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… November 11, 1954 Age on Arrival: 16 My dad Stefano Paoli at the tender age of 16 left his small town of Vallelonga (CZ) in Calabria Italy to join my grandfather Vincenzo and my uncle Vito Paoli who had already immigrated to …
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… 2022) The Historical Thinking Project ( www.historicalthinking.ca ) points to the importance of taking of historical perspectives as part … for the historical Acadians, amid a “single people”, there are many points of view. Some people felt that they could take an oath to the …
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… Giuseppe Di Costa Antonina Di Costa …
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… Second World War was a difficult time for many, and for young "inlanders" like me there was the added frustration of not knowing what the … being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, …
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… Crossing the Big Pond by Monika …
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… Beverley (Bev) Henry Patterson was born November 9, 1921 in Annapolis Valley. He was … Bev was a veteran of the Second World War. He entered World War II on November 11, 1941. He was a machinist by trade and served as a … first to open the Number 6 Operational Training Unit (RCAF) in Comox, BC in 1943. Bev was discharged on August 31, 1945. He was a member of …
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… Act created the Dominion of Canada in 1867. This legislation used “he” and “persons” to refer to more than one individual. Women were …
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Life in Canada Time 3:36 Transcript Monica Valencia: And then after that, I did my Master’s because when I was studying journalism—when you’re a journalist, you have to pick a, like, a beat you want to do—I don’t know, crime or you want to do politics. And for me, I was interested in doing …
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… Maria de Groot and family - Netherlands, 1953 Maria de Groot and family - Canada, 2002 Maria de Groot and children - Canada, 2003 … Gerrit L. de Groot, Maria de Groot …
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… collaboration is an essential part of oral history research , and can take many forms, including outreach efforts, identifying the focus … as part of these outreach efforts. Below you will read about various Canadian Museum of Immigration (CMI) approaches to collaboration in … Canada Heritage Centre-Museum of Migration. Each of my three trips to B.C. has helped build these relationships and increase awareness of the …