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… Flight Lieutenant Orland Ross Down (1922-2009) The late Orland Ross Down passed through Pier 21 four times between 1941 and 1945. He was an eighteen year old young man from Charlottetown who joined the RCAF in 1940, … Flight Lt. O. Ross Down …
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… Single Men and Women July 20, 1957 – Waterman My story starts in the summer of 1951, when I went on holidays with my family to a resort … in Amsterdam, in the province of North Holland. We went steady for one year and then I broke it off. In September 1953 Gerald immigrated to … 1957 I was invited to his sister’s wedding and on my birthday March 28 (I turned 28), we became engaged. I promised to come to Canada as soon …
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… We are working to make the Museum more accessible. If you have visited the Museum recently, please let us know about your … Museum’s Accessibility Plan and information on how to provide feedback can be found on this web page . → NaviLens To improve accessibility, … the Museum uses NaviLens technology. Download the free NaviLens App . You can scan nearly 100 codes around our museum. This will guide you …
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… 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, Michelina, Joseph … joined my aunts, uncles and grandparents in a farewell embrace. Oh how it must have hurt my grandparents knowing that they would never …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … Edward and Helen Ruff left a tumultuous Crimea with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … Edward and Helen Ruff left a tumultuous Crimea with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York …
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… 19, 1954, approximately one month shy of my sixth birthday, my mother, Teresina DiGirolamo, and most of my siblings, Michelina, Joseph … joined my aunts, uncles and grandparents in a farewell embrace. Oh how it must have hurt my grandparents knowing that they would never … The Francesco Supino Family …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … Edward and Helen Ruff left a tumultuous Crimea with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … Edward and Helen Ruff left a tumultuous Crimea with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York …
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… My Pier 21 Story Elizabeth Heinz, Nanaimo, BC 24 August 2015 For the past 120 years, my extended family has had the privilege of … it was to find refuge as new immigrants, depart for military service, visit for pleasure or pilgrimage; the iconic Pier continues to have a … Edward and Helen Ruff left a tumultuous Crimea with their four children, including my grandmother Rose. They arrived via New York …