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  • Charles and Emily Haigh
    … Christmas was birthed, he never asked of other staff what he did not do himself. He worked many of the extra evening hours himself. I think … dreams and struggles of their own. Respectfully submitted, Elaine Bladon (nee Haigh) 2009 …
  • Philip, Alice, Sydney, George
    … Christmas was birthed, he never asked of other staff what he did not do himself. He worked many of the extra evening hours himself. I think … dreams and struggles of their own. Respectfully submitted, Elaine Bladon (nee Haigh) 2009 …
  • Pasta e patate (Pasta and Potatoes) - Giovanna Bergola Covone
    … tomato coulis and 125 ml (½ cup) water or more. The liquid should completely cover the potatoes. Bring to boil, then reduce heat to low. … minutes, stirring frequently. The pasta should absorb the liquid and become creamy due to the mixture. If necessary, add 125 ml (½ cup) water … another popular Little Italy address. She won a 2024 Taste Canada Gold Award in Regional and Cultural category for her cookbook …
  • Welcome Home to Canada
    … Why should you apply? Finding meaningful work in a new country can come with multiple challenges including non-transferable …
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    … Volunteer Engagement Program is supported by the Macdonald Stewart Foundation and Scotiabank. Volunteers from all backgrounds are welcome at the Museum—including you! Share cross-cultural experiences with … immigration history. Meet new people in a vibrant atmosphere and become actively involved in your community. Gain marketable skills and …
  • Narrow Escapes to Canada
    … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … refugees hidden under a tarpaulin until they reached the departure point. After another five days at sea, they landed at Christmas Island, … zoo” and a prison. He would spend three and a half years there. At one point, he became so desperate he attempted suicide by trying to dive …
  • Narrow Escapes to Canada
    … different places and time periods. They both ended with a new life in Canada . And although they are not part of our exhibitions, they are … refugees hidden under a tarpaulin until they reached the departure point. After another five days at sea, they landed at Christmas Island, … zoo” and a prison. He would spend three and a half years there. At one point, he became so desperate he attempted suicide by trying to dive …
  • Rosa and Giuseppe Ritorto
    … to take us to Halifax in Canada. I did not know it at the time, as I do now, that we would arrive at Pier 21. For the first 2 days on the … in Québec. We were so curious and excited looking out the train windows, seeing so much snow and so many isolated houses. I wondered how … but we became used to it just like everyone else there. My father had come to Canada 6 years earlier and had a very good and secure job with …
  • Three Halloweens with the Unforgettable Kay Collicott
    … a block across the street. After the war her father returned to Canada while she and her mother went back to Kay’s hometown of Kiltane, Co. … lived in those hills. If you ever caught one, your every wish would come true.” Kay was reluctant to leave her family and beloved Ireland … I had lost Nanny forever. My father was never the same after Nanny died. It seemed he was never again the happy fun loving father of my …
  • Family Stories with Irish Roots: Remembering the Great Famine
    … 47', simply a word and number, however it recalls some of Ireland’s darkest years. Specifically, it’s an epithet endowed upon 1847. The … he could save the money to put himself through medical school. After becoming a doctor, he travelled to England in 1914 for further studies. When the first world war broke out, he offered to stay and treat …

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