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… result of a collaboration with the Chyssem Project: Celebrating the 50 year story of Tibetan Canadians. Transcript Screen Text Long … shared it with their children. The Chyssem Project: Celebrating the 50 year story of Tibetan Canadians. To mark the 50th anniversary of … Yeshi W. Duntak): “I worked in road construction, even, I’m thirteen years old. Road construction was really hard and everything. But then, …
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… Immigration at Pier 21! I’d like to share a bit of our collection with you today. After searching for interesting historical tidbits, I came … World War. Today’s transportation companies increasingly cater to younger passengers by promoting their services and products to them and … vanilla ice cream, peach cream cake, biscuits, bread and butter, jam, fresh milk, tea or cocoa, and oranges. [1] Ship menu, SS Duchess …
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… immigration officials have considered many factors in determining whether an individual was ‘admissible’ and would be granted entry to … 1940, the German invasion of 1944, and the Soviet advance in that same year. With the Soviet invasion towards the end of the Second World War, … "Might Be the Best of the Lot": Baltic Refugees, Canadian Immigration Policy and …
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… Trijn Steenbergen were born and grew up in Koekange, a small town not far from Meppel in Drenthe, an eastern province of Holland. Frits was born in 1918, the fourth … Zwaantje Steenbergen, who owned a dairy farm. By the time World War II ended, Frits and Trijn had two sons. They lived with Frits’s parents …
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… en dit doet je de Ernst van’t groote gebeuren een beetje verzachten. Hoe wel zulk een levens stap reeds jaren te viren is opgezet en voor … de vriende venters en een van familie. Ja als men niet meer spreken kan, zegt men het met bloemen. Dit zullen we dan ook nooit vergeten bij …
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… university groups and other organizations dedicated to education. Each visit includes a choice of one program . These fully facilitated … and chaperones are admitted free of charge. Book an education group visit → Questions? Contact us by email at learn@pier21.ca or (902) … Book in Advance One week's notice is requested for Education Group visits. For the months of May, June and November, we recommend booking …
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… We are available Monday to Friday between 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. You can expect our team to get back to you within 2 business days. Museum Offices and Mailing Address The …
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… Entry: Halifax Date of Arrival: October 21, 1951 Age on Arrival: 23 The Immigration Story of Mario Chiarvesio (Italian Immigrant) Mario Chiarvesio was born on April 3rd, 1928, the last of three children of Bonaventura Chiarvesio and Giulia Lizzi in the town of Fagagna in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia region of northeast …
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… Smisek, passenger on S.S. Waterman , March 25, 1952 I'm writing the stories of our journey from Holland to Canada as told to me by my … size of the packing crate. There was much crying as family and friends wished them well. The departure day arrived and Mother's family took us …
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… Berlin (US Sector). I left Berlin by Bus with approximately 50 to 60 other men between the ages of 18 to 25. The bus went on the Autobahn … government specified that the new immigrants must stay at least one year on the farm, which was designated and repay the government's loan for the ship's transportation to Canada. If you did remain for one year, then you did not have to pay for the …