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… Reproductions and Use Contact the Collections team at collections@pier21.ca for requests to use the … and Use Requests may take up to 1 month (20 business days) to complete. Urgent requests may be accommodated on a “rush service” … No additional fee Audio $22.00 - 1-10 minutes $25.00 - 11-30 minutes $26.00 - 31-90+ minutes Video $40.00 - 1-10 minutes $50.00 - 11-30 …
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… of Aloys (Anglicized as Alois) Wilhelm Escher, born March 13, 1906 #26 Kampstrasse, Gladbeck, Westfallen, Germany. That particular house still stands: my sister and I have been there and have seen it. Al, as he was later … and cigarettes for the prisoners in a WWI - POW camp he passed each day when mined at the collier. Al told his family in America in later …
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… The Trip to the Land of Milk and Honey The Recollection by Simon (Sid) C. Treur I arrived with my parents from, The Hague in The Netherlands to Canada, at the age of … Treur Case, Wilma, Sid C. …
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… I arrive on the fifth of September and to my amazement, there’s a little white van at the airport with a Cana—paper Canadian flag on the door and a guy there saying, “Are you Molloy?” “Yes.” “Come on with me.” And he said, “I’ll take you to the hotel.” And I … gives me, hands me a plan. He said, “This is how this stuff is to be deployed. I’ve got to go talk to the British Embassy. I’ll m—I’ll meet …
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… Sharon Bonnallie Hungarian Immigrants Minnedosa (Steven) July 23, 1926 Berlin III (Margaret) February 11, 1934 Age: 5 years 8 mos for … Hungary with her Mother (Barbara), and older brother (Paul), on her 8th birthday, January 26, 1934, on the ship called the Berlin 3. They … 14, 1943 at Lundy’s Lane United Church. They recently celebrated their 66th wedding anniversary (2009) with their entire family. It was a …
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… 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 Toronto where I was met by my aunt who had been living in the leaside district of Toronto and had … 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 …
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… September 23, 1951 - Concetta; June 12, 1954 - Michele Age on Arrival: 26 - Concetta; 23 - Michele Born in the south eastern community of Carpino, Foggia, Concetta Faiella immigrated … labour laws. We thank our parents for their courage of love. We want to acknowledge and thank them for taking the risks they did to …
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… Shed 21 immigration quarters as reopened in 1946 …
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… by Western University's MA Public History Program Students Fugitive or Free? Prior to 1850, … existed for all free blacks. The Act Against Slavery , passed in 1793, made Upper Canada (part of what is now Ontario) the first British … all men, women, and children, were free. [2] Artist Theodore Kaufmann condemned the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act in his illustration “Effects …
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… is a big priority for the Museum, but there are some simple steps you can take to make sure your personal memories are kept safe for future … file not opening, or getting lost as you transfer to a new device. You may even still have files on floppy disks! These types of … steps above. Finding a digitization company is also preferable if you want to scan negatives or very old photographs. If you have your own …