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… two girls. Opa and Oma Lopers and Oma and Opa Steenbergen were able to come along on the bus to Rotterdam to send us off. When we got to the … teeth in the water. We saw nothing but water, water, water, but on the 26 th of May we reached the shore in Halifax. When we landed there was … had to go right back, waving their hands in our faces that we may not come in. He had pneumonia. It was so hard to leave little Jake behind …
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… forget it." The Pier 21 Story , Canada Employment and Immigration Commission. Halifax: 1978. In 1988, J.P. and Trudy Duivenvoorden Mitic, … story, the Canadian story, the story that started at Pier 21.” [S2012.268.1] Sherry Porter, Rosalie Silberman Abella and Ruth Goldbloom in … lost the first of our storytellers on the evening of Saturday, January 26, 2002 when J.P. LeBlanc died. We stayed friends with his wife Trudy, …
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… subjected to rationing. The Vedouci Restaurant was a busy place. It accommodated and fed hundreds of workers and German pilots from the … to Perth and both were reunited. Alois and Anezka married on November 26, 1949, settled in Perth and very soon had three daughters, Lili, … parents' plaque on The Sobey Wall of Honour. The plaque installation coincided with Canada's 150th anniversary. 2017 - Three generations: L …
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… vita di emigrante, e cominciata un paio di anni dopo la fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Sono nato e ho vissuto nella Regione del Veneto … a fabbriche e case. Dal 1945 al 1948 cera un pó di lavoro nelle citta come Treviso - Mestre ricostruire cio che i bombardamenti avevano … Giá da allora i giovani cominciavano a fare le valigie andando come clandestini in francia, tanti sono passati, ma tanti sone stati …
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… RACCONTO DI VITA: CANDIDA FRANCA IACCINO (dedico questa mia storia ai miei … è stata una grandissima emozione. Sono sbarcata il novembre del 1960 con la nave Olympia, all'età di 19 anni, sono ritornata dopo 42 anni … eri tu ch'eri aperta alla chiamata dello Spirito Santo, conservo come reliquia la sua ultima lettera. Infatti anche la mia venuta in …
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… about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … But as diverse as our genealogy research can be, one thing that comes up constantly is the regret that people didn’t ask their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that …
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… make up one part of " Our Immigrant Stories ". How did the residency come about? I had the privilege of sharing some of my previous art … to Vancouver in the 1970s. That's where my interest in immigration comes from: my own heritage and the link between migration and … questioning why. I wrote “big or small” so that everyone would feel welcome to share their story, whether they see it as inspiring or not. So …
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… make up one part of " Our Immigrant Stories ". How did the residency come about? I had the privilege of sharing some of my previous art … to Vancouver in the 1970s. That's where my interest in immigration comes from: my own heritage and the link between migration and … questioning why. I wrote “big or small” so that everyone would feel welcome to share their story, whether they see it as inspiring or not. So …
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… Museum offers personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many … able to discover things like: Where and when your ancestors arrived in Canada Street addresses where they lived Marriage and death records Census records Gravesites Who we can search for Searches are not limited to people who immigrated …
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… are not limited to people who immigrated through Pier 21 . "That's a common misconception," says Jocelyn Bourque, Genealogical Researcher … too is a popular service- in fact, there is a backlog of requests. "Coming in person, you're going to get faster service," says Bourque. …