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… by Siniša Obradovic, Former Oral History Researcher The Oral History Collection and Interviews in French The Oral History team at the Canadian Museum of Immigration conducts recorded interviews across …
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… about working in the Scotiabank Family History Centre (SHFC) at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is that every interaction is … their family members about their lives and stories when they had the chance. Too often we take our loved ones for granted, or forget that … with grandparents of their own - who had maybe been born in the 19th century! So when you think about it, while you don’t know someone …
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… Time 0:05:05 Transcript In 1958, I left Hong Kong for London, England, to study a nursing program. The program is the best nursing … nursing skills in world. The nurse can work can work in most of the Commonwealth countries. Having graduated as a registered nurse, and … nurse. Within 3 months, we have got the approval from the Canadian Consulate in Hong Kong. With a nurse position offered to me in a …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 22, 2020) Immigration … continued to be a major point of entry for immigrants to Canada. On 28 May 1921, Toronto's Globe newspaper published an article entitled “The Human Inflow into Canada.” Special correspondent Frank Yeigh …
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… By Steven Schwinghamer, Historian Introduction They took me to Woolco—which doesn’t exist now. Woolco was Scotia Square’s last … the oven. And it wasn’t very tasty. When she found out, she says, “You can’t afford to buy that stuff. It’s too expensive. You’re going to …
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… Historian (Updated January 28, 2022) Establishing historical significance” is the first skill of historical literacy put forward by the Historical Thinking Project ( www.historicalthinking.ca ). Significance is a challenging concept: one of the things that a historian has … Historical Thinking (2) : Establish Historical Significance …
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… by Jan Raska, PhD, Historian (Updated October 23, 2020) Introduction How do I find a passenger list? Is there a ledger? What if my ancestor came from a country that no longer exists? While the Scotiabank Family History Centre at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 does not hold copies of all …
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… van der Laan, the youngest of five children. The oldest being my brother Han, 17 years my senior, three sisters, Adre, Mien and Gre, … 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 … Mels Fr. van der Laan …
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… Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Italy Ship Name: Conte Biancamano Date of Arrival: November 11, 1954 Left Italy 2 … in Canada 11 November 1954, Veterans Day. The war had left all farmlands barren, nothing to harvest. After the war landowners were taxed … to Montreal in 1952, Uncle Anthony Mandato said to Uncle Giuseppe “come to live in Windsor, so it will be easier for me to visit you”. One …
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… July 19, 2021) Introduction As the Research Intern here at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, as well as a History and … Additionally, as the granddaughter of Dutch immigrants who came to Canada after the Second World War, there’s nothing I love more … histories! However, oral histories are still relatively new to me, which has made working with them that much more exciting. Oral …