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  • Hunger and Hope: Irish Famine Migration to Canada
    … West and Canada East), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick)) numbered some 200,000 individuals. By 1861, this figure had grown to 280,000. In … not currently cross-tabulate ethnocultural origin and religion, it did so with the 1931 Canadian Census in which one-third of the Irish … early movements of Irish migration to British North America and the socioeconomic and political forces that propelled them across the …
  • Dad's Story (English)
    … from Baarlo (our cousin). With fond farewells, we set off as the soil of our beloved town of Neer vanished beneath our feet. We were in … and an ‘Until we meet again, God willing,’ it was time for the sheep to separate from the goats, as I like to say. Cousin Father Beurskens, who had also accompanied us, bid us …
  • Order-in-Council PC 1911-1324
    … participated in the alarmist exclusion by creating many obstacles for immigrants of African descent. For instance, Canadian immigration … fare for train travel, rather than the reduced settler rate. [4] The Commissioner of Immigration for Western Canada bribed a medical … in British Guiana who was living in the United States and wished to come to Canada. [6] Racist attitudes about Black settlement in the …
  • Cescato Aldo, Renato
    … offices. From 1945 to 1948 there was a little work in cities like Treviso and Mestre rebuilding all that had been destroyed by the bombarding … they would be asking for some of the fare but since my wife didn't and she knew we had no money she told the representative she didn't think I …
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  • Audrey Pratt
    … was only 13 when the war started. In 1940, at the age of fifteen, she began to work in the 'outside contracts' office at the General … terrible in this part of England. "You could hear them coming from as far away as the White Cliffs of Dover. I could even tell by the sound … they were the enemy. It had a different drone of the engine. You could see the soldier's eyes in the cockpit - that was how low they flew. We …
  • Windsor Foundation Classroom
    … equipment, and natural light. This fully accessible room is perfect for your next meeting or conference. Inclusions: 6ft rectangular tables … Natural light Facility security services and standard cleaning before and after event Capacity: Theatre style (up to 80 guests) U shaped …
  • Mystery Visit with the Museum
    … Virtual Field Trip: Mystery Visit with the Museum Ideal For: Ages 8 - 14 As one of Canada’s six national museums, housed in an … Canadian immigration experience. If you would like to book a virtual visit, please contact Saïd Allibou by email or by telephone … Mystery Visit with the Museum …
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