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… What is the donation process? The Museum builds its collection by the donation of stories, oral histories, and other materials from … items must remain with the donor until the acquisitions process is complete. All prospective new acquisitions are reviewed by the Museum’s Collection Committee, which meets every four months. If the committee accepts your …
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… essence of the Museum’s upcoming exhibition, Migrating Landscapes . Visit us from May 30 to November 11, 2013 to experience how migrations, …
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… The following is the story of the Koster family. Why and how they came to Canada and how they … for the 2 little ones on the benches. Walter even slept in the baggage compartment above our head. We arrived in Oshawa very early in the … as to how the school worked and no help with English. I remember coming to school one day and we had a science test. Nobody had told me …
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… think of as being Canadian today. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou by email or by telephone …
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… prior knowledge of Jewish History Jewish immigrants to Canada have come for many reasons and been a part of the fabric of the country … prior knowledge of Jewish History. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou by email or by telephone …
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… Nova Scotia, Canada B3H 4P7 Tel: (902) 425-7770 Toll Free: 1-855-526-4721 Email: info@pier21.ca Parking There is a large paved parking … of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 main entrance. Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. $3.00 per hour to a maximum of $12.00 per day. Weekends, evenings (6 p.m. - 7 a.m.) and holidays complimentary. On-street metered parking is available near entrance. …
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… Families 1953 – Groote Beer When my parents decided to come to Canada in 1953, I was faced with a huge dilemma. I had become a … black. John took on the job of keeping our compartment clean. He washed the walls while those Pullman cars bucked endlessly. He did such … but it was just too spicy for our Dutch stomachs to digest or to chance an enormous heatburn. So, on we traveled through the Rockies and …
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… November 23, 2015 to November 13, 2016 Original painting by Ken Marschall © 1996. Canada’s Titanic – The Empress of Ireland is a … heart of the one of the greatest maritime disasters in Canada’s history. Artifacts from this once-splendid ocean liner, historical documents … help bring to life stories of loss and rescue, despair and bravery. As well, learn the storied history of the Empress of Ireland …
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… still owns and drives his Ford. Came to the Outaouais region of QC to visit Dutch friends, worked as a bulldozer operator at a paper mill in …