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… vita di emigrante, e cominciata un paio di anni dopo la fine della seconda guerra mondiale. Sono nato e ho vissuto nella Regione del Veneto … non si e piú fermato, le terre venivano abbandonate dai contadini per far posto a fabbriche e case. Dal 1945 al 1948 cera un pó di lavoro nelle citta come Treviso - Mestre ricostruire cio che i bombardamenti avevano …
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… country’s immigration history. Collection items are preserved and used for research, exhibition, and interpretation. The collection has … has collected and preserved written memories shared primarily by newcomers to Canada, veterans, Pier 21 staff and volunteers, and their … projects. To learn more about the oral history program, please visit the Oral History page . Does the Museum collect artifacts? The …
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… a night and I took a room, which had running water. On a recent visit to Winnipeg, I actually found the hotel still standing amidst … picked up by someone, and it would not even have been a theft. Twenty-four hours later, I re-boarded the daily trans-continental CPR Train … I made a list of all Shipping and Railway Offices and Travel Agencies (four at that time, now about 400) and made a plan for the next day. …
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… Giovanni Maieron shares with us his story of how he came to live in Canada. He relates his tale with pride and an unexpected softness from … Montreal, but with the high cost of living and low wages he decided to seek out alternatives. He traveled north of Quebec to Labrador where he … was increased up to $1.25 per hour. The company was C.M.M.K. owned by four partners from Montreal,Quebec and the United States. After so many …
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… ON In support of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. For event information, sponsorships or ticket sales, contact: Ellen Sikorski or visit our Canadahelps event page . The Fascinating Canadian Speaker …
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… very little cash and without any knowledge of the English language. For many newcomers the transition from the Old World to the New one is … the war itself were confined to evacuating out of the city into the farmland, these events were not very significant per se ; however, the … than the Allies. Families were reunited and Brigitta was again free to visit her grandmother and her playmates at will, and so resume her …
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… was born, in 1617. I was born many years later on June 25, 1941. I had four brothers, oldest Victor, Jim, Ron and Bryan. Two brothers, Jim and … the war for two years. In 1949, Mom and Dad decided to immigrate to Canada. My Mother had a sister in Toronto. Dad's intentions were to visit Canada then go on to Australia, but Mom did not agree. She wanted …
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… Gallant (née Theriault). He grew up in a large family alongside his six siblings: two brothers, Von and Omer, and four sisters, Bernice Sara, Florence and Lina. Les put aside his school …
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… traditions include annual sauce making, family vacations and a visit from “Santa Nonno” on Christmas Eve. Vito is eternally grateful … to his parents for having the courage to leave their homeland to come to Canada to build a better life for Vito and future generations. …
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… need a better future for our children". The people in Holland had just come through a war and were trying to rebuild, but there was no housing and no money. At that time the governments of Canada and Holland and other countries as well, were setting up … The Groote Beer was a very large ship with lots of places to roam and visit. My mom and the small children had a cabin but Dad and the grown …