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March 18 to November 12, 2017 Canada: Day 1 is our Canada 150 project, supported by RBC Foundation , that brings to life 150 years of immigrants’ “Day 1” experiences. Curator's Tours: Transcript Welcome to Canada: Day 1. This exhibition looks at the very first day an immigrant experiences when they …
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… at Pier 21 in Halifax Nova Scotia. They had left Beilen, their village in The Netherlands, and had stayed with Geesje's parents, our … he brought back a couple of loaves of bread and an enormous jar of jam. It was the first time we had ever seen or tasted white bread. We … and I would think "what did we get into". The train stopped in Quebec City and then continued on. At last we arrived in Hamilton and on the …
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… sadness, apprehension, and yet with happy excitement. I soon met a fellow War Bride and we chummed together for the whole journey until we … see Bonnie Scotland again!" Each of us had our own thoughts, some sad, some quiet. Later, this all changed when we found where we had to … girls in stages of dress and undress and no dress. I slept like a top. Rolling out again in the morning was just about as much fun as …
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… Italian. So there was no job for me there either. I tried to scramble with the Italian contractor, a week here, a week there. Immigration … a friend, they were in the Soo, making $2.75 an hour. That got me to come to Sault Sainte Marie. I looked for this place on the west side. I …
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… My mother, brothers and I immigrated to Canada in 1955, nine months after my father did. We traveled on the … during the storm, my brothers and I would sneak up on deck. We would sit on the deck chairs and ride the waves up and down. When I think … immigrating. We became Canadian Citizens. My parents joined the Dutch Credit Union for their first mortgage and became active members by …
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… to work in the munitions factory. One day a handsome soldier from Canada commented on her red kilt that she was wearing; telling her that … though it was called English. Phyllis had lived all her life in the city; but now had to learn how to live in a very rural, isolated … encouraged her to learn to take the bus and recognize areas of the city. He did his best to make sure Phyllis could take care of herself …
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… events and must understand the difference between what they know to be common ethical ground in contemporary society with what constituted … are careful not to impose their own judgements, using a contemporary lens, on controversial events of the past. The Chinese Immigration Act … Canada, featuring Naomi Harris’ contemporary portrait photography. Credit: © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca Credit: © SteveKaiserPhotography.ca …
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… Shed 21 immigration quarters as reopened in 1946 …
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… the trip, but she remembered the stories that her parents and older siblings told. Her parents made the difficult decision to leave their … ocean trip – seeing whales and large schools of fish, climbing anchor chains, and seeing moving pictures for the first time. It was a big adventure for them. As they got close to Canada, the children had a competition amongst themselves – who would …