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… PIER 21 : Recollections by Jean Laffin (Nee Shephard), War Bride 1944 My association with Canadians started before the Second World War … in the Parish Church yard, were over 300 Canadian WW I Graves, every year on the Sunday nearest to July 1st, there would be a Memorial … Jean Shephard Laffin …
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… Bringing His Family to Canada Time 0:04:05 Transcript I told all my family members … brother they were all well established and they had no intention to come and start from scratch. But I told them my assessment is that it … he agreed, and his, he was working for USAID having same, background, Yasir my brother. He is also a trainer, um he does TOTs and all that …
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… The Early Years Leonard Palmer was born on September 19, 1913 in England. He was … was much easier and accessible to the growing boy. At age 15, the Army would not take him as he was adopted, and he had no job prospects. … Leonard Palmer …
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… Shackles like this reproduction, created by a blacksmith at Port Greville, Nova Scotia, were used on enslaved peoples in Canada. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. An interview … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian … “There was a thriving slave economy on our shores” …
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… Shackles like this reproduction, created by a blacksmith at Port Greville, Nova Scotia, were used on enslaved peoples in Canada. Courtesy of Dr. Afua Cooper. An interview … important. It answers a lot of questions, not only for the greater community but for the African Nova Scotian and Black Canadian … “There was a thriving slave economy on our shores” …
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… The Windsor Foundation Classroom features a projector, sound equipment, and natural light. This fully accessible room is perfect for your … tables and chairs Drop down screen and projector Wifi Podium and microphone Natural light Facility security services and standard … Windsor Foundation Classroom …
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… I came to Canada in June 1962 to join my two brothers Gabriele and Vittorio who came to Canada in 1955 and … old at the time and this was the first time I was on a large ship. For me, it was my first cruise. I had a good trip as the weather was …
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… Becoming a Refugee Time 3:23 Transcript (This video is only available in French; the transcript has been translated from French.) Yes, that's it. … we? I left Vietnam on January 21st 1988. Yes, it's true, so January 26 is the anniversary of my marriage. I? I got to Thailand by boat, but … By Sea or Land: Refugees or Displaced Persons - Van-Nha Tran …
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… to Canada in 1920, taken from John Leyten’s memoirs “A present of my past to your future” Written 1975-7 There were some people, relatives to my Dad, and they came over from Canada for a visit. They talked all about Canada, how good it was there and that … thought that would be the life. But they didn’t stay here very long, a year or so and they headed back to Holland again and if they had caught …
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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 … is exactly what Cara MacDonald, Manager of Reference Services, did for my family in October 2015. By then I had been working at the Canadian … Deciphering Family Facts from Family Lore …