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  • Pte. Charles Joseph Lutton
    … – bright and warm. April 22, 1944 (S. ELIA FIUMERAPIDO / Map. 891266 Scale 1/50,000 Sheet 160 1) The Bn change over was completed by … was able to look back down the RAPIDO RIVER valley from their vantage points on the high ground. It was like seeing a newsreel in Technicolor … Major Frank Southby, O.C.”D” Company was seriously wounded, since died of wounds. An 8 NBH tank picked him up through an escape hatch on …
  • My Missing Home by Jia
    … I'm still missing my home in China. I now can be called a CFA which is come from away. Spring Festival is coming. Chinese people usually get … in a red envelope. I would argue with my grandmother to put more coins in the dumplings so that I will not be upset about not having the … with my grandmother. How I wish I could be with them! I come to Canada in order to go further my study. In their generation, my parents …
  • Middlemore Shillings
    … and find myself writing in the hopes that someone out there can help us with a question. Patricia wrote to me back in 2011 while … During our correspondence I mentioned that a visitor had let me scan what they called “a Middlemore shilling”. When Patricia learned … visitor to follow up with a story about her father and made a quick scan of the shilling but I didn’t ever get her name or have her sign a …
  • How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter
    … gloves. His wife, Ghita, was not. It was February 4th, just nine days after they arrived in Canada from Rabat, Morocco. The winter … It began with an eight-minute walk through a park, along the Dartmouth Commons, to the bus terminal. Both Saïd and Ghita had seen snow before, … And the tears dropped from her eyes. ” The Canadian Government’s website records that winds that day were northerly and gusted to 89 …
  • How Two Moroccan Newcomers Conquered Canadian Winter
    … gloves. His wife, Ghita, was not. It was February 4th, just nine days after they arrived in Canada from Rabat, Morocco. The winter … It began with an eight-minute walk through a park, along the Dartmouth Commons, to the bus terminal. Both Saïd and Ghita had seen snow before, … And the tears dropped from her eyes. ” The Canadian Government’s website records that winds that day were northerly and gusted to 89 …
  • Port of Precedence: A History of Immigration at the Port of Quebec Part 1
    … 2020) Introduction Before the arrival of Europeans, Algonquin and Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) nations were the primary inhabitants along the … narrows”). In 1535 , French explorer Jacques Cartier discovered a Haudenosaunee village, Stadacona, where some 1,000 inhabitants lived … corn, fishing, and hunting. In 1608, French explorer Samuel de Champlain established a trading post and habitation , and named it …
  • Sapper Melvin E. Clark
    … star Italy Star France Germany Star Defense of Britain Medal CVSM (Can Volunteer Service Medal) Victory Medal …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2023
    … stands for. Tolerance, respect for other cultures. When I applied to come to this country, it was like a light inside of the darkness.My … of African descent through their contributions create cross-cultural awareness. That awareness will promote harmony, racial harmony, … end, we have been working to make sure our building, our exhibitions, website, programs and services are safe, easy to use and barrier-free. …
  • Stories of Children, War, and Family Separation in the Oral History Collection at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
    … reports, in permanent and travelling exhibitions, on the Museum’s website, and by external researchers and other third parties. We still … families as a result of war . Thelma Freedman and Monybany Monyang Dau both lived this experience, and they both shared their stories with … and the impact of war and degree of hardship also differed, so they do not offer any generalizations about children, dislocation, and war. …
  • Annual Public Meeting 2020
    … the countless journeys that immigrants made and continue to make to come to Canada. It may have reminded you of your own family’s story. On … person last year, while over 489,000 unique visitors spent time on our website learning about our programs, stories and collections. I am also … the rest of the Museum community, to re-examine how we reach our audience at home (and from home) during a time when they are unable to …

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