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  • Albert Samuel Davis
    … the empire to seek a new life. Albert Davis was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's home on 1 July 1902 with his brother Fred Davis . He and his brother were found wandering in the streets of the East End of London by the police, who contacted the National Society for the … Methodist Mission Church; Albert went to Leopold House, and Fred to Shepherd House. Albert was born on the 10 March 1890 at Ponders End, …
  • Immigration Regulations, Order-in-Council PC 1962-86, 1962
    … orphaned nieces and nephews under the age of 21. This clause was added due to fears of an influx of unskilled sponsored relatives from Asian …
  • Share your story
    … The Museum would like to hear from anyone with a story related to Canadian immigration. Personal and family experiences of immigration are an important part of everything we do, and you can help the Story Collection grow by sharing yours. Criteria for …
  • A Good Life by Metta
    … grade 11, I went to Winnipeg and I stayed with my best friend Mary Daniels family. Ruth, Mary’s mother, was a war bride and she took me … that they were taking any students with grade 11 to teach. So Mary Daniels and I went to the Legislative Building to get permits to work …
  • Frederick Thomas Davis
    … of the empire to seek a new life. Fred Davis was admitted to Dr. Barnardo's home on 1 July 1902 with his brother Albert . He and his brother were found wandering in the streets of the East End of London by the police, who contacted the National Society for the … Causeway, almost opposite the Methodist Mission Church; Fred went to Shepherd House, and Albert to Leopold House. Fred was born on the 24 …
  • Historical Thinking (1) : Practicing History in the Museum
    … by Steven Schwinghamer, Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) In summer 2012, we offered an “historian’s … heritage institution, we’d like members of the public to be able to come and talk with us about how we think about the past and how we relate that to specific studies and exhibitions. Second, we think that practicing public history …
  • Philippe and Barbara Grignon
    … our granddaughter Jennifer who encouraged me to write and to her Osmondo whose gift pen I used to write the original draft. My name is … missed us but killed an elderly couple sitting in their garden next door. In the same period the hotel where our Officers were billeted was … to the war! My first "operational" flying with a Canadian crew was doing Air-Sea Rescue over the North Sea in Anson aircraft. One …
  • Perfectly Delicious
    … noticed that we at the Museum are a little obsessed with food these days? There’s a few reasons for that. Firstly, we’re cooking up a new … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … work and care that goes into preparing the food. Just as bringing ingredients together creates new tastes, bringing people together can create …
  • Historical Thinking (4) : Continuity and Change
    … multilayered than many individuals realize. The discipline of history can be viewed as a complex interplay between continuity and change. … and change . [1] In researching a particular project, historians do not simply note when continuity or change occurred, but rather they … when continuity is present. In our 2012 temporary exhibition, Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes , the case study of the …
  • Perfectly Delicious
    … noticed that we at the Museum are a little obsessed with food these days? There’s a few reasons for that. Firstly, we’re cooking up a new … food is a big part of who we are as individuals and families, as communities, and as a country. And lastly, when the food is prepared … work and care that goes into preparing the food. Just as bringing ingredients together creates new tastes, bringing people together can create …

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