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… Steven F. Kucha, Jr. (Istvan Kucsa, Jr.) left from his homeland of Fot, Hungary, with his mother (Mary), and sailed from Antwerp on the ship called the Minnedosa …
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… Emigrant ship Goteborg ship at Pier 21. Twenty-seven years earlier they were born in Denmark, John in Central, and Kirsten in the northwest Jutland peninsula. On January 26th, 1922, John was born Johannes Therkelsen, the youngest of four, in … village named Hygum fifteen kilometres from the town of Vejle. In 1944 his father passed away after suffering 20 years from virus …
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… Andrea's daughters. Story It was 1944 and WWII was nearing it's end. The times were both dangerous and exciting, fearful and adventurous and … there were intense feelings at both ends of the spectrum. It was in this atmosphere that, like many couples, young Canadian Navy Lieutenant …
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… were hard-working immigrants who made many sacrifices to ensure that their children and grandchildren had a better quality of life. Jim was … born in 1936 in the village of Fanaiti in Arcadia, Greece. He spent his childhood and teenage years in the village where he worked on the …
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… Hear the Human Side of Immigration Listen now → Season 7: Sports and Belonging New … - Annette Clarke How to Share an Egg - Bonny and Saul Reichert The Spice of Life - Vikram Vij Chop Suey Nation - Ann Hui Season 3: Immigrant …
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… 1951 in Rijen, Noord Brabant, Holland and came to Canada by boat (the Volendam) arriving at Pier 21, Halifax, on February 24th. Dad wanted to farm. Like many others in Holland, his family didn’t have enough land to divide among all the children who …
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… at collections@pier21.ca for requests to use the collection. Provide as much information as possible about your request and how you will use the items. Licenses will be issued for requests as long as: The item is unrestricted The use aligns with the Museums …
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… David and Michael, came from the same village in England. They set out together looking for adventure and the opportunities that … was a young structural engineer that had been sponsored by Avro to come to Canada and work on the Avro Arrow project. When asked about shipboard romances, Leonard Read, with a telling twinkle in his eye, murmured, "We were shy English bachelors." Of his first …
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… History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … (57), community (53), reasons for moving (28), settlement programs (26), religion (20), and general insights (5). I would like to highlight … examples from the interviews for the work and reflection codes. Work: “…a big honour for the team.” An example of a segment coded under …
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… Hungarian Immigration to Canada The homeland of Canada’s Hungarians has a long and interesting history which helped shape these industrious … was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come to be known as Hungarians, travelled from the foothills of the … known as the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. After World War I, the Austro-Hungarian Empire disintegrated and borders moved once …