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… As the gates of the forced labour camps were flung open, Ivan walked out and quickly gathered his family. It was 3 years earlier that the … Zadan family were placed in forced labour camps in Linz, Austria. They had been taken out of Ukraine by the advancing German Army, placed in … to live together. Everything changed on May 8 th 1945, World War II had come to an end in Europe. A cease fire order was in place, and the …
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… that you never, uh, yeah. Oral History 13.11.23BDS with Bwe Doh Soe Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Return to Refugee … We Never Talk About Hope - Bwe Doh Soe …
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… we lost our precious freedom. My family was separated and we never again had the chance to be together. I spent five dreadful war years in my country, … Shortly before the war ended, I found myself in Germany against my will. The end of the war didn't bring freedom to my country as I had …
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… The Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is delighted to welcome Katarina Marinic as Artist-in-Residence for 2019. Katarina’s work … The accessibility and ease of taking photographs and sharing them online has shaped how we express ideas of family, place, and community… … Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 Telephone: (902) 425-7770 ext. 264 C : (902) 430-3986 bhouston-gilfoy@pier21.ca …
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… Walnut ’s passengers helped to alter Canadian immigration policy and how Canadian officials processed new arrivals. Canadian Postwar … Immigrants Shortly after the Second World War, Canadian officials had their preferences in terms of immigrants to Canada. High … war-ravaged Europe. In July 1946, the federal government passed an Order-in-Council permitting approximately 3,000 Polish Free Army …
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… NS. Ever since I heard about the creation of this new historical site I've been on a mission. You see its been some 46 1/2 years since I've been there. I was only 2 1/2 at the time … Germany for the adventure of our lives. Some neighbours were there to say farewell. Most of them thought we were out of our minds for making …
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… enough for the both of us! The fine teacher, Lloyd Allen from Halifax, had been a bush pilot in the Canadian North in the 30's, as were most of the civilian instructors on our station in 1940-1941. The Cap aerodrome was a good-sized field without designated runways. The windsock determined …
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… IN ITALY Maria Barbieri (Cugliari) and Giuseppe Barbieri had five young girls aged 17 months – 11 years old when they … parents and all involved approved the marriage. Giuseppe and Maria got married within 2 months of the betrothal. In the early 50s, Maria’s … move to Toronto by this time, and the calls to leave were persistent. While continuing with the process and hopes to immigrate to the …
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… year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … our physical location, our podcasts had over 64,000 downloads, our new online history timeline received over 125,000 clicks, and we hosted 30 … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the …
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… Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … of skilled carpenters, specialized in house design and construction as well as cabinetry. Jacob provided hands-on training in those trades while the young Sape took more formal instruction in drafting and …