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  • Vietnam Draft - Tom Corcoran
    … States Time 0:01:07 Transcript Tom Corcoran (TC): Yup. So I didn’t come back and as soon as I didn’t come back, I lost whatever college … said, “If you decide that you want to stay there, we’ll just come and visit you instead of you having to come and visit us,” which floored me. So to make a long story short, I packed my …
  • A Lifetime of Giving
    … as a volunteer with the Red Cross between 1955 and 1962. In this role, she helped at the Red Cross Nursery at Pier 21, at blood donor clinics … an immigrant woman who went into labour at Pier 21, and walking for four hours in one of Halifax’s worst blizzards to get to an emergency …
  • Virtual Field Trips
    … Interpreters, will dive into Canada’s immigration past. Perfect for education and community groups, and tailored for different ages. If you have … (plus local GST/HST) Where Are You Really From? Ages 12+ $140 Mystery Visit With the Museum Ages 8 - 14 $140 Immigration Simulation - Online …
  • Eva Kende nee Varadi
    … Families 1956 The journey began with a trip to a luggage shop to buy 2 bags to hold our most prized worldly possessions. The revolution that started with so much hope was beaten; Budapest was in ruins and bleeding. Mother’s yearning …
  • Waldoza Andreassen Family
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Denmark Ship Name: MS Stockholm Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of … Denmark and made their way to Vancouver. The children came back to visit Pier 21 museum 60 years to the date for a visit. Father- Eyvind Nicolai Guldbrand Waldoza Andreassen Mother- …
  • Search for Research by TD
    … father was a farmer. He suffered a lot because the yield was not good for making a lot of money. One day, I went on a land visit with my father on his bicycle. That time my father told me that you become a researcher, not like me. After that I participate a lot in the … Search for Research by TD …
  • Sister by Heather
    … it, but it was hard too. It was difficult to be away from my family, visiting infrequently. Now that I am living again in Ontario, I can meet up with my mom for an afternoon walk, or go shopping or for coffee with my sisters. … old memories. I realized that even though my grandparents chose to come to Canada to pursue new opportunities, they also gave up a lot to …
  • Run Away by Oumou
    … one person in the nest. My mother is by herself. Sometimes I go to visit – I tell people I am going home. But when I am coming back to Canada, I tell people I am going home. So where is home? … me as a girl – he just looked at me as his child and he wants the best for me. At this time not a lot of girls are educated. Sometimes, they …
  • Where Does My Heart Sing? by Marianne
    … make Florida my permanent home. Is it time to move again? – and again for a man? I was born in Singapore and raised a Catholic by strict … wrote to him and sent him a gift. A year later, I decided to pay him a visit in the Yukon. When I first arrived I was struck by its beauty, … walk behind my house and be in the middle of wilderness. My planned visit of 2 weeks stretched to present time. When we found out Albert …
  • Staff Sergeant James Gregg
    … born to Agnes and William Oscar Gregg, and William Onias Crossfield. He was born and raised in the small coal mining town of Corbin, B.C. At … back on the train and on to Halifax Nova Scotia where James boarded a ship for overseas. Once on British soil they arrived at Sussex where …

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