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… being fought. But there I was, 21 years of age, and finally I had the chance to get my sea legs. It was just before Christmas, 1950, when my … were complete and I could leave Europe to start my new life in Canada. The United States, first choice for all of my fellow refugees, … the next watery mountain, getting totally submerged. The stern would come up first, leaving the props to spin in the air, producing the most …
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… Date: Wednesday, April 15, 2026 Time: 6:00 pm Location: In-person event at the Museum Language: Presented in English Cost: FREE Register to attend this event → In partnership with the … world set against the backdrop of the historic African Nova Scotian community of Birchtown. What to expect: A screening of the short films …
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… Canada’s food is as diverse as its people. The way we eat is shaped by over 400 years … histories behind popular Canadian dishes. Learn how individuals and communities express themselves through food. Engage in diverse food … 24 weeks (transportation included). Availability Bookings from March 2026 and onward. Information Sheet Download PDF. Contact Julie Martin, …
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… entry in the 1920s. The development, operation, and diminution of the city’s immigration facilities reflected changing immigration policies … which also changed the nature and scope of immigration to the city. Second, public health interests often overwhelmed - and sometimes …
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… POWs - one in particular was very young and frightened, quite a sweet boy, she said. In late November 1944 Mother travelled to Richmond (in Yorkshire) … so happened that my father, Earl Weston Wallace, along with several of his army buddies stationed at nearby Catterick Camp, joined the wedding …
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… mee genomen om tot Rotterdam ons uit geleide te doen. Daar aan gekomen was’t einde van ons samen zijn, ja wie weet voor hoe land, zullen we … de vriende venters en een van familie. Ja als men niet meer spreken kan, zegt men het met bloemen. Dit zullen we dan ook nooit vergeten bij … word men als ‘t ware geschokt ik weet niet wat voor een gevoel dit is, maar jongen wat was ‘t koud Langs de reling en op de kade je kont …
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… I met my "husband to be," Albin Carl Norlander outside the YMCA in Sheffield whilst he was on a visit to relatives of an army … yet possess, I pretended I was older than my seventeen years. Much to his surprise I hadn't aged any when he returned two years later and I … this time we exchange many airmail letters and he sent me the money to buy an engagement ring. Early in April of 1945, without warning, he …
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… "The crowd of crazy fools" [1] It was a strange scene in Dawson City in the summer of 1897. Amidst the ramshackle wooden buildings, the … wealthy American ladies, Mary Hitchcock and Edith Van Buren, who had come to Dawson City not to make their fortune, but to experience …
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Life in Canada Time 3:36 Transcript Monica Valencia: And then after that, I did my Master’s because when I was studying journalism—when you’re a journalist, you have to pick a, like, a beat you want to do—I don’t know, crime or you want to do politics. And for me, I was interested in doing …
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… Able Seaman Leo Patrick Caine …