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… and taking pride in a job well done. He helped us appreciate how adversity brings out the best in a person. Dad grew up in Rodalben, a picturesque village in the Rheinland Pfalz region of south-west Germany, next to the Alsace-Lorraine region of France. Residents …
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… be new to some and contradicts some of our national myths. What will visitors learn? One of the key factors of this exhibit is how … that you have no reference point to, you're not being treated the best, obviously, but just the aspect of identity, you know. It makes me … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …
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… was warm and there were toys and cribs where the children could sleep. Best of all, there were laundry facilities where a woman motioned to us … this for his fellow paesani . Finally, we made it to Sudbury. It was a bit of a shock to us because the city was so bare, grey, and cold. The … for work in the mines, so his employment was sporadic. During a Sunday visit with relatives, one of the men asked how work was. Franco said …
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… be new to some and contradicts some of our national myths. What will visitors learn? One of the key factors of this exhibit is how … that you have no reference point to, you're not being treated the best, obviously, but just the aspect of identity, you know. It makes me … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian …
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… work. He asked John, "would you like me to write to our relatives in Canada to sponsor you there to give you a job they have business there, to help us out but I am afraid you are too young". … John and said "John from now on I will call you Jay because we have 3 boys here called John, so I don’t mix you up. Anyway, he said, Jay you …
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… one year later my brother and his family came from Venezuela for a visit. He advised Pete to emigrate. He had great admiration for Pete’s … us most within Canada were Prince Edward Island and British Columbia. However, the sponsor who would employ Pete lived in Ontario. Our date …
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… as we sit by the fire, Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he came to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an … his military training, Giovanni and his cousin, Mario, ventured off to the land of opportunity - Canada. He purchased a third class … He recalls not being allowed up to the first-class deck occupied by high society lounging around the swimming pool. So he climbed by the …
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… began on March 31, 1926 in Woking, Surrey, England as Phyllis Irene West. Her parents were Robert and Beatrice West. She had 5 brothers and … over her as they did not expect her to live. Phyllis attended the High Church of England, where she would go to church every Wednesday … Phyllis had lived all her life in the city; but now had to learn how to live in a very rural, isolated setting. And she did this without …
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… the way for his family’s arrival. Crossing the Atlantic Ocean in the best of times was challenging for most people, but crossing in the dawn of winter with high waves and the threat of storms known as the Gales of November may … a frightening experience, even for an “old salt sailor.” So, imagine how country folk from Sicily reacted to the continuous undulating …
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… which had 1400 passengers and 500 crewmembers, to go to our new land Canada. The Atlantic Ocean can be pretty rough going in the winter so … money was given to Tanta Mina (Dad’s oldest sister). It sure would have been nice to have money as we saw other people buying ice cream … yet, we had to stay on board ship one more night. We walked around a bit and looked at different things. The crewmembers were already …