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… This is a first-hand account that goes with the Immigration Story (as well as other documents, audio recording, and photos) of the …
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… (Rasetta) Pier 21 Immigration Story aboard Vulcania, 1956 The adventure began on June 8, 1956 for my mother Elena DiGiandomenico, … make enough money so that he could bring the family to Canada to join his other relatives who had recently moved there. He returned to Italy …
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… for training. They advertised in the local newspapers overseas and set up more embassies to process interested applicants. And lots of us came in the 1950s and 1960s. In 1958, I was ready to immigrate to Canada; the boat was the only available and … could select their destination; others were assigned to places out west until they were able to repay their debt. I selected Toronto. I …
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… Abandoned well, Lawlor's Island, September 2011. Credit: Photo by Steven Schwinghamer Historians … for the other islands, and no joy for this one? Well, Lawlor’s has a complex history. It was the quarantine facility for Halifax in the … please!) These different pressures meant that from 1906 on, health officials in Halifax were looking for another place to house quarantine …
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… Forbes Monroe (Forbes) was born in Ottawa, Ontario, January 29, 1921, the only child of Winifred Edna Forbes and Franklin Alexander Monroe. … he was awarded the Ames Memorial Trophy for the outstanding athlete in his senior year. Following graduation, Forbes attended Queen's … them for the remainder of the war. While in Ajax, he met his wife to be, Jessie Bernice (Bunny) Wight and they were married August 7, 1943. …
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… some tests was asked if I would like to become a Radar Operator. I said ‘what’s that’ as I imagine most people did since Radar was not in … sworn to an oath of secrecy which was not fully lifted for 50 years. Can you imagine in this day and age, something involving so many people … a secret at all?!! The ‘Secrets of Radar’ Museum in our London, ON has a great deal to show. There was quite a Canadian connection since …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… the sacrifice of those who served our country. But it also gives us a chance to reflect on war and its effects. Different impacts Lloyd and …
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… cultural norms and practices are critical steps towards cultural competency. This program is designed to move learners from a personal cultural … identity, discover the various ways that cultures interact in a community in a fun, hands-on way with building bricks, and engage their …
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… writer Lawrence Hill (The Book of Negroes) spoke with us about his new novel Beatrice and Croc Harry , the story of a 12 year-old girl … the book every bit as much as children will. I feel that we make this arbitrary distinction between children’s literature and adult … children and adults are both reading the same books. The origins of this book are in telling your daughter, the real-life Beatrice, bedtime …