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… employment office which gave you the opportunity to work wherever you wished. I chose to pay in advance because in the first 3 months, I … for more than 50 years. I live in New Brunswick and every time I visit Halifax N.S. I always feel it is my duty to Pier 21. I would like … the friendliness of the staff at Pier 21 who always make my visit most welcome. On my 50th anniversary, I was interviewed by some …
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… new home. A year and a half later, Quinto went back to Tuenno for a visit. This is when he met Rita Leonardi. Rita was also from Tuenno, she grew up in a house not far from Quinto's. She had a very large family of 8 brothers and 4 …
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… arsenal. Before giving you some helpful hints to prepare you for your visit, here is a quick rundown of some of the records we are currently able to access. We have access to records for all Canadian and most United States ports of arrival, as well as some … If your ancestor came to Canada between 1865 and 1935, it is best to come prepared with a full name, birth year and approximate period of …
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… Trace Your Roots Just as Pier 21 was a new start for nearly one million immigrants, a journey into your family history could also begin here at the Scotiabank Family History Centre. Visit In Person: Every visitor who enters the Scotiabank Family History … for someone arriving in Canada before 1865 are low, as there are no comprehensive lists. 1865 - 1935: Canada started keeping immigration …
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… real estate. Rosalind, by trade, was a seamstress and also nursed the sick. She married Thomas Charles Roberts of Garn, Caemarvon, Wales who … Glyn, Gomer, and one daughter Ceridwen. Before passing away Thomas wished Rosalind and the children to move to Canada where Rosalind's … did sewing. On April 6, 1929, Rosalind at the age of 35 along with her four children, Idwal 16, Glyn 12, Ceridwen 10 and Gomer 5, departed …
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… and enlisted in May 1942, being sent overseas to Britain, via US and Canada in March 1943, just after I was born. He sailed from Pier 21, … 1944 [my memory is not clear enough to be exact on dates], Bob came to visit me in hospital in Naples. The Allied landing at Anzio was … Bob apparently noticed my name on the list of casualties & hence the visit. Bob was a very dear friend & I admired him greatly & was deeply …
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… a convoy of troop ships soon to be heading across the Atlantic. For most of those on board the ships, it was the beginning of a great adventure: this being their first time away from Canada. As they gathered on the decks assigned to them, a sense of … perhaps, forever. Suddenly the air was filled with the beautiful clear voice of Gracie Fields echoing throughout the harbour. It had to be the …
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… somewhat dumbstruck, in the lower level of Pier 21, the site of the Canadian Museum of Immigration and was going through a temporary … The ‘inside’ of each door had been decorated or modified to bring the visitor into the experience of an immigrant who might have been trying … studies at Dalhousie University in Halifax. Given my age (twenty four) and the fact that I was coming to a new country, a new school, a …
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… . He had immigrated to Canada in 1951 and returned to his hometown to visit his mother who was seriously ill. When it came time for Mario to … they decided to keep in contact. They wrote letters to each other for four years. Nives often said that she was destined to immigrate to … Department of National Health and Welfare in Rome and was granted a visa to come to Canada. With the airline ticket that Mario had bought …
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… the countless journeys that immigrants made and continue to make to come to Canada. It may have reminded you of your own family’s story. On … and staff, I’d like to welcome you to our Annual Public Meeting for the Fiscal Year ending March 31, 2020. Therefore most of what we … sources. These funds provide the additional services and programs our visitors appreciate and indeed expect. In 2019/20 self-generated …