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… PhD, Historian (Updated November 5, 2020) In summer of 2012, I visited Library and Archives Canada in Ottawa to conduct archival … Canadian woman named Rebecca Barnett. The microfilmed record was titled: “Rebecca Barnett – undesirable (insane) (Black).” I found this … I consulted did not answer these questions, but did highlight them. Credit: Library and Archives Canada, Immigration Branch, RG 76, volume …
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… Port of Quebec’s primary function became grain export. However, the site continued to be a major point of entry for immigrants to Canada. … of illness, travellers were first medically examined at Grosse Île Quarantine Station before heading for processing through the … of “flower plants” were provided from the quarantine station at Grosse Île. The plants were deposited into boxes around the roof garden so …
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… Doenitz's U-boat wolf gangs. The next day we arrived in Stavanger, a city in southwestern Norway, after which the ship had obviously been named. It was a pleasant city, and we enjoyed playing the part of tourists. The following day, … emigrants heading for Canada and U.S.A., and the realization must have come to a lot of folks, as the Norwegian coast slipped below the …
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… that time, I had my feelers out in different countries – France, South Africa, Australia, and England, but I could not get the … around midday. The families came together with their children on the top deck. I also came to know a family with seven children; that was a …
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… How a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee … And I’m like ‘I don’t remember doing these. That’s weird!’” A homecoming to help move house In 2020, with life disrupted by the pandemic, …
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… How a vivid dream and a nearly forgotten history led to a new exhibition Chinese Head Tax Certificate issued to Lee … And I’m like ‘I don’t remember doing these. That’s weird!’” A homecoming to help move house In 2020, with life disrupted by the pandemic, …
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… before Archie would reach the Okanagan Valley of British Columbia. A contractor by trade, he worked at a variety of jobs at first. This gave … to begin establishing himself in this new land. On June 14, 1950, 26 year old Dina and 22 months old Giovanino (John) disembarked at Pier … eventually became a proud and active member of the Rotary Club of Port Credit. Dina worked as a homemaker, but also worked as a seamstress and …
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… Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes . Rather than being a detailed tour of the exhibition in itself, the tour used parts of the … firms, provincial and federal departments or for museums and historic sites. However, as historians, our process of approaching the past is … Museum’s Shaping Canada: Exploring Our Cultural Landscapes exhibition. Credit: © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca Credit: © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca …