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    Hungarian Immigration to Canada The homeland of Canada’s Hungarians has a long and interesting history which helped shape these industrious and resilient people. Carpathian or the Middle Danube Basin of east-central Europe was an important waterway from pre-Roman times. The Magyars, who would come …
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    Hungarian Immigration, National Statistics* Year Total 1928 6265 1929 5375 1930 3278 1931 493 1932 311 1933 484 1934 427 1935 319 1936 320 1937 555 1938 596 1939 360 1940 77 1941 6 1942 0 1943 2 1944 15 1945 16 1946 83 1947 96 1948 1130 1949 1633 1950 1577 1951 4376 1952 1435 1953 858 1954 502 1955 …
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    Books Patrias, Carmella. The Hungarians in Canada, Ottawa, 1999. Canadian History Association. Volume 27. www.collectionscanada.gc.ca Websites http://www.nationsencyclopedia.com/Europe/Hungary-BIBLIOGRAPHY.html http://countrystudies.us/hungary/66.htm …
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    This trunk is made possible by generous funding from Adrianus (Andy) Faas. Thank you Andy! If you would like to fund a trunk, please contact Fiona Valverde, Chief Revenue Officer The Faas family immigrated to Canada through Pier 21 on September 29 after a seven day journey from Rotterdam on the …

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