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… exhibition sheds light on an interesting yet underexplored aspect of Canadian immigration history: food confiscation. Food can be a persistent feature of cultural traditions . It is uniquely … and ethno-religious background. When immigrants and refugees arrive in Canada they often bring with them aspects of their culture that are …
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… November 1945 I could hardly wait to find out when I would travel to Canada. I don't remember being very apprehensive, it never occurred to … to be told that it still would be quite some time before my turn would come. So when I received a telegram from that Canadian Wives Bureau on … at PIER 21 and I hope sincerely that some day soon, I will have a chance to travel to Halifax and see PIER 21 again. When the ship docked …
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… I was looking for. I remembered that after the war was over, the Canadians were looking good to me. Then, two boys in my neighbourhood … to go to the main deck. I found out that the double steel doors were bashed in from outside. They yelled at me to stay away from the doors … Two days later, we saw Halifax on the horizon. To me, it could not come fast enough. The closer we came to the city, the darker the clouds …
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… in my nickel's worth as to ‘how, why, and what for' I wanted to come to Canada. I worked for my father as a Market Gardener for eleven years. … to go to the main deck. I found out that the double steel doors were bashed in from outside.; They yelled at me to stay away from the doors …
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… beginning of a great adventure: this being their first time away from Canada. As they gathered on the decks assigned to them, a sense of … played the songs. It was an episode that should be included in Canadian Military History. Mackenzie King in London, 1942 Canadian … events as they happened is very difficult and I have to wonder, if by chance, the freezing weather was affecting my brain. A few things do …
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… his daughter: Maria Teresa Di Ioia PART ONE Reasons for immigrating to Canada: To look for work in order to support his large family and to … faces of relatives standing on the platform of the station to welcome them to this new land. Years later, my family recorded their first … to give thanks to God for the great blessing of family and for the chance to start a new life in this great land we call Canada. In …
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… Olive. In 1944, she married Bob Cunneyworth, an Airman with the Royal Canadian Air Force. In doing so, she set the wheels in motion for what would be a challenging sea voyage to Canada in March of 1945 when the North Atlantic was at its worst. Thus, she became one of Canada's 50,000 War Brides to make the long journey to join with her …
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… As a federal Crown Corporation, the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21 is subject to both the Access … and the Privacy Act (the Acts). The Access to Information Act gives Canadian citizens, permanent residents, and anyone present in Canada the right to request records held by the Canadian Museum of …
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… year. July 1, 2024 marked 25 years since we opened our doors, welcoming visitors to the National Historic site that would become today’s … concluded its run here at the Museum in January, and in April of 2026, travels to the Joseph Brandt Museum in Burlington, Ontario, the … Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. Open until January 18th, 2026. Michele McKenzie, Interim CEO (Translated from French) Travelling …
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… that war was over with Japan. You guessed it - we had arrived on V-J Day. After we docked, it was women with children first, and those … my surprise and delight, I realized it was my husband Steve!! He had come to take me off the ship. He then introduced me to his Uncle Bert, … I enjoyed going out with Steve, and quite often his parents would come along and we would go visiting his kinfolk, and taking in the …