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  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … and sugar so that you can quench your hunger." Other times, he and his brother stole crackers from market stalls. Or they fashioned … into the orphanage, he was thrilled to have regular food to eat. This experience marked him. "My favourite food by far is rice and beans … moved with them to Lower Sackville, NS. “It blew my mind” Of course, this brought a change in all aspects of his life, including the way he …
  • How eating dirt shaped one man's relationship with food
    … and sugar so that you can quench your hunger." Other times, he and his brother stole crackers from market stalls. Or they fashioned … into the orphanage, he was thrilled to have regular food to eat. This experience marked him. "My favourite food by far is rice and beans … moved with them to Lower Sackville, NS. “It blew my mind” Of course, this brought a change in all aspects of his life, including the way he …
  • Pietro Di Ioia
    … Told by his daughter: Maria Teresa Di Ioia PART ONE Reasons for immigrating to … 21 Ship: Vulcania - Third class PART TWO Personal profile of my father and my family In post-World War II, it was extremely difficult to …
  • Medical Facilities at Pier 21
    … between public health and medical controls on immigrants in Canada has deep historical roots in Canada, notably in Halifax, which suffered … outstripped overseas medical infrastructure, which led to a renewed emphasis on careful medical examination of immigrants at their point of … in Canada on the Duchess of York on 19 March 1937. [30] Waldron also has memories of the happier occasion of hosting mothers and newborns in …
  • Al and Agnes Kolarik
    … Immigrant Country of Origin: Czechoslovakia Ship Name: T.S.S. Nea Hellas Port of Entry: Pier 21, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada Date of … who collected much of the information from their stories, interviews, historical documents and research. Many details were taken from Alois’s …
  • Audrey R.F. Beasley-Waddy
    … Leaving a loving family in Surrey, England, to join my Canadian serviceman husband in February 1946 was in one instance great … train that I had ever seen to take us on our final journey to the West Coast. I have not seen the Halifax harbour since I boarded that … and I am delighted to say that my husband I will be travelling for the official opening of this wonderful millennium project. Thank you for …
  • Johanna Schel
    … Families March 1954 – Waterman My name is Johanna Schel. I left Rotterdam on March 2, 1954 with my husband, Johannes, whom … known as Jan Willem. I vividly recall boarding the S.S. Waterman. I can still see my mother standing between many people as I was thinking … of my life. My husband held up our son for our family to see as we bid a last goodbye. The crossing took eight days with my son bunking …
  • Antonio Colautti and Laura Colautti
    … April 2, 1955 (Laura) Age on Arrival: Antonio - 36, Laura - 31 My Mother used to tell this story often. Before coming to Canada she felt … along with her trunk of belongings. She recalls that at one point an official at the warehouse came by to assist her, and he reached to pick up the trunk which was in very bad shape and was being held together with rope. When the official went …
  • An Incomplete Portrait of Canada
    … of our building, Pier 21, there is another large photograph of a vast room of Dutch immigrants on long, full benches, waiting to make …
  • An Incomplete Portrait of Canada
    … of our building, Pier 21, there is another large photograph of a vast room of Dutch immigrants on long, full benches, waiting to make …

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