here. First-Hand Accounts of the Customs Experience at Pier 21 As a … a new life devoid of oppression and deprivation. As may be imagined, there was very little work for the customs staff and we knew that we …
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… histories. It is a central part of historical work. It seems facile to say, but it’s important to always remember that people in the past …
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… 20,000 to Samaria of the Cunard White Star Line like a cork. We had seen ice bergs not too far away. Now, however, all was tranquil. We had … was fringed with ice and there was snow on the ground. Our ship lay anchored off shore. Behind us I could see the narrow entrance to … to stand like a sentinel. The buildings and church towers of the city of Halifax and of course the citadel made an impressive background …