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… relatable challenge is adapting to new and unfamiliar foods. In Canada, one is inevitably exposed to different food from around the … from their homeland. When traditional foods aren’t readily available, you might worry that you aren’t getting enough nutrition because you … Pier 21 is a museum of stories of people who came – and continue to come - to make Canada their new home. To give a little of bit a taste …
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… My father Silvio Fiorita left Italy by air and arrived in Montreal in the middle of a blizzard in December 1951. He worked for 4 years in order to make enough money to send for his wife, my mother, Filena Bruno Fiorita and my 3 siblings to come to Canada. Filena was already 41 years old and my siblings, Maria, …
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… and evacuee children came through its halls before setting out across the country to begin their new lives in Canada. After their arrival in … This collection includes first-hand accounts of what it was like to come to Canada including: travelling by ship, first impressions of Pier … caused by five years of war in Europe, Lieberman remembered that “for those of us who had experienced so much during the war, going …
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… interpreting primary source materials. Here is a simple chart to help you decipher what the differences are between primary and secondary … materials speaks volumes about the project under study. Next time you visit an exhibit make sure to put on your historian’s thinking cap and be critical! Historical Thinking …
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… time Volunteers welcomed us to Canada and presented us with a box of "ready to eat bowl" of Kellogg’s Corn Flakes and a Bible. The train was … the train made numerous stops and had long waits in nowhere. Every chance we had when the train stopped at a station, my travel … picked up food for the long trip. Walter had lived in Canada for one year and had mastered the English language very well. Our first …
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… I visited Halifax Nova Scotia on July 15, 2003 where I spent an interesting morning touring and researching my arrival … day on December 29, 1952. This account is the story of Peppino, a nine-year-old boy emigrating to Canada from the town of Agnone, in the … close family members and friends. Shouts from a friend could be heard "you’re going to America, you’re going to be rich, send some money …
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… In the winter of 1952, at 2:00 a.m., Antonio, Renata and their sons Tullio and Mauro boarded the ship Vulcania, destination, … men. The women and children were given the staterooms. Tullio would visit his father to get some relief from seasickness. The ship sailed …
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Cartoon published July 1, 1999. (Material republished with the express permission of: PNI Maritimes LP, by its general partner, PNI Maritimes GP Inc.) At the end of this month, 2024 will be over. This has been a milestone year for the Museum. 2024 marked 25 years since Pier 21 reopened to the …
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… When people ask me about my immigration story, the first picture that comes into my mind is the snowstorm. It was January 2010, my first trip … needed to get to Moncton to fly back to China. Frustrated, I paid $200 for the cab. When I arrived in Moncton, it was dark outside. The lights … I do appreciate all the things I learn from life in Canada. When I visit my parents in China, they can see I have changed, they never knew …
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… We both arrived by ship from The Netherlands in the same year. Cor arrived with his brother Nico on … had arrived in Formosa. The following weekend Cor and Nico went to visit the Remkes family. The family soon moved to Carlsruhe and then to …