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  • Annual Public Meeting 2023
    … stands for. Tolerance, respect for other cultures. When I applied to come to this country, it was like a light inside of the darkness.My … to March 31, 2023. This period saw a welcome return to the patterns of visitation and activity that we were used to pre-pandemic. I would like … and leadership for their work throughout this past year. It was not easy to return to pre-pandemic service levels while at the same time …
  • First Taste of White Bread
    … cotton batting and we quickly grew tired of it. We longed for good hearty German rye bread, but it was nowhere to be found..." - Christine Gerth ...Periodically, my father would come back and it was on one of these occasions that I told him that we were very hungry. He …
  • Bannock - Shane M. Chartrand and Jennifer Cockrall-King
    … detailed accounts of who makes the best! I always cringe when Elders come to the restaurant and order it — they are my harshest critics. … However, I’ve tweaked my formula over the years and have finally come up with what I think is the perfect single recipe — at least for … for working the dough 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) baking powder (0.9 oz / 26 g) 2 tbsp + 1½ tsp (37 mL) granulated sugar (1.2 oz / 35 g) ¼ tsp / …
  • Experiences of Place: Immigration Experiences in Sault Ste. Marie
    … History, and I completed an experiential education placement with the Canadian Museum of Immigration in 2022. The placement was with CMI’s … town. Coding helped me find connections among the 13 interviews. One way to do this was to see how often individual codes applied to the … (57), community (53), reasons for moving (28), settlement programs (26), religion (20), and general insights (5). I would like to highlight …
  • Stanley Sape Vander Meulen
    … Stanley Vander Meulen was born Sape Vander Muelen on 26 January 1933 in Driesum, a rural village in Friesland, a province of … the name may refer to a sawmill rather than a windmill. Sape’s father, one of a long, centuries-old-line of skilled carpenters, specialized in house design and construction as well as cabinetry. Jacob provided …
  • Margaret Chase Huxford
    … this was the trip of a lifetime, my first bit of independence and the chance to study art in summer school in this huge cosmopolitan city. I … and the hostel was feeling so anxious for me, as if I was the only one in the entire United States whose native country was at war. I felt … to the war effort. With two daughters in their mid-twenties, a small house and a piano, we decided we would offer hospitality to the sailors …
  • Corporal Leonard Palmer
    … Grade “B” and began to receive Tradesman’s Rate of Pay. On May 26, 1944 he was transferred to No. 8 Sub-section and proceeded “on …
  • Francesco Geraldo Sabbadin
    … on the family farm when I was 6 years old to 19 years old. There are many stories to be told from this period in my life. We owe our life to … of my life. Finally when the day arrived, Mr. Bernardi came by my house to pick me up and took my to the Canadian Consulate in … me a long look and said he needs no consideration. When he stamped my Visa, I knew I was accepted. Mr Bernardi was the translator from …
  • Waldoza Andreassen Family
    … Alumni Type: Immigrant Country of Origin: Denmark Ship Name: MS Stockholm Port of Entry: Halifax, Pier 21 Date of Arrival: February … Denmark and made their way to Vancouver. The children came back to visit Pier 21 museum 60 years to the date for a visit. Father- Eyvind … Andreassen Daughter- Jette Guldbrand Waldoza Andreassen Daughter- Hanne Guldbrand Waldoza Andreassen Daughter- Zusanne Guldbrand Waldoza …
  • Search for Research by TD
    … was not good for making a lot of money. One day, I went on a land visit with my father on his bicycle. That time my father told me that you become a researcher, not like me. After that I participate a lot in the … facilities for research. The system of research is set up to make it easy to do my own way of research. My way is to simplify the research …

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