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… on whether this decision had been worthy. After a very cold winter, a visit back to Mexico, struggles with finances and long hours of study I … old life. This was my rational thinking, however life happens … I know for a fact now that decisions are not always based on logical and … and a couple of years later we got engaged. I was now starting to become really hesitant to go back to Mexico … many things changed and my …
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… position. Afi Johann had built his first little house on next farm. He visited his neighbours and met their new guest. The next day, he came back and said to Thora: “You may as well come home with me.” She needed a place and he needed a wife. They were … – my grandfather, my parents, the friends and family that came to visit. It was impossible not be fluent in the language. Most third …
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… Museum offers personalized and professional research assistance that can help you learn about your family, sometimes dating back many … able to discover things like: Where and when your ancestors arrived in Canada Street addresses where they lived Marriage and death records Census records Gravesites Who we can search for Searches are not limited to people who immigrated through Pier 21 . …
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… and I sang together with brothers and nephews. In Uganda, we were competing with many musicians, and because we were not from there, and … medication, finding the medical centres and being able to reach them for support, it was all not easy. My hope was gone. I feared I was … same way. I became more concerned on other people’s lives. I started visiting people in different areas such as hospitals, homes, camps and …
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… the hidden history. The story became real, when my parents came to visit me in Vancouver, and my Dad insisted on visiting the old family … when my Dad died. It was difficult to talk about preparations for my Dad’s funeral, and in the end my Mum opted for a Christian … my Dad was a Buddhist. Mum had a stroke in 2005, as a result of complications after some dental surgery. I kept thinking if only I had …
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… But as I grew up I began to doubt if true love really does last forever. When my brother and I were young we were all attached at the … we were invited too. My mom was very involved with the Filipino community, so my dad would take us to support the events and … trips to Poland my dad would take my brother and I on every 5 years to visit his side of the family. Knowing that my brother and I didn’t know …
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… 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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… lineups at the Museum’s popular Scotiabank Family History Centre. Visitors are keen to dig into their history as soon as they learn about … Marriage and death records Census records Gravesites Who we can search for Searches are not limited to people who immigrated through Pier 21 . "That's a common misconception," says Jocelyn Bourque, Genealogical Researcher …
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… 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 …
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… that were unclear or unseemly, and over generations those stories become our truths. But what if there was someone who could help decipher … did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 for two months and was still … many talented people who work here. My parents and brother had come to visit from out of province and my Dad had a few questions about his …