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  • Lesson Learned by Yvonne
    … my parents put me to a private school run by nuns and had to wear a uniform. My parents chauffeured me back and forth to school. As a … I told him when he is ready that I am always here. I feel I have accomplished my goals. My family in the Philippines is very proud of what I have accomplished in Canada. Whenever I visit them, they take me around and introduce me to all their friends …
  • Giuseppi Rosa Vescio e Famiglia
    … hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of Naples. Well, our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the captain, there … Umberto of Savoia , during World War II and he must have told him to visit whenever he is in town. Well, we were in town but the Prince was …
  • Velia Ida Bombino
    … almost resulted in Velia not making the departure time, her father wished her well and she boarded the Olympia . Thus began her voyage … were blessed with two sons, John (deceased) and Francis (Frank) and four grandchildren who are the light and love of her life. Despite …
  • Immigration Story by Dil Darjee
    … Nepal. In the camp, there was an organization who supply basic needs for the refugees. Life in the refugee camp wasn’t good. The environment … are two organizations set up, UNHCR (Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees) and IOM (International Organization for … Moncton around fifteen days. When I was in Moncton my family came to visit me and it was two years since I saw them and I was really happy …
  • Immigration Records and Family History Research Help
    … We provide in-person research services for people who are able to visit the Museum. Our staff use a variety of internal and external … immigration records, manifests and passenger lists . Research we can help with: Someone arrived between 1865 and 1935 The Scotiabank … Family History Centre has access to a variety of databases which can aid in the location of records from this era. Someone sailing from …
  • Indigenous Glass Art Experience with Tribal Fusion Art
    … + HST per person Experience must be booked in advance. Workshops can accommodate up to 30 participants. Groups may also book additional dates, subject to availability (minimum of 8). Visit Tribal Fusion Art for full event information. Register to attend … through a unique experience offered in collaboration with the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. This special package …
  • My Mother and I: Our Journey
    … here to Canada, because my daughter was already here. I thought that coming as a family was the right thing to do. Olena Stepanova, … When I graduated from university, I had my daughter. And before I move to Canada I work in accounting almost 12 years. So, I have … do what I wanted to do. At the same time, then I guess my mum came to visit me for the summer, and then I guess that's where the plan started …
  • Vito Vescio
    … hometown of Sambiasc Clabria in late March, as we were to travel to Canada on the Vulcania on April 1, 1955 departing from the Port of Naples. Well, our excitement started right away as I was sick and no matter how much my dad tried to bribe the captain, there … Umberto of Savoia, during World War II and he must have told him to visit whenever he is in town. Well, we were in town but the Prince was …
  • Life Begins at 20 by Noel
    … I go out together to join my sister who had gone just a few months before. We could get established, then send for the rest of the family. I … at Westinghouse where he worked in Hamilton. Given that my purpose in coming to Canada was to financially help my parents, I had thought it … income both to support my parents for their whole lives, as well as to visit them often. Canada has been very good to me. Return to Victoria …
  • Pearl Brill Narzemsky
    … from leaving the US for five years but my brother, David, came to visit me once. It was a happy occasion when I was reunited with my … after arriving in New York I married Irving Narzemsky and we had four children; Edith, Arnold, Shirley and Ruth. Irving owned a raincoat …

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