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… John Hugh Mac Eachern left via Pier 21 as a young man from Glace Bay, Nova Scotia and as a member of the Royal Canadian Airforce on his … squadron (it was a Halifax III Rg-347 coded ZL-P) blew a tire at take-off on February 27, 1945. The full complement of bombs and gasoline on … John Hugh MacEachern …
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… British evacuee child, Keith Alan Freeman made the best of his wartime quarantine experience. His story starts with words … when they grow up and think about these challenging days. “It must have been tough for my mother and aunt but my memories are of having a … would drag it ashore to dry out again.” Colour-coded quarantine and a boy at play. The value of play, especially during hard times, cannot be …
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… In this case we hit a very rough sea, which the Irish Sea is noted for, creating a lot of seasickness among the crew and passengers. … was already established in business. The move to Canada was one of the best things that Father did, as we have had a wonderful life and Canada is the land of opportunity. …
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… contact the Museum’s Collection Manager collections@pier21.ca or Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 1055 Marginal Road Halifax, … to locate the material. Providing URLs in your communication is the best way to help us locate content quickly. The Museum will respond to … we will cease providing access to the work until or unless it can determine that such uses are permitted. The Museum may work with …
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… exhibition. The Canadian Romani Alliance , founded in 2014, is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to representing the best interests of Roma throughout Canada. Its mission is carried out …
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… Immigration Story of a 9 Year Old Boy in 1952 The best memory I have of coming to Canada and Pier 21 is that my dad told me of an aunt …
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… Age on Arrival: 3 years old My Family will be celebrating 50 years in Canada on March 2nd, 2008, immigrating from our southern roots of Rende … Calabria, Italy. I was only 3 and half years of age at that time and have little if any recollection of the trip. In the summer of 1999, I … had saved enough to purchase a home on St. Annes Rd. in Toronto's West end. I can viividly recall the grass lawn covered with a topping …
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… Otherwise I think everything was at least as good in Canada. For me I was almost like a non-immigrant in many respects. As a child I visited Canada so I knew it was right across the border. Even when my … gave me the money to buy a car, I shopped around and found the best price was in Windsor. So we bought my car in Windsor rather than …
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Time 0:02:19 Transcript Integrating into Canadian society has always been important to my family. For as long as I can remember, my parents have used every interaction they’ve had with Canadians as learning experiences to continuously refine our proud Canadian identity. In the early 1970’s, my …
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… soldier, returning home from his tour of duty gave me one of the best gifts up to that point — a package of Pauline’s Chocolate Celenos. … in hand, and stopped me from making myself violently ill. On the four-day train trip I became quite ill with a fever of 104 degrees F. A …