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… 21 aboard the Andes of Britain in May of 1941, aged 17. On board ship Lee was in charge of two grenade guns. Lee he was in the Army Provost … took a sudden dislike to him. When Leland asked Audrey out later she said she had to work and was embarrassed when she met him on the street. Audrey said, "He kept coming around and the rest is history." Lee proposed "on …
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… suggested the idea and our father very quickly embraced the idea completely to the point where he talked of little else. Mom and dad had an … We had to reply by 5 pm whether we would accept. The ship was due to set sail the following Saturday 13 April. I went to dad's place of work … to deliver the message. When dad came home he looked at mom and she said, "Let's go". In one week we were rushed through paperwork and …
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… At the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, we collect and tell the stories of immigrants who came to Canada and continue to come to Canada to make a new home for themselves. Some of these stories are used in the permanent exhibitions, online and in current and future travelling exhibits. Most recently, we …
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… Abandoned well, Lawlor's Island, September 2011. Credit: Photo by Steven Schwinghamer Historians tend to pay close attention when a public site seems “silent” in public memory. This is true of a place quite close to Pier 21 …
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… my bag. “No, no, no, I can fill your bag without any help.” And her colleague said, “No, no, no, that’s not what she’s asking; she’s asking … months later, she began working in a bookstore. Her husband Clayton completed his doctorate and now works in a Montreal laboratory. At the …
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… truly, fondly known as Mels. Although very young at the time, I still can see the invading troops marching down the Dijk where I lived. I … the Canadian, British and American soldiers came through our town of Lisse in 1945. My fathers’ business was growing bulbs for export, along … Lavington, BC. After his return to The Netherlands, he was invited to come and have supper with our family and talk about his adventures …
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… and volleyball are also enjoyed. In areas of Italy, where the Americans stayed during the Second World War, there is a strong, although … of Greek and Arabic influences. Most traditional music is rich in religious meaning. [1] Sardinia is known for its distinctive polyphonic … of Sicily is the flute. Opera is a well-known form of music to come out of Italy beginning as early as the 16 th century in Venice. …
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… approximately 300 slaves were brought to the French stronghold at Île Royale in present day Cape Breton, while additional numbers of …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 2:41 Transcript I was very young, and I wasn’t … But what is like being in a mother that times, you know, how the people will go through it in this kind of situation. But it’s because I was … and brother taken in 1997 upon entering a refugee camp in Thailand. Credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 [DI2017.141.1] …
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… History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … (57), community (53), reasons for moving (28), settlement programs (26), religion (20), and general insights (5). I would like to highlight … in the Sault hospitality sector: So, it took a while getting used to. Our first year, I was a bit nervous because I wanted to prove …